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‘Zodiac Killer Project’ Review: A Clever Deconstruction of True Crime Docs That Both Satirizes and Deepens the Genre
British critic and filmmaker Charlie Shackleton ('Beyond Clueless') reopens the infamous case of the murderer who terrorized the Bay Area in the late 1960s.
‘Zodiac Killer Project’ Review: True Crime Gets an Autopsy
Zodiac Killer Project' dissects true crime’s tropes, ethics, and obsession with closure, exposing the genre’s contradictions with sharp insight.
‘Zodiac Killer Project’ Review: A Frustrated Filmmaker Takes Aim at the Industry’s True-Crime Addiction
Director Charlie Shackleton had his Zodiac killer documentary shut down. Debuting at Sundance, his new film explains how it would've unfolded.
Zodiac Killer Project Reveals Tricks and Tropes of True Crime
The Zodiac Killer Project by Charlie Shackleton masterfully exposes the tricks and tropes of true crime. It just debuted at Sundance.
Sundance 2025: True crime and true lies in films about the Zodiac killer and China’s dating culture
Two titles in the non-fiction category play with real-life expectations as well as filmmaking conventions. While Zodiac Killer Project is a meta-examination of the true crime show, The Dating Game looks at Chinese men hunting for romantic partners.
‘Zodiac Killer Project’ sets up a true-crime documentary
Charlie Shackleton's "Zodiac Killer Project," one of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival's Next selections, examines the true-crime genre from a filmmaker's perspective.
Zodiac Killer Project Review: Defying the True Crime Algorithm
Zodiac Killer Project review: the well-worn world of true crime docs goes under the microscope in Charlie Shackleton's self-reflexive essay.
A New Zodiac Killer Documentary Challenges Everything We Think We Know About True Crime
Director Charlie Shackleton's meta project about the notorious serial killer challenges, with wry humor, our entire approach to true crime.
True Crime Is Killing Documentary Filmmaking. Now There’s a True-Crime Documentary About That.
All Charlie Shackleton had to do was give the Sundance Film Festival a 90-second video introducing himself and his documentary Zodiac Killer Project, which premiered at the festival on Monday. Instead,
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‘Zodiac Killer Project’ Review: A Filmmaker Imagines the Movie They Weren’t Allowed to Make in Wry Critique of True-Crime Genre
Curiously, the film only becomes edge-of-your-seat suspenseful ... perpetuating machine that takes care of itself, and while “Zodiac Killer Project” is too tongue-in-cheek to explicitly ...
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Sundance 2025: The Perfect Neighbor, The Alabama Solution, Zodiac Killer Project
A still from The Perfect Neighbor by Geeta Gandbhir, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of ...
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Star Wars: Which Jedi Would Be Your Master, Based On Your Zodiac Sign?
Based on their traits and personalities, these 12 Jedi from Star Wars movies and TV shows would be perfect Jedi Masters for ...