We’re continuing our coverage of Olympic crime with Craig Gillespie’s 2017 Oscar darling. Based on conflicting interviews with Tonya Harding and her ex-husband Jeff Gillooly, “I, Tonya” presents different versions of the infamous attack on rival skater Nancy Kerrigan, then allows the audience to suss out the truth. 

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Jenn and Joe interview podcaster Brian Raftery about his new book, Hannibal: A Life, which looks at the evolution and cultural relevance of Hannibal Lecter. It's out Feb 10, 2026 and it's well worth a read.

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Less than four months after Nancy Kerrigan was attacked by a man after coming off the ice, NBC debuted the made-for-TV movie Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story (1994).

The self-aware film acknowledges its intent to capitalize on the lurid sensationalism of the crime, but also explores the class and gender issues that contributed to the hype.

Plus: A Greek Chorus of talking heads, breaking the fourth wall, and Heather Langenkamp?!

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With the Winter Olympics just around the corner, we’re exploring some of sport’s most notorious crimes, beginning with the 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan. This episode of the ESPN docuseries 30 for 30 begins with Tonya Harding’s troubled childhood then follows her rocky figure skating career and controversial quest for Olympic gold. 

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We're checking out director Burke Doeren and writers Katrina Mathewson & Tanner Bean's Grizzly Night (2026) based on the August 13, 1967 bear attacks in Granite National Park.

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We’re wrapping up our patreon coverage of Mindhunter season 1 with a chat about our favorite characters, story arcs, and episodes. What do we long for in season 2 and how does David Fincher’s masterful show subvert a well-trodden subgenre?

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For our second week of Richard Speck adaptations, we're checking out director Denis Héroux's Born For Hell (1976), which is sometimes also known as Naked Massacre.

This international co-production relocates the narrative to Belfast and weaves in Speck's story with the Troubles and the Vietnam War.

Plus: comparisons to Violated Angels; and why this is such a hard watch, even if we can't just dismiss it.

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As we continue our coverage of Mindhunter season 1, we’re traveling across the world to discuss Kôji Wakamatsu’s Violated Angels. 

Inspired by the crimes of Richard Speck, this controversial Pink Film is a powerful and disturbing blend of true crime and political commentary. 

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To tie into our coverage of Mindhunter on Patreon, we're discussing fictional adaptations of the killers interviewed on the series.

First up: director Chad Ferrin's Ed Kemper (2025) which shares a screenwriter with 2000's Ed Gein in Stephen Johnston.

Sadly this plays like a lazy, salacious cash-grab. Despite a committed performance by lead Brandon Kirk, there's not much to recommend here.

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When John Douglas first joined the FBI in 1970, criminal investigation was ineffective at best. Over the next quarter century, he would pioneer the art of criminal profiling and create the Bureau's Behavioral Analysis Unit alongside colleagues Robert Ressler and Dr. Ann Burgess. 

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