I'm a bit of a fan of Adam Driver, of course he starred in Paterson, which might be my favourite film of all time. He played a bus driver. Paterson is based on the epic poem Paterson by the "beat" poet William Carlos Williams. Anyway, back to the point.
The Report, or The Torture Report (the word Torture redacted) is the story of how the CIA instigated a series of tortures of prisoners - there is a review from The Guardian here - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/27/the-report-review-adam-driver-annette-bening-cia-torture
A serious topic, outstanding performances, and a well crafted movie that is always interesting and holds the attention. Free on Amazon Prime.
I've been gripped by a medical drama, unusually. Not my favourite genre, but Lifelines on Radio 4 (available on Sounds) is excellent. I was struck by the skill of the call centre staff in dealing with 999 calls. Something I'd never thought of before is that they often don't know the end of a harrowing story that they have been part of, that must be extraordinarily stressful. Recommended.
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