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.

Driven by Luca Marinelli's dynamite performance, MUBI's limited series follows the Italian leader from his influential start in media through a capital insurrection and chaotic government takeover.

The director jams as many moving parts, camera tricks, and maximalist flourishes he can fit into his portrait of Italy’s descent into fascism. It’s appropriately mesmerizing. Photo: MUBI Spoilers ...

This is FRESH AIR. "Mussolini: Son Of The Century," is a new eight-part TV series that chronicles the ferocious rise of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Directed by Joe Wright, who made his name ...