Ian Brennan's latest entry in the Monster franchise revisits the Lizzie Borden case with a lurid, time-jumping approach that critics say collapses under its own sensationalism. Rather than deepening the historical or social context of the infamous Fall River murders, the series is being criticized for reducing women killers to a patchwork of blood, violence and recycled true-crime tropes.
Ryan Murphy's 'Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story' Draws Fire for Turning a Historic Murder Case Into a Stereotype-Ridden Spectacle
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Fall River, Massachusetts, United States 7h ago•5 min read
Ian Brennan's latest entry in the Monster franchise revisits the Lizzie Borden case with a lurid, time-jumping approach that critics say collapses under its own sensationalism. Rather than deepening the historical or social context of the infamous Fall River murders, the series is being criticized for reducing women killers to a patchwork of blood, violence and recycled true-crime tropes.
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