Bridge of Spies: Standing man

"Shouldn't we, by giving him the full benefit of the rights that define our system of government, show this man who we are? Is that not the greatest weapon we have in this Cold War?"

After last week’s entry, which found me grappling with a French-Japanese film from 1959, could there be more solid ground to return to than a film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks? I’ll be honest. Reviewing Hiroshima mon amour pushed me – in a good but unsettling way. While I found the movie to be deeply affecting, it also reminded me…