JUROR #2
Clint Eastwood’s promising courtroom drama loses to a last scene misstep that costs the picture everything. Cole Smithey.
Courtroom Drama
ANATOMY OF A FALL — CANNES 2023
Cannes Film Festival, Capsules Blog, Courtroom Drama, FIVE STARS, French Cinema, Women Filmmakers, Women's Cinema
Welcome! Groupthink doesn't live here, critical thought does. This ad-free website is dedicated to Agnès Varda and to Luis Buñuel.…
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
Capsules Blog, Corporate Corruption, Courtroom Drama, Historical Drama, Political History, Politics, TWO STARS
Glib. Forgettable. Writer/director Aaron Sorkin gets out his arsenal of narrative formula templates to simplify an otherwise complex story of…
MOLLY’S GAME
Sorkin uses tightly composed scenes, packed with lean dialogue, to form volatile sequences that unite exposition with motivation and panache.…
THE LINCOLN LAWYER
Mystery writer Michael Connelly’s series of spin-off books provides the basis for this sturdy but rushed legal thriller. Matthew McConaughey…
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
Courtroom Drama, FOUR STARS, Political Satire, Political Thriller, Politics, Reviews Blog, Thiller, Women's Cinema
Clearly inspired by Judith Miller’s role in the Valerie Plame case, writer/director Rod Lurie (“The Contender”) takes dramatic liberties to…
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
Clearly inspired by Judith Miller’s role in the Valerie Plame case, writer/director Rod Lurie takes dramatic liberties to allow for…
FIND ME GUILTY
If watching a jury disregard mountains of damning evidence in favor of a charismatic gangster who calls himself a “gagster”…
COLE SMITHEY’S CLASSIC CINEMA
