The latest lush melodrama in Ryan Murphy’s “Feud” franchise focuses on “the original housewives,” as the FX network bills them, and the story of the legendary journalist Truman Capote (played by Tom Holland), who was at the “center of the center” of New York society until he exposed the secrets of the matriarchs who confided in him. The eight episode anthology is most captivating as a showcase for swanning Hollywood matriarchs including Diane Lane, Demi Moore, Molly Ringwald, Calista Flockhart, Naomi Watts, and Chloe Sevigny. Yet it also builds up to something that’s more than dishy. From Vanity Fair‘s Richard Dawson: “Its poignance arrives slowly but gradually envelops, taking us on a tour of fading dynasty and, somehow, drawing relevance to our own basic lives.” Read the full review.
The latest lush melodrama in Ryan Murphy’s “Feud” franchise focuses on “the original housewives,” as the FX network bills them, and the story of the legendary journalist Truman Capote (played by Tom Holland), who was at the “center of the center” of New York society until he exposed the secrets of the matriarchs who confided in him. The eight episode anthology is most captivating as a showcase for swanning Hollywood matriarchs including Diane Lane, Demi Moore, Molly Ringwald, Calista Flockhart, Naomi Watts, and Chloe Sevigny. Yet it also builds up to something that’s more than dishy. From Vanity Fair‘s Richard Dawson: “Its poignance arrives slowly but gradually envelops, taking us on a tour of fading dynasty and, somehow, drawing relevance to our own basic lives.” Read the full review.