Exposure of Catholic Archdiocese misdeeds.

Rating: 7/10 (20 May 2016)

This revealing drama is directed by Tom McCarthy, who also co-wrote with Josh Singer. Winning the Best Picture Oscar brings about much debate. The two hours plus film at times lumbers, but is saved with talented acting. A team of crack Boston Globe reporters spend the best part of a year to reveal a string of cover-ups that goes back decades that exposes the Catholic Archdiocese history keeping to be very relaxed and void of child molestation reports and dozens upon dozens of hidden or overlooked complaints of clergy-initiated abuses. Many whistles may have blown, but went ignored being heard.
A tremendously talented cast made SPOTLIGHT award worthy: Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, Elana Wohl, Paul Guilfoyle, Stanley Tucci, Jamey Sheridan and Billy Crudup.