Spotlight

Michael Keaton stars in this old style drama of the Spotlight investigative reporting team at the Boston Globe.  It portrays their scoop of the Catholic Priest abuse unfolding in 2001-2002 in Boston.  With Boston being 53% Catholic the Church leans large.  As one line say "The Church thinks in centuries - are you prepared to do the same?"

Director of Photography does a great job interspersing the shots of the characters with a church looming in the back.  And Robbie (Keaton) has a nice subplot with his high school - as he notes, he's born and raised Boston.  Good casting of Mark Ruffalo as the hotheaded reporter, Rachel McAdams as the more thoughtful one, and Stanley Tucci as the harried plaintiff's lawyer (e.g. A Civil Action).

Of course it reminded me of one of my top 10 All the President's Men - a mystery, a good v. evil struggle.  Well done

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