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I'll tell you why. Because this movie committed the cardinal sin that the media doesn't like --it actually criticized the press (and made them the lazy indolent villans they usually are). You can see it very obviously in the character who shows up towards the middle of the movie who's obviously based upon Nancy Grace. Oh how "Nancy" changed her tune when the truth sort of came out and she had to find a new boogyman. Plus this is by far Ben Affleck's best work.

This fascinating series was gripping, excellent. well written and overall enthralling and then about 3/4 into the third episode we started to hear the same old same old from tired old feminists who have to talk about how the anxiety police forces didn't catch the Yorkshire Ripper because they were sexist and because they assumed all the women were prostitutes although the series clearly states the opposite. These rotten stinking sexist men apparently weren't the ones who voted in the first woman Prime Minister.

This is the type of movie where the director/ writer, in this case Aaron Sorkin, thinks one of his stars Sacha Baron Cohen as Abby Hoffman is going to win awards and therefore unintentionally goes out and ruins his performance by giving him close-ups constantly and a million speeches to deliver-all with an annoying actorish Boston accent. Then he puts him on the witness stand and has him deliver even more annoying platitudes.

I can't think of another movie in which so many actors of good repute give such horrible hammy performances. Eddie Redmayne has Tom Hayden's pizza face. That's about the extent of his performance. Worst of all is Mark Rylance (a rather short man) playing the rather tall and charismatic William Kunstler. But the way that Rylance plays him, he couldn't convince you that Jesus was innocent.

Surprisingly the best performance in the movie and the only one that has any professional force is Frank Langella's nasty Judge Hoffman. Considering how over the top the direction is that's no small accomplishment.

if you ever want to learn anything about the '60s you'd be much better off watching a fictional movie like Coming Home. What that movie was able to do and what this movie cannot is convey a sense of the free-floating anxiety that pervaded that era. What you get with the Trial of the Chicago 7 is a preachy, arrogant, pompous, speechy mess.

Saw this great episode of the Alfred Hitchcock Hour before he wrote Sweeney Todd? If not, the similarities are something else.

I first saw this when I was 12 years old. I swear to you I could not sleep that night because I was so terrified. The images in this production haunted me for years. It was written by James Bridges who later went on to direct The Paper Chase and The China Syndrome. I believe he spoke about the creation of suspense while he was making The China Syndrome; for example, when Jack lemmon put down the coffee cup and then it started to vibrate indicating that something was wrong with the nuclear plant. But that wasn't the red herring like the unlocked window was in this story. Icy and terrifying.

One of the few people that isn't afraid to stand up to the mob that is currently rampaging through our streets and Tucker will give it to both Democrats and Republicans he's not afraid to. he has the facts he has the figures he has the data on his side and he expresses it brilliantly in a very cogent way.

Every episode (like in the conclusion of Ashes to Ashes) with his high pitched screaming, obnoxious voice? Did he think the audience was all deaf. Perfectly fine shows are ruined by his histrionics. It was disgusting.

A force to be reckoned with. Her aging, spoiled harridan of a wife just about knocks you out of your stupor from watching Donald P's lowkey ( very low-key) acting. This is acting of the highest quality.

If people consider the magnificent The Irishman to be "boring"then what about this opus?? I was happy to see Wallace Shawn again, but the rest of this put me to sleep. Blatant ripoff of much better movies--and sorry but Dern's, horse-faced Driver, and pug nosed Johannson's screen chemistry are all woefully lacking.

From the three leads to the smallest bit part, this movie contains the best acting since perhaps Godfather II from 45 years ago. PS: this picture is NOT the least bit boring (Marriage Story is). The camera is never in the wrong position and the images and scenes are never ponderous.

Clint Eastwood's sin as a director is not that he implies in "Richard Jewell" that the Atlanta Journal Constitution only got a tip b/c the Olivia Wilde character conned it out of the FBI agent (in exchange for sex)--- no, Eastwood's mortal sin is that he points out the liars among the sacred cows of the media. That is the one thing the press will never forgive you for ( ie criticizing THEM). Actually the movie does no such thing--it strongly implies that Wilde's journalist is ALREADY screwing around with John Hamm's FBI man. The movie itself is so well acted and realized and shot by the director that you feel that the 89 year Eastwood can do anything. He directs with supreme confidence. I still think that Taron Egerton gave the performance of the year as Elton John but Paul Hauser and Sam Rockwell are right up there too. The film is basic, sparse, direct, and wonderfully streamlined without a lot of preaching and BS. Can't wait to see it again!

The real Fred Rogers could put you to sleep faster than Tylenol PM. And now this movie is even worse.

I can't understand for the life of me why people do not like this movie. Some people do not and it's never occurred to me as to why. This is an absolutely beautiful movie; it's beautifully done, beautifully acted, beautifully written and the script by Gore Vidal is absolutely fantastic. The characters are set in motion very early when Borgnine brings the cab back to the cab station and then goes home the first thing he does is shut the light off that's in the hallway. This establishes his character in one simple beautiful gesture as a skinflint and as a penny pincher. This is Betty Davis's finest performance and I know yes yes there she did a million other good ones but this is her best one and it's not just the fact that she put powder on her arms to make yourself look heavier and dowdy The actors' line readings are just so supeb--Barry Fitzgerald is an absolute joy as the uncle in this is by far Debbie Reynolds' best performance. The Catered Affair is just a beautiful beautiful story and I loved every minute of it. oh and look out for the scene where Davis takes the fish out of the oven not only does she make the sign of the cross she also straightens out her hair as if that had anything to do with the quality of the meal it's a priceless moment

There's a moment during the first half hr of Rocketman when Reggie is sitting at the piano in his robe. He looks at Taupin's lyrics and composes "Your Song".. His grandmother (who seems to be the only person who loved this lonely child) comes into the living room, sits down and then does something so beautiful it made me cry. She puts her hand to her chin and gazes in awe at what her grandson has produced. By this one gesture the director shows us what a genius Elton John was in his heyday. It's an overwhelming moment. I think even Taron himself may not realize just how great he is in this movie. It's a cliché to say in a biopic that "he becomes" the character he portrays. But Taron Egerton overcomes the cliché. He is breathtaking in this.

Saw it this afternoon in a packed theatre. Absolutely dazzling technical achievement from Rob Marshall. Two of the most beautiful songs I ever heard are here: the lullaby, "The Place Where Lost Things Go" and the wonderful, rousing showstopper "Trip a Little Light Fantastic". The amazing thing is that the songwriters this time around actually compose music and lyrics "similar" to the 1964 version, BUT do not steal from it. Same style but then again different. I loved the music and in addition what else can be said about Miss Blunt---prediction OSCAR WINNER for Best Actress!!

I laughed out loud several times--and so did the other people in the theatre. I haven't enjoyed a movie so much since I Tonya. The ladies were all in fine form--especially Candace and Jane. It was also wonderful to see Don Johnson back again. GO SEE BOOK CLUB!!