The Trial of the Chicago 7
Aaron Sorkin’s directorial follow-up to Molly’s Game doesn’t disappoint.
Released in October, The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a courtroom drama that revolves around the riots that occurred during the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. The case revolves around whether protesters or police officers started the riots with plenty of racial tensions surrounding the case. Releasing this film in 2020 was a perfect year for this long-gestating film to hit Netflix.
The year’s best ensemble cast includes Eddie Redmayne, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Rylance, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Excellent), Frank Langella (Venomous fits like a glove) and Jeremy Strong. Combining this cast with Sorkin’s rhythmic dialogue is a match made in streaming heaven.
The year’s best cast and Sorkin’s writing is enough to makes The Trial of the Chicago 7 one of the best films of the year.
