Movies based on real events ranked
1001 movies you must see before you die (Ranked)
Oscar Winners (Ranked) (2016)
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(Best Original Screenplay) 

“They’re almost all victims Robbie” 

Icl I’m really looking forward to this years Oscar winners, This, Room, Bridge of Spies, The Danish Girl, The Amy Winehouse Doc and Son of Saul I’ve wanted to watch them all for so long.
But even the films I have seen like the Revenant, Hateful eight, The Big Short, Mad Max and Ex Machina I absolutely adore and can’t wait to watch again. 
This may end up being my top ranked year for films if they’re as good as I believe they’re going to be.

I absolutely adore Movies that are based on real events this film in particular I have wanted to watch for years but just never got round to it, then when I finally started watching movies more I knew I wanted to do this Oscar challenge so it’s been a long wait but I know it’s going to be very worth it. 

Holy shit the Bradlee family have been involved in the reporting of so many controversies, the pentagon papers, then the lead editor for the post when they released everything and his son is the editor in this. 
- add in the Kanye meme here. 

I really probably shouldn’t joke about this film at all. 
It’s easily one of the worst ever scandals and easily the worst crime to commit people who hurt kids are the worst of the worst.

And I believe that initial “testimony” from Phil Saviano really establishes that 30 minutes in. It sets the tone for the whole film perfectly, giving a face to the story that’s basically been whispers so far in this. 
To then cut to 2 more younger people speaking about their molestation who haven’t totally come to terms with it and their emotions fully take over. 
God this is such a powerful film. 

I said before in my review of Vice that I love Adam McKays directorial style of films that are based on real events but this one is one that I fear it was 100% best to stay away from. 
I thought Tom McCarthys direction in this was masterful, there’s deliberate “slow” pacing to really emphasise the enormous gravity of the subject matter without ever actually feeling slow because of the massively tense atmosphere that’s set out by him. The attention to detail is great aswell and he shows a clear understanding of the meticulous nature of this specific investigative process. 

I think it goes without saying in a film filled with actors like Rachel McAdams, Liev Schrieber, Stanley Tucci, Mark Ruffalo and of course Michael Keaton that the all the performances were exceptional; all bringing their own depth and authenticity, all affected by the stories in their own way and what makes this a great film is probably that camaraderie and determination that they all have. 

I was obviously aware of this story before watching but I believe that it took a very we’ll respectful approach to the very sensitive subject matter, more focusing on the victims and the community rather than making a hero out of a criminal like other films like to do (looking at you extremely wicked) 

Idk how this isn’t in the million watched club, I was of the impression that it was a lot more watched, so if you’ve not seen this I’d heavily recommend. 

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