“Ted Bundy” (2002) marks the second film adaptation of the notorious serial killer’s story, following the 1986 television production, “The Deliberate Stranger,” and preceding "Ann Rule Presents: The Stranger Beside Me," which premiered the subsequent year. Several more movies about him have appeared since then. It's said that the term "serial killer" didn't exist until Bundy’s crimes came to light. His earliest su…

This film feels like the worst possible kind of teddy bear. It's a tricky thing, these movies about serial killers; you really need to feel that your time was well spent. Matthew Bright’s contribution to the regrettable collection left behind by Theodore Robert Bundy is striking and sticks with you. Is it fair to accuse Bright and those who financed the project of taking advantage of a tragic situation? I don't be…