Andrew Jarecki's 'The Jinx' marks documentaries' big shift in real time
As "The Jinx" played out in homes over six weeks, reactions rattled through social media immediately after episodes aired. With its shocking killings, stylized reenactments and real-world consequences, "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst" comes in a long line of true-crime documentaries that began more than a quarter-century ago with Errol Morris' "The Thin Blue Line."
