The ‘Paradise Lost’ Trilogy
(Docurama, $50)
This acclaimed trio of documentaries became “more than just cinema” when it helped free three men from death row last year, said The Village Voice. In 1993, the so-called West Memphis Three were arrested for the murder of three Cub Scouts “on virtually no evidence.”
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Brave
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