American Crime Story

Versace Season 1 Episode 4 Review

Another week peeling back the layers of a killer.  American Crime Story: Versace Season 1 Episode 4 introduces us to someone who knew Andrew intimately. A friend, a person who knew thought they knew who Andrew Cunanan was. But as the event leading up to Versace’s death play out, it’s very clear that no one knew just how twisted Andrew Cunanan really was. While overall this series has been top notch in terms of casting and the overall look has been outstan... more

Series Premiere O.J. Simpson is Accused of Murdering His Ex-Wife

When I first heard of American Crime Story: The People v O.J. Simpson, I was intrigued. It is a story, like a lot of famous true crime tales, that has always fascinated me. The attachment to Ryan Murphy and the American Horror Story franchise was worrisome. American Horror Story is a fun show, but it's also the definition of pulp, as is pretty much everything Ryan Murphy produces. The last thing the O.J. Simpson story needs is more pulp and spectacle. Luckily, The People v O.J. ... more

O.J. Contemplates Suicide in the Back of the White Bronco

The eventual white Bronco episode was always going to be a challenge for American Crime Story. The high-speed chase is the most widely documented and most famous aspect of the O.J. Simpson murder trial story. More than the trial or crime itself, when people think of O.J. Simpson, they think of that iconic white Bronco speeding down the highway. American Crime Story had the Herculean task of taking an event that nearly everyone has seen live or in archival news footage and making it feel fres... more

Does 'The Assassination of Gianni Versace' Work Without Versace?

The third episode of The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story moved away from Miami and away from the Versaces. Series regulars Edgar Ramirez, Penelope Cruz and Ricky Martin were completely absent from the episode as Gianni Versace, his sister and his partner. Instead, the episode moved to Chicago to tell the story of Lee and Marilyn Miglin and how Andrew Cunanan killed Lee. But does a season with Versace in the title work without the fashion designer? Oddly, I think the answer is "Yes." First, "A Random Killi... more

Is Gianni Versace Too Perfect on 'American Crime Story' Season 2?

The second episode of The Assassination of Gianni Versace helped to explain why the fashion designer's family objected to this series, opening with a scene heavily implying that Versace was HIV positive. However, the show's debatable realness should also extend to the incredibly flattering portrayal of the man. Through two episodes, Gianni Versace has been depicted as a nearly flawless, almost saintly human being (despite Antonio's claim that he isn't a saint). In the premiere we saw him stroll through Miami, greeting every... more

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Episode 2 Photos Manhunt

  The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – Wednesdays at 10 PM ET/PT Beginning January 17 on FX Inspired by actual events, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story profiles spree-killer Andrew Cunanan (Darren Criss), whose cross-country path of destruction earns him a spot on FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List, before his murder of international fashion icon Gianni Versace (Edgar Ramirez) on the steps of Versace’s South Beach residence in 1997. Based on the book Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth, the... more