Playing at the Gaslight
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & suspense, drama
Directed by: Tom McCarthy
Written by: Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
Runtime: 2 hr. 7 min.
Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 96%
Synopsis: The true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world’s oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper’s tenacious “Spotlight” team of reporters delves into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their yearlong investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston’s religious, legal and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world. Directed by Academy Award-nominee Tom McCarthy, “Spotlight” is a tense investigative dramatic-thriller, tracing the steps to one of the biggest cover-ups in modern times.
