Review of West of Memphis (2012) by Jackie S — 05 Dec 2013

A nice bookend to the WM3 trilogy documentaries. i'm sure there is already a post-release documentary being filmed right this moment.

This review of West of Memphis (2012) was written by Jackie S on 05 Dec 2013.

West of Memphis has generally received very positive reviews.

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