Trial by Fire

An average movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Edward Zwick and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. As far as I was concerned, the most shocking thing was the fact that so many people assumed that the most logical thing in this case would be that Cameron Todd Willingham did kill his own kids. I mean, sure, he was a drunk, he did beat up his wife on a regular basis and he was a downright unpopular guy but to think that he would choose to burn alive his own little babies, it was such a huge f*cking stretch. Seriously, it didn’t make any sense at all, and, yet, almost everybody involved in this case came somehow to this conclusion which was really flabbergasting. They would argue that he was a sick man for doing such” read more

2018 Films Ranked (99 movies items)

" 5/10"

Movies Watched in 2021 (220 movies items)

"Netflix 21/09/21 5/10 "

Fall 2020 Viewings (40 movies items)

"Format: Streaming Viewing: 1st Thoughts: I was eager to see this film as I was a big fan of the original article from the New Yorker it was based on. The article was a real page turner for it's inside look into arson investigations and the science behind it. This movie focuses more on the life of Cameron Todd Willingham, played impeccably by Jack O'Connell (oscar-worthy imo). Aside from O'Connell's impressive performance, the movie was kind of disappointing as it left out most of the arson inves"

Phoenix Feather's Movie Diary 2020 (537 movies items)

"(WATCHED: 16 May 2020)"