Did Kathleen Peterson really fall? Or was she the victim of domestic violence? The French filmmaking crew who tackle the case began rolling immediately after Michael’s indictment, and are given free rein of the entire Peterson family, which in itself, is surrounded by as many bizarre twists as the murder case. That individual is author Michael Peterson, who becomes the subject of a documentary that unfurls over the course of a decade. The documentary: In 2001, a 911 operator receives a call from a distraught husband after discovering his wife’s body at the bottom of the stairs.
Told via interviews with the remaining members of the group, this is a fascinating cultural document. If you’re a fan of untold backstories, you’ll be both enthralled and, at times, enraged by the story of these remarkable women and how their dreams were backburnered because of their gender. Why it’s worth a watch: A piece of history that many of us just don’t know about, this is one of many examples of sexism that’s so ingrained in our collective past, we don’t realise it.
Dubbed the Mercury 13 – after the first US space mission, Mercury – these women underwent the same rigorous testing as their male counterparts, and yet were denied the chance to take flight. Don’t remember them? This film explores why that’s the case, revealing the truth behind their absence in history. Read on for our recommendations, and the live-action titles that pair nicely with them, if you’re unfamiliar with the cartoons themselves, and find yourself something worth watching.The documentary: Tackling a topic that sadly still permeates our culture, Mercury 13 is nevertheless a must-see, diving into the reality of being a female astronaut in the '60s. We’ve done our best to peregrinate through anime’s genre and age brackets in an attempt to create as broad a picture of collection as possible, while highlighting the merits of each title. In our updated list below, we’ve evaluated and recommended the 30 best anime series on Netflix. The library’s simply grown too large to navigate for anyone who values their time - or hasn’t spent all their time watching anime.
But Netflix sees its billions spent as a worthy investment, and whether you’re into action, romance, trippy fantasy, or cyberpunky sci-fi, its anime as a category isn’t diminishing in importance, even as individual titles shuffle on or off of the service. Netflix is heavily invested in the anime space, to the point where it’s gotten difficult to keep track of just how many anime titles it’s producing or licensing - especially when juggling between the long-running franchise hits like Pokémon and the single-season gems like Ouran High School Host Club.
This article is regularly updated as more titles join or leave Netflix. Photo-Illustration: Vulture Photos Courtesy of Netflix
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