FILM CRIT HULK on "The Night Of" and the Criminal Justice System

[nimelennar]

I started reading FILM CRIT HULK’s reviews recently, with his series of essays on the James Bond movies (which are excellent).

HULK has just posted the following article:

Film Crit Hulk Smash: THE NIGHT OF And The Devastating Cost Of Presumed Guilt

… and damn, is it poignant.

It talks about how just the accusation of a crime can destroy a person’s life, and about the social factors that are keeping the US from adopting a more rehabilitative approach like the Scandinavian countries have.

I definitely recommend reading the article. The fact that HULK WRITES ENTIRELY IN THIRD PERSON ALL-CAPS is a bit annoying at first, but once you get past that, I find his reviews absolutely spot-on and incredibly insightful.

If anyone’s interested, I’ll post the links to the James Bond reviews in the comments.

[daneel]

His screenwriting book is good too (and comes with a non ALL CAPS copy too, should you prefer).