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

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‘Mineshaft’ Review: A Riveting Look at the Times, the Torment, and the Very Real Murder That Inspired William Friedkin’s ‘Cruising’
Tribeca: Jeffrey Schwarz's fascinating documentary unpacks how the 1977 killing of Variety critic Addison Verrill — whose murderer starred in "The Exorcist" — led the way to the controversial 1980 S&M thriller with Al Pacino.