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'Mussolini: Son of the Century' is a flashy take on how dictatorships happen

'Mussolini: Son of the Century' is a flashy take on how dictatorships happen

A new eight-part series by MUBI chronicles the ferocious rise of the Italian dictator. While the show is a bit too eager to make Mussolini entertaining, the story it tells couldn't be any more timely.

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