They all need to do this.

Rating: 10/10 (5 February 2006)

If the Oscars lean too much towards favoring actors who direct, then "Good Night, and Good Luck." justifies that. David Strathairn plays CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow, who in 1954 challenged Joe McCarthy on live TV. And believe you me, he does a perfect job.
George Clooney directs and also stars as executive Fred Friendly. To give the movie an extra-realistic sense, he filmed it in black-and-white, thereby eliciting the feeling of 1950s TV. At the end of the movie, Murrow reminds everyone of the danger of letting TV turn into an escapist medium...something that it has truly become today.
They could not have done a better job making this movie. Everything about it is perfect. Also starring are Jeff Daniels, Frank Langella, Patricia Clarkson, and Ray Wise. "Good Night, and Good Luck." is a masterpiece in the real sense of the word. I would say that David Strathairn deserves Best Actor for it. George Clooney has certainly been making a name for himself this year, with this one and "Syriana". And to think that less than ten years ago he starred in "Batman and Robin".