THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Sacha Baron Cohen (The Dictator), Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman), Jeremy Strong (The Big Short), Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Looper), Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Luce), Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Michael Keaton (Spotlight), Alex Sharp (How to Talk to Girls at Parties), Noah Robbins (The Assistant), Daniel Flaherty (Hope Springs), John Carroll Lynch (The Founder), Rory Cochrane (Argo), J. C. MacKenzie (The Irishman), Ben Shenkman (Blue Valentine), Max Adler (Sully), Wayne Duvall (The Hunt), Caitlin FitzGerald (Adult Beginners), Jeremy Sumpter (Into the Storm), C. J. Wilson (Manchester by the Sea), Damian Young (The Greatest Showman), John Doman (You Were Never Really Here)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Aaron Sorkin (Molly’s Game), director, writer; Stuart M. Besser (Dr. Giggles), Matt Jackson (End of Watch), Marc Platt (La La Land) and Tyler Thompson (American Made), producers; Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs), composer; Phedon Papamichael (Le Mans ‘66), cinematographer; Alan Baumgarten (American Hustle), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the late 1960s, seven men – Abbie Hoffman (Cohen), Tom Hayden (Redmayne), Jerry Rubin (Strong), David Dellinger (Lynch), Rennie Davis (Sharp), John Froines (Flaherty) and Lee Weiner (Robbins) – are put on trial for numerous federal charges including conspiracy and inciting to riot, following the anti-Vietnam and countercultural protests duing the 1968 Democratic National Convention…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Aaron Sorkin directs his own long-in-development script about the fascinating real-life tale of seven men in the wake of violent protests, in a timely historical drama with one hell of an ensemble cast to its name.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2020 (EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX)

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

Is This Thing On? (dir. Bradley Cooper)

A middle-aged divorcee dips his toes into the stand-up comedy scene…

Return to Silent Hill (dir. Christophe Gans)

A young man is drawn to the mysterious town of Silent Hill…

The History of Sound (dir. Oliver Hermanus)

In the early 20th century, two young men develop a life-changing bond…

Mercy (dir. Timur Bekmambetov)

A cop has ninety minutes to prove his innocence to an AI judge…

H is for Hawk (dir. Philippa Lowthorpe)

A grieving academic finds solace in training a wild goshawk…

No Other Choice (dir. Park Chan-Wook)

A desperate unemployed man sets out to eliminate his competition for a new job…

The Rip (dir. Joe Carnahan)

A group of cops come across a tempting pile of cash during a raid…

The Voice of Hind Rajab (dir. Kaouther Ben Hania)

In January 2024, a group of Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call from Gaza…

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (dir. Nia DaCosta)

The continuing adventures of young Spike as he ventures through a zombie-infested Britain…

Rental Family (dir. Hikari)

A struggling actor is hired by an unusual firm in Japan…

Optimized by Optimole