Tag: Dahmer
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This Documentary Shows That True Crime Can Be Done Tastefully
True-crime film and television has become quite possibly the most prominent genre to emerge in the last 10 to 20 years. It has spawned films, shows, books, podcasts, podcasts about films and shows, podcasts about those podcasts, and so on. True crime has seeped into every conceivable facet of life, and while it may be…
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‘Wednesday’ Surpasses ‘Dahmer’ on All-Time Netflix Ranking, ‘Harry & Meghan’ Is Streamer’s Biggest Doc Debut Ever
“Wednesday” continues posting huge numbers after three weeks on Netflix, beating out even the highly anticipated “Harry & Meghan” series on the streamer’s latest viewership rankings.Tim Burton’s “Addams Family” offshoot starring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday has officially become the third title to cross 1 billion hours viewed on Netflix within one month — only “Squid…
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Could Ads on Netflix Finally Tell Us If Ryan Murphy Was Worth 300 Million?
It’s a weird moment for the megadeal, those massive, nine-figure production exclusives that streamers used to hand out like Tic Tacs: Ryan Murphy, Shonda Rhimes, Kenya Barris, David Benioff & D.B. Weiss headed to Netflix, while Warner Bros. and HBO Max locked up JJ Abrams and Greg Berlanti, and Amazon Prime Video landed Lisa Joy…
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Leslie Grossman Talks ‘American Horror Story: NYC’ and Ryan Murphy: ‘This Season Is Very Personal’
Since the days of Mary Cherry and The WB’s “Popular,” Leslie Grossman and Ryan Murphy have been teaming up to make people laugh, scream, and/or do whatever you call the involuntary horse-like sound that sometimes happens when you combine the two. And yet, “American Horror Story: NYC” sees the vivacious actress, typically known for her…
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‘Dahmer’ Is Now Netflix’s #2 English-Language Series of All Time
With another 205.33 million hours viewed last week, “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” is Netflix’s No. 2 English-language TV series of all time. Now above “Bridgerton” Season 2, “Dahmer” only ranks behind “Stranger Things 4.” Given the very significant gap, things will likely stay that way.If you think 200-plus million hours of viewing…
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‘No Man of God’ Review: Ted Bundy Is Played with Eerie Authenticity, but What Is There Left to Learn About Serial Killers?
There have been many dramas in which actors portray legendary true-life psycho killers, and the overwhelming majority of them are less than convincing. Every so often, though, an actor — through looks, skill, and temperament — will connect to the monster he’s playing in a way that’s so uncanny it seizes and chills you. Jeremy…