Sunday, 25 June 2023

Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders (2015)

A sensationalist survey of Charles Manson and his "family" in the tradition of right-wing normieism, in which every interviewee seems to be engaging in wilful density. Even Jeff Guinn (actually a great author) is reduced to spouting all kinds of silliness about how Manson was "born evil" and "one of the most evil men who ever lived." If you think Geraldo Rivera came off better than Manson in their famous interview, then you'll like this documentary. If you have any sense, you won't.









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