The Trial of the Chicago 7 Is A Masterpiece

The Trial of the Chicago 7, the newest film from writer-director Aaron Sorkin, is one of the best pictures to grace the screen in 2020. Paramount knew they had an awards contender on their hands.  With theaters closed and a pandemic also raging, the best decision was to unload the film on Netflix.  Many months from now, this will prove to have been a key decision.  Listen, people are not going back to theaters in…

"The Trial of the Chicago 7 Is A Masterpiece"

Sundance 2020: The Assistant

The Assistant focuses on the day in the life of one entertainment mogul’s junior assistant but there is more here than meets the eye. Jane (Julia Garner) gets her dream job.  She wants to be a movie producer and honestly, there’s no better place to work.  Or so she thinks.  Jane might be doing everything you’d expect to see someone do in an office.  However, things start to grow unsettling early on in the film. …

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