Seriously Good Films

Charlie Says (May 10)

irector Mary Harron () has found a surprisingly relevant way to revisit the grisly Tate/LaBianca murders 50 years later: Through the eyes of the women Charles Manson coerced into carrying Merritt Wever) assigned to teach women’s studies classes to three of Manson’s former acolytes who are still blindly devoted to “Charlie” ( Matt Smith). The instructor is determined to open their eyes, even if it means dooming them to a lifetime of crippling guilt.