VIDEO REVIEW: Does 'Spotlight' deserve a spotlight at the 2016 Oscars?

– By Beau Behan, Film Critic

• Spotlight (2015)
• R, 128 min, Biography, Drama, History
• Expanding (USA) Nov. 27, 2015
• Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, Brian d’Arcy James, John Slattery
• Director: Tom McCarthy
• Writers: Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer

Directed by Tom McCarthy, “Spotlight” provides a smart dissection of The Boston Globe’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into the child molestation horrors of the Roman Catholic Church.

Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, and Brian d’Arcy James portray the Globe’s finest team of journalists combing for the startling revelation.

Watch the above movie review to learn about the brilliancy of “Spotlight” – worthy of an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.

Photo Credit: Kerry Hayes/Open Road Films

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