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Incendiary: The Willingham Case

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In 1991, Cameron Todd Willingham's three daughters died in a Corsicana, Texas house fire. Tried and convicted for their arson murders, Willingham was executed in February 2004 despite overwhelming expert criticism of the prosecution's arson evidence. Today, Willingham's name has become a call for reform in the field of forensics and a rallying cry for the anti-death penalty movement; yet he remains an indisputable "monster" in the eyes of Texas Governor Rick Perry, who ignore... (Full plot summary below)

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In 1991, Cameron Todd Willingham's three daughters died in a Corsicana, Texas house fire. Tried and convicted for their arson murders, Willingham was executed in February 2004 despite overwhelming expert criticism of the prosecution's arson evidence. Today, Willingham's name has become a call for reform in the field of forensics and a rallying cry for the anti-death penalty movement; yet he remains an indisputable "monster" in the eyes of Texas Governor Rick Perry, who ignored the science that could have saved Willingham's life. Equal parts murder mystery, forensic investigation and political drama, INCENDIARY documents the haunted legacy of a prosecution built on "folklore.

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Austin American-Statesman - 9/10 by Charles EalyThrough the use of visuals and extensive interviews, Mims and Bailey have turned the Willingham case into a gripping saga.
Village Voice - 8/10 by Nick SchagerIf occasionally a tad dry, it's a doc that successfully inflames one's righteous indignation at government-sanctioned anti-intellectualism, even as it leaves slightly open the question of its deceased subject's actual guilt.
Newark Star-Ledger - 8/10 by Stephen WhittyIt's a sobering look at the danger of fallible people making irreversible decisions.
UR Chicago Magazine - 8/10 by John EstherAs sober as a lab report, the excellent documentary metes out its findings with calm precision.
Variety - 7/10 by Joe LeydonIncendiary: The Willingham Case is a frequently unsettling account of how dubious "science" possibly led to an irreversible miscarriage of justice.
PopMatters - 7/10 by Cynthia FuchsIncendiary contends that even if it's too late to save Todd Willingham, it's also long past time for the officials who ignored this obligation, Rick Perry included, to own up.
Paste Magazine - 7/10 by Shannon M. HoustonDespite the occasional broad-brush stroke, the filmmakers refuse to tell the viewer which side to take. There's no big-bang ending that tells the audience, once and for all, where the film or filmmakers stand.
Los Angeles Times - 7/10 by Sheri LindenAlarming viewing for anyone who cares about the American justice system.
Austin Chronicle - 7/10 by Kimberley JonesYou know what they say: Everything's bigger in Texas, including the irrational hostility toward science, toward learning, toward temperance, as Mims and Bailey's well-made, deeply disheartening film demonstrates.
AV Club - 6/10 by Sam AdamsIt's too bad that Steve Mims and Joe Bailey, Jr.'s documentary Incendiary doesn't reach more effectively beyond those who already share its assumptions.

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