Oppenheimer, suspected of being a communist, finds himself at first jettisoned from the nuclear project - and then decades later, from American political life. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) might reach emotional heights during the Trinity test, but it is directly concerned with questions of politics throughout. Oppenheimer: Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic of J. It’s also a fascinating look into how the French legal system works, and how different it is from its American counterpart. The film, which is in almost equal parts English, French and German, is concerned with themes of family, justice, memory and the blending of fact and fiction. Daniel’s mother Sandra Voyter (Sandra Hüller) is immediately suspected and finds herself in the midst of a very public trial in France. Here is Nightly’s list of movies that said something interesting about our politics and values - and, of course, kept us entertained.Īnatomy of a Fall: A French courtroom drama directed by Justine Triet that might have the most beautiful setting captured on film this year - a cabin in the French Alps - descends quickly into darkness after Daniel (Milo Machado Graner), a young boy who’s visually impaired, finds his dad dead. This year, the movie industry has (often, certainly not all the time) provided us with just that - a solid slate of films that have been the highlights of the best movie year in a long time, many of which have had a lot to say about modern politics.

or Iowa that have kept us all voraciously reading and watching and discussing, sometimes the best way to excavate political truth is through fiction: art that makes us think a little more deeply or that gives us a new perspective on politics. NIGHTLY FLIX - If you’ve been a regular reader of POLITICO Nightly this year, you’d know that there’s been more than enough to keep politics junkies entertained: from a consequential speakership fight to fights over the soul of the Democratic party to criminal indictments of former President Donald Trump to TikTok’s Ron DeSantis obsession.īut beyond all of the headlines out of D.C. Director Christopher Nolan speaks on stage about his movie 'Oppenheimer' on Apin Las Vegas, Nevada.

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