REVIEW: The Fire That Took Her [2022]

Tell me there’s hope. There are many reasons why director Patricia E. Gillespie wanted to tell Judy Malinowski’s story, but the most crucial was her desire to ensure she wasn’t forgotten. That’s a risk in domestic violence cases regardless of severity since statistics state 1 in 3 American women experience intimate partner violence during their lifetime. It’s so common that no one will be surprised to discover Judy’s murderer not only had multiple priors for that specific charge (amongst others), but that she had called and told police she feared…

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