If you loved 12 and Holding, try Kill the Messenger
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Michael Cuesta, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to 12 and Holding, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Kill the Messenger is
San Jose. Late summer. Typewriter keys. A lone reporter connects a few dots between Nicaragua, crack cocaine, and the US government. Soon the phone is ringing, his family is threatened, and his reputation dissolves. Paranoia's grip tightens. Cuesta's work is a solid entry in the post-All the President's Men muckraker cycle.

