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CINEMA SUNDAY

Candi Thomas

The headlines are loud but the movies are timeless. Movies not only entertain us, they can help us understand and navigate the moment we're living in. They can make us laugh, cry, love and learn. This is why movies matter.

Source Material: Wikipedia, IMDb & freemusicarchive.com

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S3 · E8
May 31 · 43 min
S3 Episode 8: Frost/Nixon
In 1977, former President Richard Nixon decides to break his silence. He agrees to an all-inclusive interview meant to confront lingering questions about his time in office, specifically the Watergate scandal that ended his Presidency. Sitting across from him is David Frost, a breezy British television host, who many mistakenly believe is not up to the challenge.
S3 · E7
May 24 · 37 min
S3 Episode 7: Scoop
In 2019, a producer from BBC's Newsnight works to secure Prince Andrew's infamous interview, in which he discussed his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
S3 · E6
May 17 · 33 min
S3 Episode 6: The Post
In 1971, the publisher of The Washington Post and her hard-hitting editor revealed a cover-up that spanned four U.S Presidencies. What followed was an unprecedented battle between journalists and their government.
S3 · E5
May 10 · 33 min
S3 Episode 5: Live from Baghdad
A CNN news crew arrives in Baghdad after the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, and ends up delivering the story of a lifetime.
S3 · E4
May 3 · 33 min
S3 Episode 4: All the President's Men
During the 1972 Presidential election, Washington Post reporters expose the Watergate scandal; shining a light on the corruption and covert operations inside the Nixon administration.
S3 · E3
April 26 · 34 min
S3 Episode 3: Spotlight
Investigative reporters from the Boston Globe uncover a massive scandal of child molestation and cover up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to it's core.
S3 · E2
April 19 · 31 min
S3 Episode 2: Good Night and Good Luck
Veteran journalist Edward R Murrow decides it's time to publicly confront Senator Joseph McCarthy; a man who led a campaign of political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals in America during the early 1950s.
S3 · E1
April 12 · 34 min
S3 Episode 1: She Said
New York Times investigative reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey work tirelessly to publish one of the most important stories of the decade. It will uncover systemic sexual assault in Hollywood and help bring one of it's most powerful men to justice.
S2 · E12
Nov 2, 2025 · 39 min
S2 Episode 12: On the Basis of Sex
Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg & her husband Marty team up with the ACLU to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S Court of Appeals. The case could be the catalyst to overturning a century of gender discrimination.
S2 · E11
Oct 26, 2025 · 38 min
S2 Episode 11: A Few Good Men
Two U.S Marines are being court-martialed for the murder of a fellow Marine. They claim they were just following orders, but the fact that the order was unlawful will complicate their defense strategy.
S2 · E10
Oct 19, 2025 · 36 min
S2 Episode 10: Judgment at Nuremberg
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity.
S2 · E9
Oct 12, 2025 · 34 min
S2 Episode 9: Dark Waters
The true store of attorney Rob Bilott and his decades-long battle to expose the chemical company DuPont, which knowingly contaminated a community's drinking water with toxic chemicals.
S2 · E8
Oct 5, 2025 · 37 min
S2 Episode 8: 12 Angry Men
A jury is deliberating the guilt or innocence of an 18 year old boy accused of murdering his father. What seems like an open and shut case gets flipped upside down when Juror #8 expresses reasonable doubt.
S2 · E7
Sep 28, 2025 · 32 min
S2 Episode 7: The People vs Larry Flynt
The story of Larry Flynt, the founder of Hustler magazine, and the legal battles he was forced to fight to preserve the right to freedom of speech.
S2 · E6
Sep 21, 2025 · 33 min
S2 Episode 6: The Rainmaker
Rookie lawyer Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company after they deny coverage for a young man's life saving bone marrow transplant. In doing so, he uncovers a pattern of systemic denials, mostly targeting their poorest clients.
S2 · E5
Sep 14, 2025 · 26 min
S2 Episode 5: My Cousin Vinny (REPLAY)
A replay from Season 1 of Cinema Sunday. An inexperienced lawyer from New York defends his cousin who is wrongfully accused murder in Alabama.
S2 · E4
Sep 7, 2025 · 28 min
S2 Episode 4: Loving
In 1959, Richard and Mildred Loving are convicted for violating Virginia's Racial Integrity Act of 1924. This begins a legal battle that would end at the U.S. Supreme Court as the couple fights to legitimize their marriage.
S2 · E3
Aug 31, 2025 · 30 min
S2 Episode 3: Inherit the Wind
A high school science teacher is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution instead of the Biblical teachings as required by state law. The trial becomes a much needed public debate between conformity and free thought.
S2 · E2
Aug 24, 2025 · 34 min
S2 Episode 2: Philadelphia
Andrew Beckett is in for the fight of his life when he sues his employer for wrongful termination. He claims he was fired when it was discovered he has AIDS, but the ensuing trial also examines the widespread fear and loathing the general public has of the gay community.
S2 · E1
Aug 16, 2025 · 32 min
S2 Episode 1: The Trial of the Chicago 7
In 1969, seven anti-Vietnam war protesters were charged with conspiracy and inciting riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The resulting trial was an examination of the 1st Amendment right to protest and what happens when the police and US military are used against American citizens.

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