What to Watch: Falling in love with dad, a sexy gay mystery and Marilyn Manson exposed
Whatever your entertainment needs, we got your back (and hopefully your mind) with Queerty’s weekly “Culture Club” column with some of the highlights of new releases, streaming shows, classics worth revisiting, and what to drink while you watch.Queer actress and activist Evan Rachel Wood opens up about her abusive ex, Marilyn Manson, in this HBO doc that’s sure to get people talking.
Wood and Manson (real name Brian Warner) dated from 2007 to 2010. Wood also appeared in the video for Manson’s song “Heart-Shaped Glasses.” After years of vague references to an unnamed abusive ex on social media, Wood finally accused Manson of rape, torture, and psychological abuse in 2021.
She also lobbied for passage of the Phoenix Act in California, a bill expanding the statute of limitations on domestic violence cases.Phoenix Rising recounts all the lurid details of the Wood-Manson relationship, and her subsequent activism.
The series is at its best when it focuses on a group of former Manson associates coming together to discuss his increasingly disturbing behavior.
