Below are some of our favorite excerpts from Steve Capra’s review of State vs. Natasha Banina. We thank them for their review, and we have provided a link below to read it in full.

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“Indeed, Darya Denisova’s bravura performance needs no ornamentation. It’s splendid, mesmerizing acting. So layered is this performance that we see simultaneously Natasha’s conflicting emotions – her need for attention, her enjoyment at talking to us, her embarrassment at exposing herself emotionally. She seems never to have had anyone to confide in before this trial. It’s only a criminal jury that cares to listen.”