Deborah Ross

One zinger after another – but it’ll leave you cold: Trial of the Chicago 7 reviewed

It feels like it's Aaron Sorkin being smart, rather than the characters

Sacha Baron Cohen as the clownish Abbie Hoffman and Jeremy Strong as stoner Jerry Rubin in The Trial of the Chicago 7. Niko Tavernise / Netflix © 2020 
issue 03 October 2020
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