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Disappeared: The Secrets of Bissonnet Street (2023)
How in the world didn't investigators check her phone records?
I can't believe I just watched a whole episode just to find out at the very end the investigators never researched the last few numbers on her cell phone! Are these people for real? The last number she called was traced back to a "John" known for spending $10,000 to have sex with children!
And then they claim he wasn't very forthcoming with information! Really? How did they not interrogate him untill he passed out? While getting search warrants for his home, his credit accounts, and especially his cell phone!
It boggles my mind how botched the investigators for this handled the information they were given at the very beginning.
I have lost faith in this program.
Judy Blume Forever (2023)
Necessary
As someone who grew up with Judy Blume books, this documentary was very important and very powerful. To hear Judy Blume speak so poignantly about her own life in terms of the messages she wanted to share was amazing.
Granted, as a former avid reader of her books, this documentary was very moving. To the uninitiated, it might come off as abrasive. She is honest and upfront with the challenges her life and family held for her.
At one point she discusses the value of the word fuck. Most parents would argue the word doesn't belong in a book meant for children. She provides not only explanation but honest justification for using the word.
Judy Blume changed the world for many young people when books were all we had.