‘Boston Strangler’: Strong start, but awkward finish
Posted on AllSides March 16th, 2023
From The Left
Movies based on real events are always set upon a balancing beam. How much do you stick to history, and how much do you dramatize for the sake of the story? I'm not sure there's a right and proper formula. It's probably different for each film, and that's certainly true for "Boston Strangler." Hulu's taking a swing at the story of an infamous serial killer (or killers depending on what you want to believe). This latest adaptation of the horrific events in Boston comes more than half a century after...