The Night Stalker

Neither the movie nor its heroine ever confuse understanding his past with excusing what he became.

It's Phillips' brooding intensity that draws you into the film, and will have you locking your back windows when it's over.

Like if Lifetime made "Silence of the Lambs."

It's the story of Richard Ramirez, who was branded The Night Stalker during his 14 month reign of terror... but it's just as much about how his actions reverberated through the culture of Southern California.