Sex, drugs and serial killers on the Strip
Sex and drugs and rock and roll -- if you're going to create a TV drama set in the '80s along Hollywood's infamous Sunset Strip, those are pretty much the required background elements for the story you're trying to tell. [Kent Grainger] isn't just a killer, however -- he...
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| Published in | Winnipeg free press |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Winnipeg, Man
FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership
24.10.2015
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Sex and drugs and rock and roll -- if you're going to create a TV drama set in the '80s along Hollywood's infamous Sunset Strip, those are pretty much the required background elements for the story you're trying to tell. [Kent Grainger] isn't just a killer, however -- he's a killer in L.A., which means he also wants to be a star. Seeking to be as famous as that city's Hillside Strangler became in the late '70s, Kent has developed a flair for the dramatic when it comes to disposing of his victims' corpses. Wicked City isn't breaking any new ground, narratively or stylistically, but its immersion in '80s nostalgia and Hollywood rock 'n' roll glamour does a lot to make an otherwise by-the-numbers cop drama seductively intriguing. |
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| ISSN: | 0828-1785 |