'Trial of Chicago 7' review: Aaron Sorkin takes Mayor Daley's 1968 nightmare to court
Brilliantly cast, full of juicy verbal confrontations and only slightly undermined by its director, "The Trial of the Chicago 7" hits the righteous indignation spot. The writer is Aaron Sorkin. The director is also Aaron Sorkin.
It'll certainly hit home for Chicagoans who remember 1968 and 1969, as well as Chicagoans who know full well what has boiled these few months of 2020, and why.
In late August 1968, the Democratic National Convention began and soon became a secondary narrative. Lincoln Park and, across the street from the Conrad Hilton Hotel convention headquarters, Grant Park drew tens of thousands of demonstrators. The police had their orders. The whole world watched. Hundreds arrested. Hundreds clubbed and injured on all sides, although much later a
