RBG
First screened in May 2018
Directors: Julie Cohen and Betsy West. Documentary about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, a pathbreaking legal activist and, in her 80s, an unexpected folk hero.

Twitter Capsule: Not a distinguished or especially bold documentary, but I'll take a rousing, humanizing tribute and thank-you to a brave hero.

VOR:   The legacy of Ginsburg's feminism and wily crusading gets recovered gloriously from the superfices of meme culture—for a while.



Photo © 2018 CNN Films/Magnolia Pictures

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B–


Academy Award Nominations:
Best Documentary Feature
Best Original Song: "I'll Fight"

Other Awards:
National Board of Review: Best Documentary Feature

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