This movie is important and transcends the screen into true journalism and continues this needed conversation

Rating: 10/10 (22 February 2016)

"I know there's things that you can't tell me, but I also think there's a story here. An important story." In 2001 the Boston Globe newspaper was in transition. A new editor was brought in and budget cuts were coming. The team of the Spotlight section has just been given a new story to work on. The story deals with allegations of child abuse within the Catholic Church. What started off as a story with a few victims with one priest began to grow the more they dig. By the time they ran the story the victims and the number of priests grew to disgusting numbers, but it didn't stop there. This is a movie that makes you sick while you watch. This is another movie were everyone knows the outcome but that does nothing to make you furious with anger and want to scream at the TV. I don't want this to become too political or controversial so I won't go any further but I will say this is a movie you MUST WATCH. This movie is important and transcends the screen into true journalism and continues this needed conversation. I have seen 6 of the 8 Best Picture nominees for this year so far. This one jumped to the front of the line for me. Overall, a true must see movie and I'm not ashamed to admit that I cried at the end. This film will make you feel anger, disgust, gratitude and hope. Making you feel any one of them is the sign of a good movie, one that makes you feel all of them is the sign of a great movie that will be remembered. Watch this movie today. I easily give this an A+.