The Leverton Review

 As others have said, this topic was much better covered by a Youtuber called JCS Psychology, and I think that the reason for this is the nature of how the police solved the case. They did so largely on their interrogations of Jennifer and others in the case, so it makes sense to analysis those and explore how they were done. This wasn't a forensic heavy case so making a documentary about it seems a bit like a waste of time. As to her motivations in the crime itself, it seems like she was about to be caught in a lie, and she didn't want to face the consequences, and she couldn't imagine being independent-of course none of that would ever be a sufficient justification of what she did.

 But it managed to be educational and present its thesis quite well.  The thesis is that the infamous 4chan led to such social movements as OccupyWallstreet, Anonymous, Gamergate, and the rise of Donald Trump and finally, to January 6th. It showed how these groups morphed together and separated.  It shows very clearly how the alt-right latched onto meme culture and tried to hijack the political discourse. I was never on 4chan, but remember seeing their productions out in the wild. It's a cautionary tale about two things, the first about how just because you create something, that does not mean you can control it as the creator of 4chan discovered, and the second is never to underestimate the stupidity of the masses.  They will beieve anything as long as its in a visual form with some white text. 

 This is a good documentary because it shows the mockery of justice the original trial was. The cops coerced a developmentally delayed individual to confess, and then manipulated the confession until he said what they wanted him to say. Forensic evidence was misinterpreted and lied about, all to frame this killing as the result of a satanic cult.  Why people would believe that is a fascinating story by itself, (look up Satanic Panic) , but out of the scope of this review. Two boys were sent to prison for the rest of their lives, and a third to death row. For some reason, the case attracted the attention of famous people like Peter Jackson and Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam.  Eventually they did enough investigation to establish very credibly that the boys were innocent.  In, the end, the boys were innocent and left out of prison, but the true killer is still out there.  Maybe it would be a good idea if criminal cases were periodically reviewed to see if the prosecutions original theory ho

 Imagine having a great unexpected thing happening to you, which is amazing and great.  Then imagine that this unexpected thing is tarnished and slimed by a great darkness.  Three boys at the age of 19 discover that they are twins, and find some similarities and try to rebuild a relationship with each other.  Later they discover that they are at the center of a remarkably unethical experiment-they have been separated at birth and placed in homes which had been picked due to their different parenting styles. They dealt with this in various ways, and suffered a new tragedy. But what I don't understand is how no one was punished for this.....surely human experimentation without consent is illegal?  A good documentary about a horrible story. 

 When this show came out I watched a few episodes and fell for the superficiality of the premise-look at that man with a mental disorder-how funny! It falls into the same trap as Big Bang Theory, where someone who clearly has a different brain is made fun off by his friends for it, and in this case, is the cause of frustration to all who know him. But beneath this veneer of low comedy, there's a compelling portrayal of a very troubled man. There's one episode where you can see how deeply unhappy he is, and usually his suffering is a joke in the series.  It was well acted and written,.  There's another time a culprit that Monk catches says, 'are you happy now?' and he says, No, but this is as good as it gets.  There's another scence where he is tortured at the dentist that is chlling.  I think you could do cut of the series without the quirky music and it would work as a thriller. 

 I think while the creators of this file definitely have an agenda, it stands on its own as a great work of art. The animation is excellent, and the world building is solid. A lot of films for children do not do a great job at establishing the universe that the characters live in, but this one does. The movie is full of some things that are shocking for a kid's film (and I don't mean two men dating)-the twists are unexpected.  It's great story telling.  I can see why Disney dropped it, they had a much weaker film, Buzz Lightyear banned in China because two same sex characters held hands.  This would definitely not receive a wide release in China, which is a shame because it is a great movie.