Movie Review
City by the Sea
by Gary Johnson
City by the Sea was inspired by a 1997 Esquire article written by journalist Mike McAlary titled "Mark of a Murderer." This article examined a murder investigation where the son of a police officer was the lead suspect. Complicating matters further, and making this story grist for tabloid-style journalism, was the police officer's background: while he was growing up in the '50s, his own father had been convicted of murder and executed.