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Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated Detroit (2017) in Movies

Sep 11, 2017

Detroit (2017)

2017 | Drama, History, Thriller

8.3

(28 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Fantastic Performances (1 more)

Extremely Well Crafted

A Dark Stain On American History

Detroit is a movie that is hard to watch, but should be seen by everyone. It tells the heart breaking story of a violent raid on a hotel by an overly aggressive and racist group of police officers. The movie pulls no punches in telling this unfortunately true story of how a group of evil bigots got away with murder.
The cast are brilliant at bringing this harrowing tale to life and the technical aspects of the movie are spot on as well. The direction is great, the lighting and sound are phenomenal and the believability of the whole thing, makes it feel all too real.
This movie is shocking and difficult to stomach, but it does what it is designed to do - to show us how much outright discrimination the police force and other officials could get away with during this time in history.
This movie deserves to be seen by all and it will leave you thinking about the events that it portrays for days afterwards.

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They Can't Kill Us All: The Story of Black Lives Matter

Wesley Lowery

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Book

'A devastating front-line account of the police killings and the young activism that sparked one of...

The Wire

Sherryl Vint

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Book

Frequently described by creator David Simon as a novel for television, The Wire redefined the police...

Noon in Paris, Eight in Chicago

Douglas Cowie

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Chicago, 1947: on a freezing February night, France's feminist icon Simone de Beauvoir calls up...

Dean (6921 KP) rated Stumptown in TV

Aug 31, 2020

Stumptown

2019 | Drama

8.0

(8 Ratings)

TV Show Rating

Cobie Smulders (1 more)

Funny

Funny crime series

A cool lighthearted for the most part Drama series. Quite funny and with a good mix of action. The cast make the show and have great chemistry. Cobie Smulders, Maria Hill in the Avengers films, is a great lead character. She becomes a private eye in Portland after hitting rock bottom. Often getting in to danger or trouble with the police but using her military skills to solve her cases. Her clapped out car often choosing a suitable tune for the current scene with the broken player. A good mix of humour, action, good characters and interesting cases make it a fun series. Roll on season 2.

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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Untold: The Daniel Morgan Murder in Podcasts

Jan 5, 2018 (Updated Jan 5, 2018)

A hideous look into the British justice system

Very rarely do we such corruption on a grand scale in the UK, and yet the murder case of Daniel Morgan seems to be symbolic of this. Even after more than 30 years, the case remains 'unsolved', mainly due to underhand deals and lack of fervour to prosecute those responsible.

From corrupt police officers, phone hacking, and eventually murder, Morgan was a private investigator looking into bribery of police officers, some by journalists in the 1980's. For those aware of the phone hacking scandal, it seemed to only get traction and recognition in the last ten years, yet was apparent two decades prior to this. Morgan was found bludgeoned to death in his car, and since then his family have found ample evidence to show widespread cover-ups, and a botched investigation in order to keep the crime underwraps.

Journalist Peter Jukes alongside family members created this podcast to expose the truly horrifying scale of this issue. It is another well-made, engrossing, albeit cautionary tale about how much we can trust our institutions and how much they prop each other up for support. Worth the listen.

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Psych - Season 1

7.0 (7 Ratings) Rate It

TV Season

The comedy-drama series focuses on Shawn Spencer (James Roday), a police consultant who pretends to...

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2051 KP) rated The Clockwork Teddy: A Bear Collector's Mystery in Books

Mar 9, 2018

Brad and Ashleigh Lyon are in California for a teddy bear show when Brad witnesses a robbery. That night, he's visiting with his old police buddies when he goes to the scene of a homicide. The catch is, Brad finds evidence linking the two events. And how does the robotic teddy bear found at the scene fit in? I love spending time with this duo, and this book was no exception. I did figure part of the story out before the characters, but I really didn't mind. And the climax had me turning pages as fast as I could.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-clockwork-teddy-by-john-j.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.