The film reveals the shame, embarrassment and fear of sex abuse
victims as they weigh whether to risk it all by outing one of the
world’s most powerful institutions. Frustratingly, few moviegoers will realize that the story is actually
much bigger than what the film depicts in two key ways. The most
mind-blowing revelations, in fact, may still be enshrouded in darkness
As we head into 2016 and the official start of the awards season, “Spotlight,” which tells the true tale of a Pulitzer Prize–winning team of Boston Globe reporters that unravels the Catholic Church’s decades-long attempt to cover up the sexual misdeeds of its clergy, emerges as a clear favorite.
http://www.newsweek.com/shining-fresh-spotlight-new-yorks-church-child-abuse-410222
As we head into 2016 and the official start of the awards season, “Spotlight,” which tells the true tale of a Pulitzer Prize–winning team of Boston Globe reporters that unravels the Catholic Church’s decades-long attempt to cover up the sexual misdeeds of its clergy, emerges as a clear favorite.
http://www.newsweek.com/shining-fresh-spotlight-new-yorks-church-child-abuse-410222