MICHAEL SUGAR

THE REPORT (2019)
Starring Adam Driver, Corey Stoll, Evander Duck Jr, Jon Hamm, Linda Powell, Annette Bening, Sandra Landers, John Rothman, Victor Slezak and Guy Boyd. Directed by Scott Z. Burns.

Idealistic staffer Daniel J. Jones is tasked by his boss Senator Dianne Feinstein to lead an investigation of the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program, which was created in the aftermath of 9/11. Jones’ relentless pursuit of the truth leads to explosive findings that uncover the lengths to which the nation’s top intelligence agency went to destroy evidence, subvert the law, and hide a brutal secret from the American public.

REVIEWS The Report - Truth and idealism versus the administrative state

SPOTLIGHT (2016)
Starring Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Michael Keaton, John Slattery, Brian D'Arcy, Liev Schrieber, Liev Schreiber, Stanley Tucci, Brian D'Arcy James and Gene Amoroso. Directed by Thomas McCarthy and Tom McCarthy.

In this gripping true story, a team of Boston Globe reporters launch a fearless investigation into sex abuse allegations against the Catholic Church, uncovering a scandal that threatens to bring down the city's most powerful figures. The reporters - all Bostonians through and through - know that the Church is part of the very fabric of the city. But allured by the promise of such a significant story, the team dedicate themselves to the investigation. What they eventually uncover is of a scope and depth no one could have imagined.

REVIEWS Spotlight - Shining a light on the sins of the past