Five things to watch this week
London bombings, sentimental shark doccie, Beat Generation novel as film, queer-positive period drama and melodrama of love and grief
Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers — Netflix
Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the tragic events of July 7 2005, when terrorist attacks on the London transport system resulted in 52 deaths and left more than 700 people injured. Director Liza Williams’ four-part docuseries is commendable for its wide-ranging focus on the many strands it examines. These range from the experience of victims and survivors to the response by unprepared security and government officials — including former prime minister Tony Blair — still unrepentant for his role in manipulating Britain into supporting the US invasion of Iraq that resulted in anger among radical sections of the country’s Muslim population that motivated the bombers. It also examines the pressures that investigators were under that led to the shooting of innocent Brazilian Jean Charles De Menezes after further scares of the failed bombings of July 21 2005. Overall, it’s a sobering look at a terrible moment. It asks diffic...
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