American Crime Season 1, Episodes 5 & 6 Review – “Episode Five”/”Episode Six”
American Crime remains a relentlessly dour, mixed bag, occasionally striking but often undone by its own heavy-handed agenda.
Author: Randy Dankievitch
Randy is the founder of Processed Media and The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved TV critic. He's written about TV and culture across the internet since 2010, and also writes a monthly column for UpPortland Magazine.
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