true-crime

‘Serial Mom’ is a Maternal Mockery of America’s True Crime Obsession

John Waters irreverently lampoons the nuclear family in this dark comedy about the slasher mommy that could

Rethinking the Legacy of Christopher Dorner, the Cop-Killing Cop

Dorner became infamous for a 2013 killing spree that ended in a fatal standoff. But seven years later, his message resonates louder than anyone could have expected.

‘Perry Mason’ Is the Dark Origin Story We Didn’t Need

The beloved, virtuous lawyer was once a drunken, tormented cynic? That’s the case made by this new HBO series, which creates a cool noir-ish mood but reinvents its main character in ways that are intriguing but also predictable.

The Untold Inside Story of ‘Law Enforcement Guide to Satanic Cults,’ the Ultimate Satanic Panic Educational Video

How a cop-turned-pastor, a Christian heavy metal music video director, a gun-obsessed producer and a bikini model joined forces to unwittingly create one of the greatest cult tapes of all time