Spotlight (R)

Quicklook Rating★★★½
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This film tells the riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world's oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper's tenacious "Spotlight" team of reporters delves into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston's religious, legal, and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world. This tense investigative dramatic-thriller traces the steps to one of the biggest cover-ups in modern times.

MovieGoer Review

Spotlight is a Valentine to investigative journalism and a stark reminder of where we're headed now that this brand of writing has become an endangered species. The film is unique in that it focuses almost entirely on the process. The chara... MORE

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synopsis

This film tells the riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world's oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper's tenacious "Spotlight" team of reporters delves into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston's religious, legal, and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world. This tense investigative dramatic-thriller traces the steps to one of the biggest cover-ups in modern times.

MovieGoer Review

Spotlight is a Valentine to investigative journalism and a stark reminder of where we're headed now that this brand of writing has become an endangered species. The film is unique in that it focuses almost entirely on the process. The chara... MORE