I love movies based on true crimes and this one is pretty wild. While it's labelled a "true crime thriller" this is most definitely a horror movie.
It's framed oddly, mainly to showcase Anna Kendrick (as Cheryl Bradshaw), but the real story happens off the set of The Dating Game. Rodney Alcala, already a prolific serial killer, appears on seventies game show and is ultimately selected by Bradshaw.
Between scenes leading up to and during The Dating Game, we are shown some of Alcala's horrific crimes, but the scenes with Bradshaw and Alcala are extremely tense.
I enjoyed this one quite a bit, and the true story behind it is much worse than what is depicted in the film. I'm giving it an A. Streaming on Netflix.
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