An insider's perspective of the red scare, following the private trials and public persecutions of Oscar-winning screenwriter (and proud communist) Dalton Trumbo. It's one-sided, as you might expect, but serves as an intriguing glimpse into the might of effective media manipulation and its powerful ability to turn the tide of popular perception.
Bryan Cranston plays the lead, and though he doesn't look all that much like the man behind the thick glasses and dense moustache, his intense, passionate self-defense and gravel-voiced delivery are impressive and convincing all the same. Louis CK, in an important supporting role, is less successful: he touches the necessary emotional points, but doesn't threaten to disappear into the part. He's just... Louis CK in a different set of clothes.
One part historical essay and one part chilling cautionary tale, its message is particularly pertinent now, amid the nonstop spin and opinionated delivery of the modern-day news cycle. In time, we all recognized the Hollywood blacklist for the thin, short-sighted witch hunt it really was, but not before countless lives had been sacrificed in the name of some mythical greater good. What will we look back upon with similar regret tomorrow?
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An insider's perspective of the red scare, following the private trials and public persecutions of Oscar-winning screenwriter (and proud communist) Dalton Trumbo. It's one-sided, as you might expect, but serves as an intriguing glimpse into the might of effective media manipulation and its powerful ability to turn the tide of popular perception.
Bryan Cranston plays the lead, and though he doesn't look all that much like the man behind the thick glasses and dense moustache, his intense, passionate self-defense and gravel-voiced delivery are impressive and convincing all the same. Louis CK, in an important supporting role, is less successful: he touches the necessary emotional points, but doesn't threaten to disappear into the part. He's just... Louis CK in a different set of clothes.
One part historical essay and one part chilling cautionary tale, its message is particularly pertinent now, amid the nonstop spin and opinionated delivery of the modern-day news cycle. In time, we all recognized the Hollywood blacklist for the thin, short-sighted witch hunt it really was, but not before countless lives had been sacrificed in the name of some mythical greater good. What will we look back upon with similar regret tomorrow?