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Topic subjectLorena (Amazon, prod. by Jordan Peele)
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733659, Lorena (Amazon, prod. by Jordan Peele)
Posted by benny, Tue Feb-19-19 02:45 PM
I'll be honest I had 0 interest in this story, or even knew much about it beyond vague memories from junior high, but saw Peele's name so figured I'd give it a shot (the director is Joshua Roffe).

Really good mix of the obligatory seedy parts of the story (including some shots of the cut-off penis, BE WARNED) with some broader societal aspects, a la the OJ ESPN doc. This one isn't as lengthy but tbf the case isn't really interesting by itself, as there's no mystery. But the domestic violence angle is important, and sadly still very relevant. The coda showing who JWB has become now is pretty revelatory as well.