In this, the first of my Oscar prep screenings, I can't imagine seeing something better. It is a really tough subject to handle, but Todd McCarthy really nails it.
The film tells the story of Spotlight, the investigative division of the Boston Globe, discovering and uncovering the horrors of the Sexual Abuse scandal in the Catholic Church in Boston. The film brilliantly does not shy away from telling this story, driving a hard, riveting tale. It focuses not on the victims and how they deal(t), though it dos not graze over this, but rather zooms in on how it affected the reporters, each as individuals, and the lawyers and judges involved as well. It broadens the scope, while keeping the story neat and compact.
Michael Keaton shows again that he is a force to be reckoned with, and Liev Schreiber brings it, but the real stand outs are Rachel McAdams and Mark Ruffalo. I would not be surprised if the two of them took home best supporting actor/actress, in addition to the film's inevitable screenplay Oscar.
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