WOMAN OF THE HOUR

Directed by, and starring, Anna Kendrick, this is the chilling true story of American serial killer Rodney Alcala (Daniel Zovatto) and his appearance on ‘The Dating Game’ in 1978, a ‘Perfect Match’ style tv series. Kendrick plays Cheryl Bradshaw, who chose Alcala as her match on the show but never followed up with a date afterwards – a move that likely saved her life. A keen photographer, Alcala’s MO was to drive women to remote locations on the premise of taking their portrait. Once isolated, he’d commit horrific crimes against them. He killed his first victim a decade before his tv appearance and kept killing until his arrest in 1979. Well acted, suspenseful and harrowing, this movie exposes the depravity of Alcala, who was suspected of murdering over 130+ girls and women. Thankfully he died in prison in 2021. Trust no one.