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American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders (TV Series)

American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders

2024

Zachary Treitz

Documentary, Self: Danny Casolaro

6.3

50

Documentary. TV Series 4 Episodes. Follows journalist Danny Casolaro's mysterious death while probing an alleged conspiracy called "The Octopus" linking spy software theft, unsolved murders and major 20th-century scandals.

	Media	Author	Review
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"The story is obviously intriguing enough, but it's Zachary Treitz's approach that makes it even more effective (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Nick Schager The Daily Beast	"[It entices] viewers with the promise of world-shattering secrets and then miring them in a thicket of debatable facts, dubious conjecture, and manic fantasy"
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"It’s wild, mindboggling, and terrifying (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"It sheds little light on Danny Casolaro’s knotty theories (...) Netflix docuseries attempts to make sense of the late journalist’s investigations and the believers who pressed on with his work but doesn’t succeed with either (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Chris Vognar Rolling Stone	"It’s a significant cut above most true crime fare, aesthetically and especially thematically"
		Joel Keller Decider	"[It] gives a lot of insight into how journalists can get so deep into stories that sometimes have pretty humble beginnings.

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