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| Netflix | Release Date: July 22, 2020 |
Summary:
The three-part documentary from Sam Hobkinson looks at the five Mafia families (Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese) that ostensibly controlled many industries New York City and how the RICO statute and the Mafia Commission trial helped in dismantling their hold.
Genre(s):
Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary
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Jul 21, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Director Sam Hobkinson does a masterful job of weaving previously unheard recordings, new interviews with mob insiders and former investigators, and well-filmed dramatic re-creations to tell a story that never glamorizes these infamous thugs while painting a shocking picture of a crime-infested, corrupt and grimy New York that at times seemed to be teetering on the brink of complete chaos.
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The Daily Beast
Jul 21, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Where Fear City truly shines is in its finer details, be it the revelation that Lucchese boss Tony “Ducks” Corallo got his nickname from his skill at evading subpoenas and arresting officers, or the way in which the FBI tailed bugged vehicles not only with a monitoring van, but with four separate cars equipped with repeaters that boosted the wiretap’s transmission signal. The result is a real-life cat-and-mouse saga of duplicity, treachery and murder that put an end to the golden age of the New York City mafia
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RogerEbert.com
Jul 22, 2020
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Jul 25, 2020
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Jul 21, 2020
Season 1 Review:
With two episodes clocking in at less than 45 minutes and one running longer than an hour, you probably should have done four installments with more depth or a feature-length doc with tighter editing and fewer by-the-numbers talking head segments from Alite and Franzese. Fans of mobster programming probably won't complain.
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Jul 22, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Something as pulpy and cinematic as cops chasing criminals should be loaded with juicy stories. Fear City somehow manages to both be far too simplistic and utterly lost in its own weeds. ... There’s a place in the world for uncomplicated nostalgia for the old days. But it should never be as vapid, or dull, as Fear City.
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Jan 21, 2021
An entertaining and at times compelling look into organised crime and also NYC in the 1970's & 80's.
Can be dry at times but on the whole an informative docu-series.
Can be dry at times but on the whole an informative docu-series.
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Jul 24, 2020
I love the way this was directed. It managed to be suspenseful and avoided being goofy when recreating events. I only wished this would have been longer. I felt like it didn't provide that deep dive into the subject I was looking for. It's a little too simple.
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Jul 25, 2020
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: July 22, 2020
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S1:E3. Judgment Day
Air Date: July 22, 2020
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S1:E3. Judgment Day
Air Date: July 22, 2020
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S1:E2. The Godfather Tapes
Air Date: July 22, 2020
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S1:E2. The Godfather Tapes
Air Date: July 22, 2020
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S1:E1. Mob Rule
Air Date: July 22, 2020
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S1:E1. Mob Rule
Air Date: July 22, 2020
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Season 1 Overview