In 2010’s “The Conspirator,” Robert Redford’s courtroom drama about President Lincoln’s assassination, it’s clear that Redford, in director-storyteller mode (as opposed to movie star mode) fearlessly burrows into moral and ethical dilemmas in order to excavate The Truth, and make sure it survives. He did that to hilarious effect in “The Milagro Beanfield War,” and does it here in high dramatic fashion.
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Conspirator’: An Excellent Example of Examining Conspiracy Theories
In The Conspirator, Robert Redford’s courtroom drama about President Lincoln’s assassination, it became clear to me that as a storyteller Redford fearlessly burrows into moral and ethical dilemmas in order to excavate The Truth, and make sure it survives.
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By Mark Jackson
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