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Matthew Valasik, Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Alabama

The chilling crime spree of The Order – and its lasting effect on today’s white supremacists

White supremacists murdered Jewish radio talk show host Alan Berg in the driveway of his home in June 1984. Lyn Alweis/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Justin Kurzels’ new historical crime drama, “The Order,” starring Jude Law and Nicholas Holt, is being described as a riveting “cat-and-mouse thriller.”

But for criminologists like us, the white supremacist extremism that takes place in the film is not a nod to a distant past, but a reflection of beliefs and rhetoric that still percolate on social media and inspire acts of terror.

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