No. 99. (2019) The Report. November 2nd.

Film No 99 (2019) Nov. 2nd.  11:00 AM  LUNA PALACE Leederville. 

"They waterboarded him one hundred and eighty three times. Everything they got from him was either a lie or it was information they already knew" (Daniel Jones briefs senator Dianne Feinstein on information he had discovered while compiling The Torture Report on the senatror's behalf).

Adam Driver is such an accomplished actor. Much of his work has been seen in  minor productions such as Paterson and Lucky Logan, the exception is BlackkKlansmen (multiple best supporting nominations). I'm predicting a best actor Oscar nomination for his performance in this very important film, The Report. Driver plays Daniel Jones, the researcher employed by senator Dianne Feinstein (Annette Bening) to compile a report on the extent to which torture was carried out by the CIA in the immediate years post 9/11. 

Official Secrets impressed me for revealing the sheer courage shown by Katharine Gun. But because of the determined doggedness played out by Driver's Jones and the meticulousness of writer/director Scott Z Burns, The Report edges out O.S. as my pick. Oh, and Senator Dianne Feinstein (Benning is brilliant) is worth researching after the titles roll. She is the sort of democratic moderate the U.S. could use in these times  of vacuous rhetoric cascading from the White House.  10GUMS.