Review of Spotlight (2015) by Gordon H — 05 Mar 2017

Intense and Brilliant Thriller!

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.

I loved this movie! As someone who studied journalism in college and worked at a newspaper in my early 20s, I was fascinated by this story regarding the Boston Globe's in-depth investigation of the Catholic Church. In my opinion, it is one of the greatest newspaper pieces ever made. In fact, as Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post wrote, "It's not a stretch to suggest that 'Spotlight' is the finest newspaper movie of its era, joining 'Citizen Kane' and 'All The President's Men' in the pantheon of classics of the genre." I couldn't agree more! Two thumbs up!