My Friend Dahmer (2017): Subtle, Engrossing Portrait of a Budding Sociopath

Jeffrey Dahmer in Marc Meyers’ My Friend Dahmer (2017) is a mid 1970s teenager, going to sub urban high-school in Richfield, Ohio. With a messy mop of blonde hair and thick oversized wire-frame glasses, Dahmer often exudes a dull stare. He walks warily with slouched shoulders. He doesn’t seem to have any friends, doesn’t date ...