American Murder: The Family Next Door

"Crucially, the documentary doesn't concern itself with digging deeper into Chris Watts's persona, with mythologizing him or probing for underlying motives in his behavior."

"Popplewell’s film presents the Watts story as more than a crime story. It is a thematic film about marriage and the deception of social media, as well as a piercing examination of domestic violence constructed with care and undeniable craft."

"Almost too slick... Jenny Popplewell's look at the Watts family murders can feel too readymade for the big screen, and that might be the point."

"American Murder' is a potent reminder that social media is a fabrication of the lives we wish to have."

"I'm not sure this film always justifies its invasion of privacy."