How a director’s dream true crime project accidentally became the most entertaining and insightful media criticism of 2025.

Director Charlie Shackleton hoped to make his own true-crime movie. When he was denied the rights, he went forward anyway, ...

British director Charlie Shackleton was in Vallejo, California, where at least two of the murders committed by the Zodiac ...

British filmmaker Charlie Shackleton's "Zodiac Killer Project" spoofs true crime tropes but drags on for 92 dull minutes, proving some films shouldn't be made.

Originally intended as an adaptation of a book about the Zodiac Killer before being denied the rights, Charlie Shackleton’s impressive documentary instead explores the true crime film that never was.

Charlie Shackleton explains how he would have made a film had he won the rights to a book on a murderer. The result is a fascinating look at a whole genre.

Lots of Christmas movies screen this month – but they aren't all cosy. Plus, Charlie Shackleton is on tour with his ingenious ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Charlie Shackleton, whose newest documentary, "Zodiac Killer Project," dissects the tropes of true-crime documentaries.