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“Eric LaRue” lays out only the barest of backstories — we learn Eric wasn’t popular — but unlike a similarly mother-centered drama, “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” the killer’s motivations aren’t meant to be unraveled.

Eric murdered those boys and has been sent away.

Although Greer is a terrific comedic actress, she only shows that side occasionally in “Eric LaRue” and very subtly, once Janice starts to react to Ron’s empty philosophizing.

“Eric LaRue” is best when its quietest points strike loudest.

Such insidious sexism appears throughout “Eric LaRue” as Janice unknowingly places herself inside a metaphorical cage because she won’t follow an unwritten rulebook about how a grieving mom is “supposed” to behave.