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Review: Don't F**k with Cats

If there's a plus to being sick on the sofa with a virus, it's catching up with shows you've been meaning to binge for a while. I used to write about crime for a daily newspaper, so I do enjoy me some true-crime documentaries and books. I'd wanted to watch Netflix's three-part series Don't F**k with Cats since it hit in December, but was sidetrack by Christmas, Star Wars, and The Witcher. But I've bloody well seen it now! Director Mark Lewis didn't just create an expose on some kitten killing videos, he tapped into the backstory of one of Canada's most notorious killers -- Luka Magnotta. And he does so through the lens of Deanna Thompson and John Green, two self professed Internet nerds who were appalled enough by a kitten killing video to bring the culprit to justice. Surprise! The culprit turned out to be Magnotta before he filmed the butchering of Jun Lin. What transpires is fascinating and intense stuff that's as exciting as any Hol...