IndieWire [Unofficial]2d ago

‘Mineshaft’ Review: A Riveting Look at the Times, the Torment, and the Very Real Murder That Inspired William Friedkin’s ‘Cruising’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/mineshaft-the-cruising-murders-review-1235198954/

IndieWire2d ago

‘Mineshaft’ Review: A Riveting Look at the Times, the Torment, and the Very Real Murder That Inspired William Friedkin’s ‘Cruising’
#IndieWire #Criticism #Movies #Cruising #Film #MineshaftTheCruisingMurders #Reviews #Tribeca #WilliamFriedkin

https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/mineshaft-the-cruising-murders-review-1235198954/

'Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders' Review: A Riveting Queer Doc

Jeffrey Schwarz's 'Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders' takes a hard look at the social turmoil and the murder that inspired William Friedkin's film.

IndieWire
Deadline5d ago

‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: Doc Shines A Light On William Friedkin’s 1980 Thriller – Tribeca Festival
#Festivals #Reviews #AlPacino #JeffreySchwarz #MineshaftTheCruisingMurders #Review #TheExorcist #Tribeca #WilliamFriedkin

https://deadline.com/2026/06/mineshaft-the-cruising-murders-review-doc-jeffrey-schwarz-al-pacino-1236950822/

‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: Doc Shines A Light On William Friedkin’s 1980 Thriller – Tribeca Film Festival

‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ review: Jeffrey Schwartz’s doc shines a light on the story that inspired William Friedkin’s 1980 Thriller

Deadline
Deadline5d ago

‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: Doc Shines A Light On William Friedkin’s 1980 Thriller – Tribeca Film Festival
#Festivals #Reviews #AlPacino #MineshaftTheCruisingMurders #Review #TheExorcist #Tribeca #WilliamFriedkin

https://deadline.com/2026/06/mineshaft-the-cruising-murders-review-doc-jeffrey-schwartz-al-pacino-1236950822/

‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: Doc Shines A Light On William Friedkin’s 1980 Thriller – Tribeca Film Festival

‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ review: Jeffrey Schwartz’s doc shines a light on the story that inspired William Friedkin’s 1980 Thriller

Deadline
Variety [Unofficial]5d ago

‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: Compelling Documentary Probes the Legacy of William Friedkin’s Infamous Queer Thriller

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/mineshaft-the-cruising-murders-review-1236769648/

Variety5d ago

‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: Compelling Documentary Probes the Legacy of William Friedkin’s Infamous Queer Thriller
#Variety #Reviews #Cruising #Jeffreyschwarz #MineshaftTheCruisingMurders #TribecaFilmFestival #WilliamFriedkin

https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/mineshaft-the-cruising-murders-review-1236769648/

'Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders' Review: Compelling Queer Documentary

Examining the controversy around 'Cruising,' Jeffrey Schwarz's 'Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders' captures a tipping point in pre-AIDS queer culture.

Variety
The Hollywood ReporterJun 6

‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: An Engrossing if Incohesive Dive Into William Friedkin’s Gay S&M Thriller and Its Surrounding Controversy
#MovieReviews #Movies #AlPacino #Documentary #LGBTQ #Tribeca #Tribeca2026 #TribecaFestival #TribecaFilmFestival #WilliamFriedkin

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/mineshaft-the-cruising-murders-review-william-friedkin-1236612942/

‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: An Engrossing if Incohesive Dive Into William Friedkin’s Gay S&M Thriller and Its Surrounding Controversy

Queer culture doc specialist Jeffrey Schwarz looks at the killing that inspired the 1980 film 'Cruising' and the protests triggered by perceptions of internalized homophobia, exploitation and stigmatization.

The Hollywood Reporter
Variety [Unofficial]Jun 5

How I Discovered My Family Connection to the Murder That Inspired ‘Cruising’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/film/columns/discovered-my-family-connection-to-murder-inspired-cruising-addison-verrill-1236767368/

VarietyJun 5

How I Discovered My Family Connection to the Murder That Inspired ‘Cruising’
#Variety #Columns #Festivals #News #Jeffreyschwarz #MineshaftTheCruisingMurders #TribecaFestival #WilliamFriedkin

https://variety.com/2026/film/columns/discovered-my-family-connection-to-murder-inspired-cruising-addison-verrill-1236767368/

How I Discovered My Family Connection to the Murder That Inspired 'Cruising'

Variety’s Marc Malkin unexpectedly discovered he had a family connection to the murder that inspired “Cruising,” almost 50 years after the William Friedkin film was released.

Variety
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