MOVIE REVIEW: We learn more about the shocking Harvey Weinstein scandal with 'She Said'

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The shocking sexual abuse revelations about former Hollywood heavyweight Harvey Weinstein is one of the biggest scandals to ever hit the film industry.Here, director Maria Schrader and screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz reveal how New York Times reporters Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) and Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) broke one of the most important stories in a generation - helping to shatter decades of silence and initiate the #MeToo movement.

Based on Kantor and Twohey’s book of the same name, She Said is gripping, old-school filmmaking that lets its cast and script tell the stunning story in unflashy fashion.

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To some that might not sound like very exciting viewing, but trust me, it is. As more remarkable disclosures are unveiled every conversation bristles with tension, sadness and a determination to let the truth be heard as both reporters try to get victims to go on the record and Weinstein and his people to respond to the allegations.All of this plays out while time-sensitive deadlines plague the lead pair’s efforts, with lawyers circling in and rival