The Phantom

Name: The Phantom
Genre: Documentary
Released: July 2, 2021
Rating: 78

2021

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Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date: July 2, 2021 | Not Rated

Summary: The Phantom tells the story of one of the darkest episodes in the long history of American justice. A story of how the State of Texas knowingly sent an innocent man to his death and left a serial killer at large. A case in which - for the first time - it can be conclusively proven that the US courts executed a blameless man. This filmThe Phantom tells the story of one of the darkest episodes in the long history of American justice. A story of how the State of Texas knowingly sent an innocent man to his death and left a serial killer at large. A case in which - for the first time - it can be conclusively proven that the US courts executed a blameless man. This film uncovers the shocking truth behind a tale of murder, corruption and lies that unfolded in the dusty, desperate streets of a Texas oil town nearly thirty years ago.… Expand

Director: Patrick Forbes

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

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Joe Leydon

Jul 8, 2021

A fascinating and ultimately infuriating documentary. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jul 2, 2021

It’s pretty damn damning, to be honest. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nell Minow

Jul 2, 2021

No one mentions it explicitly in the movie, but this film could be in the curriculum of a grad school course on Critical Race Theory, which is not, as some confused people claim, about diversity training in corporate offices or amending history books in grade school. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Jul 1, 2021

Adapting research that is, by now, hardly breaking news, Forbes has some solid strategies for making the material cinematic. Read full review

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geewah

Oct 3, 2021

A solid doco that looks at a gross miscarriage of justice, but doesn't delve deep enough into how that occurred and why.

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