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How 'Lady in the Lake' and 'Under the Bridge' Explore Our Own True Crime Obsession

TV shows have a lot to say right now about our own obsession with true crime.

Marie Claire · Aug 2, 2024

Natalie Portman’s small screen debut and a sexy medieval romp – what you should see and read this week

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The Conversation · Jul 26, 2024

Lady in the Lake: a stunning show that uses murder and mystery to explore the parallel lives of two women in 1960s Baltimore

Lady in the Lake opens with a classic mystery premise: a man unceremoniously dumping a female corpse under a midnight blue sky. Less conventionally, it is narrated by the voice of Cleo Johnson (Moses Ingram), the dead woman herself. In this speech, Cleo directly addresses Maddie Morgenstern (Natalie Portman), the…

The Conversation · Jul 24, 2024