Jim Kelly-Evans
Senior Insider
We've seen three of the contenders for best picture of the year: "Mank," "Nomadland" and The "Trial Of The Chicago Seven."
Nomadland was OK, we didn't like Mank, but the Trial Of The Chicago Seven was terrific. For those who haven't seen it, The Trial is much more than a dry courtroom drama. Courtroom scenes are augmented by dramatic episodes showing the behind-the-scenes interaction of the main characters, and action on the streets of Chicago including what looks like some vintage scenes of the actual riots that took place in 1968. The cast is outstanding. In particular, Frank Langella as the biased and looney Judge Hoffman, Sir Mark Rylance as the defense lawyer William Kunstler, and Sasha Baron Cohen as Abbie Hoffman. While this film is not favored to win, it's definitely worth a watch. It's available to stream on Netflix.
From The New York Times, here are the films nominated for best picture this year:
11%Judas and the Black Messiahreview
4%Mankreview
7%Minarireview
29%Nomadlandreview
11%Promising Young Womanreview
7%Sound of Metalreview
15%The Fatherreview
12%The Trial of the Chicago 7review
Nomadland was OK, we didn't like Mank, but the Trial Of The Chicago Seven was terrific. For those who haven't seen it, The Trial is much more than a dry courtroom drama. Courtroom scenes are augmented by dramatic episodes showing the behind-the-scenes interaction of the main characters, and action on the streets of Chicago including what looks like some vintage scenes of the actual riots that took place in 1968. The cast is outstanding. In particular, Frank Langella as the biased and looney Judge Hoffman, Sir Mark Rylance as the defense lawyer William Kunstler, and Sasha Baron Cohen as Abbie Hoffman. While this film is not favored to win, it's definitely worth a watch. It's available to stream on Netflix.
From The New York Times, here are the films nominated for best picture this year:
11%Judas and the Black Messiahreview
4%Mankreview
7%Minarireview
29%Nomadlandreview
11%Promising Young Womanreview
7%Sound of Metalreview
15%The Fatherreview
12%The Trial of the Chicago 7review