The Trial of the Chicago Seven (2020). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trial_..._Chicago_7
I mostly enjoyed this legal procedural about the aftermath of the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. The storytelling begins with each of the principals departing for the protests. Each has a different motive - to end the war, to protest the draft, to protest Nixon, to give a speech, to advance Democratic ideals, to stir things up politically. I credit Sacha Cohen for attempting a Worcester, MA accent, but he comes off more Rhode Islandish at times (I grew up in the same neighborhood as Abbie Hoffman, albeit in the 1980s, and the accent is distinct) but that's a local's beef.
Frank Langella's performance as Judge Hoffman is over the top, but by all accounts the real Hoffman was pretty much a lunatic. Michael Keaton shines, and the stars of the show are Joseph Gordon Leavett and Mark Rylance, who play opposing counsel. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II give a memorable performance as well.
I'm a fan of a well executed procedural and this one delivers. Worth a watch.
I mostly enjoyed this legal procedural about the aftermath of the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. The storytelling begins with each of the principals departing for the protests. Each has a different motive - to end the war, to protest the draft, to protest Nixon, to give a speech, to advance Democratic ideals, to stir things up politically. I credit Sacha Cohen for attempting a Worcester, MA accent, but he comes off more Rhode Islandish at times (I grew up in the same neighborhood as Abbie Hoffman, albeit in the 1980s, and the accent is distinct) but that's a local's beef.
Frank Langella's performance as Judge Hoffman is over the top, but by all accounts the real Hoffman was pretty much a lunatic. Michael Keaton shines, and the stars of the show are Joseph Gordon Leavett and Mark Rylance, who play opposing counsel. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II give a memorable performance as well.
I'm a fan of a well executed procedural and this one delivers. Worth a watch.
