Before the media landscape got overrun by trends and algorithms, Hollywood still made grown-up thrillers for people who cared about storytelling. One such film sits right at the crossroads of two eras of journalism—the truth-driven old guard and the fast, digital new age: Kevin Macdonald ’s 2009 political thriller State of Play . An adaptation of the 2003 BBC miniseries of the same title, the film fuses murder, corruption, and journalism into one combustible story.

Fifteen years later, it surprises just how the issues State of Play explores are so relevant in today’s world, where the truth has to shout to be heard. The film reminds us of the times when Hollywood used to make blockbusters based on the newsroom as a plot device. Reminiscent of classics like All the President’

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