TMC
11-06-2017, 01:53 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/05/entertainment/american-horror-story-cult-review/index.html
Although Ryan Murphy has insisted Cult “is not about Trump or Clinton,” but it uses the toxic political divide as a jumping-off point,” says Brian Lowry. But this series “is too blunt an instrument to effectively probe that terrain, using the equivalent of an axe where a scalpel is required,” he says, adding: “If the producers wanted to weigh in with any gravity on today's cultural schism they should have developed something new instead of trying to squeeze those aspirations into the blood-rimmed contours of American Horror Story. As is, the resulting scheme plays like a gimmick at its worst, and at its best, an awkward fit.” PLUS: Cult ends up rendering all political sides as caricatures (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/american-horror-story-cult-season-not-just-liberals-1034061), it tries to make the Trump era scarier than it is (https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/american-horror-story-tries-to-make-the-trump-era-scarier-than-it-actually-is/2017/09/02/4df2e442-89e9-11e7-a50f-e0d4e6ec070a_story.html), how those terrifying posters (http://ew.com/tv/american-horror-story-posters/american-horror-story-behind-the-design/) were created, and ranking every season (http://www.vulture.com/article/american-horror-story-seasons-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html)
Although Ryan Murphy has insisted Cult “is not about Trump or Clinton,” but it uses the toxic political divide as a jumping-off point,” says Brian Lowry. But this series “is too blunt an instrument to effectively probe that terrain, using the equivalent of an axe where a scalpel is required,” he says, adding: “If the producers wanted to weigh in with any gravity on today's cultural schism they should have developed something new instead of trying to squeeze those aspirations into the blood-rimmed contours of American Horror Story. As is, the resulting scheme plays like a gimmick at its worst, and at its best, an awkward fit.” PLUS: Cult ends up rendering all political sides as caricatures (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/american-horror-story-cult-season-not-just-liberals-1034061), it tries to make the Trump era scarier than it is (https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/american-horror-story-tries-to-make-the-trump-era-scarier-than-it-actually-is/2017/09/02/4df2e442-89e9-11e7-a50f-e0d4e6ec070a_story.html), how those terrifying posters (http://ew.com/tv/american-horror-story-posters/american-horror-story-behind-the-design/) were created, and ranking every season (http://www.vulture.com/article/american-horror-story-seasons-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html)