Episode 143: 21 Bridges (2019)

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Directed by: Brian Kirk
Written by: Adam Mervis & Matthew Michael Carnahan
Score by: Henry Jackman & Alex Belcher 
Budget: $33 million
Gross: $50 million

Cast: 

• Chadwick Boseman as Andre Davis
• Christian Isaiah as young Andre Davis
• Sienna Miller as Frankie Burns
• J.K. Simmons as Captain McKenna
• Stephan James as Michael Trujillo
• Taylor Kitsch as Ray Jackson
• Keith David as Deputy Chief Spencer

Talking Points:

1. What are your overall non-spoiler thoughts on 21 Bridges?

Spoilers 

1. Is every cop movie now inherently making political statement? 
2. What is the movie saying about American law-enforcement? 
3. What were some of your favorite moments?
4. Final thoughts.

Next Episode: 

• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)