Review: ‘No Man of God’ — True Crime Almost Stripped of Sensationalism

It is far from a controversial opinion to feel that, at this point, the true crime genre is over-saturated and quite often outright negative. With both streaming and mainstream television seeming to have simultaneously discovered that true crime, currently, is the absolute easiest sell to a teen-or-older audience, the popularity of the genre has skyrocketed in recent years and become almost unavoidable. There are serial killer biopics, infinite cringy true crime podcasts, and an overwhelming barrage of documentaries and films about true crime stories practically anywhere where audiovisual content of any kind can be found — YouTube, Netflix, TV, etc.

At this point, the majority of this content connected to true crime stories has become almost dangerous sensationalist slop — they deeply dramatise these stories, they build up cliffhangers and suspense, they desperately seek the sweeter side of their serial killer protagonists — and this is by now actively reflected in mainstream culture. It’s certainly not a difficult task to try to find social media posts about either finding a serial killer physically attractive or…