Woman of the Hour

The Alcala case and its gross mishandling acts as a sadly timeless example of what happens when only certain alarm bells are listened to and only certain people ringing them are believed.

...compelling the longer it sits with you — less engrossing than a schlocky genre film, and perhaps slightly more anticlimactic as a result, but you never doubt its intelligence.

Snappily edited, it zips along a brisk 94 mins. It doesn't need any longer to make its points, and leave a lasting impact.

Anna Kendrick's directorial debut dissects the social circumstances behind The Dating Game serial killer.

Kendrick's directorial debut shows great potential in her ability to blend moods, her sense of pacing to build suspense, and her visual eye for what to put in frame--and what to leave out.

...a consistently chilling story, made all the more terrifying because we know it’s true.