The Trial of Chicago 7
On: Netflix
Director: Aaron Sorkin
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen
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Aaron Sorkin, like Shakespeare, is essentially a playwright. And he would've exclusively been one, I'm pretty sure, if film wasn't invented at all. All he ever needs to create terrific conflict/drama and build on mood, are kickass lines, killer situations, plus characters, of course. That's all. No bells and whistles. His material could work just as well on stage, if not as an audio series. You do wanna hear it though.

Which is among the reasons why he's managed to pull off a casting storm here, that looks nothing short of Marvel Cinematic Universe of current heavy-duty actors—brilliantly playing off each other. Just glance through the credits— Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Michael Keaton, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mark Rylance…