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Why "The Act" Is Unsatisfying: The Contradictions of True Crime Dramas

Dramas based on true crime stories are fraught with contradictions–are these criminals or characters, stories or confessions, entertainment or exploitation?

Joey King wearing dress by Markarian attends the premiere of Hulu's 'The Act'

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Hulu's The Act is uncomfortable. Its eerie mood and artificial setting feel like being inside the dollhouse of a murder scene.

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TV's Most Accurate Depictions of Mental Illness

Rather than glamorizing a correlation between art and despair, these shows portray the unlikeable, unattractive, and unsexy aspects of a self-destructive personality.

Joey King from THE ACT by Hulu

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From insane villains to mad geniuses, media has alternated between stigmatizing and romanticizing mental illness.

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