James Cox

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American film director, director of the 2003 film Wonderland.

Directed Wonderland (2003), a film about the 1981 Wonderland murders. The available review describes the film as a no-frills noir with non-linear editing and a screenplay that merges flashbacks with recorded statements. The review states John Holmes died of AIDS in 1988 and notes that Eddy Nash later admitted instigating the massacre and received a three-year sentence.

Ocean's review praises James Cox's Wonderland as a concise, no-frills noir that treats the 1981 Wonderland murders with rigorous non-linear editing and a probing screenplay. The film is described as underrated and commercially misunderstood. The review highlights a portrayal of John Holmes as complicit and summarizes post-trial developments noted in the film.