Articles by Sarah Jessica Rintjema

'The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness' Takes the Truth Out of True Crime

Directed by Joshua Zeman

PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2021

On August 10, 1977, David Berkowitz was arrested for the murder of six people and the wounding of seven others between the summers of 1967...

'Why Did You Kill Me?' Drags to an Ultimately Satisfying Conclusion

Directed by Fredrick Munk

PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2021

In February of 2006, Crystal Theobald and her family took a nighttime drive in two separate vehicles to pick up some snacks at 7/11. Simult...

'Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell' Lifts Back the Curtain on One of Rap's All-Time Greats

Directed by Emmett Malloy

PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2021

The Netflix documentary Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell follows Christopher Wallace — known to the world as the Notorious B.I.G., or Biggie S...

'One Night in Miami' Offers Perfect Portraits of Larger-Than-Life Icons

Directed by Regina King

PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2021

On the night of February 25, 1964, Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Cassius Clay a.k.a. Muhammad Ali (Eli Goree), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.)...

'Night Stalker' Is a Fascinating but Uncomfortably Glamorous Dive into Richard Ramirez's Crimes

Directed by James Carroll and Tiller Russell

PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2021

It's the summer of 1985, and the city of Los Angeles is being terrorized by the Night Stalker. A serial killer, serial rapist, kidnapper an...

'Kim's Convenience' Has Changed the Canadian TV Game — Next Stop, the World

PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2021

TV series Kim's Convenience sprung from the wildly successful 2011 play by Ins Choi, based on the playwright's personal experiences navigat...

Netflix's 'The Prom' Sucks Every Last Drop of Heart from the Hit Broadway Musical

Directed by Ryan Murphy

PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2020

In 2010, Constance McMillen was a senior at Itawamba Agricultural High School in Fulton, Mississippi. After announcing her plans to bring h...

'The Queen's Gambit' Makes Chess Seem Glamorous and Exciting

Directed by Scott Frank

PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2020

The Queen's Gambit is the seven-episode limited series currently ruling Netflix, where creators Scott Frank and Allan Scott manage to make...