The latest reinterpretation of a sensational murder from the 1990s by successful television host Ryan Murphy is the second contribution in his Monster Series that goes into the plural because it is a Rashomon-like approach to reenacting the brutal murders of José and Kitty Menendez in 1989. The series will chronicle the before and after […]
“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” is an ominous retelling of the infamous crime. The second installment in their “Monsters” anthology for Netflix, created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, it follows brothers Lyle (an incredible Nicholas Alexander Chavez) and Erik (a stellar Cooper Koch). After suffering emotional, physical and sexual abuse at the […]
Cooper Koch, who plays Erik Menendez in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series “Monsters,” told TheWrap how he got into the role of the convicted murderer. “I turned my trailer into Erik’s room, so I had clothes everywhere, and I had pictures of him on the wall, and pictures of me,” said the actor, who previously starred […]
Cooper Koch, who plays Erik Menendez in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series “Monsters,” told TheWrap how he got into the role of the convicted murderer. “I turned my trailer into Erik’s room, so I had clothes everywhere, and I had pictures of him on the wall, and pictures of me,” said the actor, who previously starred […]
American sports history Consequences with extreme prejudice Season 1 Episode 2 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** Photo: FX Networks/Courtesy Everett Collection This is a step in the right direction. “Consequences, With Extreme Prejudice” may have many of the same problems as the first episode, including some rambling dialogue and an almost total lack of subtlety. […]
Aaron Hernandez played his first-ever NFL game for the New England Patriots over a decade ago on September 12, 2010 against the Cincinnati Bengals. The following week, the 20-year-old former Florida Gators star, who helped his team win the national championship the year before, dazzled the league with six pass catches and 101 receiving yards. […]
Photo: FX Networks/Courtesy Everett Collection How do you begin to tell the story of Aaron Hernandez? For many fans of the late New England Patriots tight end, there is a simple answer: Don’t. After all, less than a decade has passed since April 19, 2017, the day 27-year-old Hernandez was found dead in his prison […]
Robert F. Kennedy is back with a new anthology series that explores the inner workings of one of America’s most sacred institutions through a tragic true story. In the inaugural season of American sports history, Murphy examines the rise and fall of Aaron Hernandez, the New England Patriots star who struggled with inner demons and […]
The miniseries American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez is the first of six series from executive producer Ryan Murphy to air this month, and the third Murphy project centered around elite athletes caught up in a tabloid scandal. American Sports Story – don’t you dare make that an acronym! – joins American Horror Stories and American […]
As Aaron Hernandez (Josh Rivera) in the eighth chapter of FX’s American sports historywe understood exactly how he got here. What seemed like a shocking act out of the blue in 2013, when the NFL superstar was first arrested for killing his friend, feels like the culmination of a perfect storm of unfortunate circumstances and […]
