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Who’s in it: David Strathairn (above), George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson
What it’s about: TV journalist Edward R. Murrow (Strathairn) takes on Sen. Joseph McCarthy over the senator’s 1950s campaign to unearth Commies in the U.S. government. McCarthy is seen only through newsreel footage, thus letting him hang himself–again.
Worth watching? (star)(star)(star)
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“It’s an intelligent, modest film. And the more you think about it, the more its complexities reveal themselves.”