Josh Singer & Steve Golin discuss the film Spotlight. Tom McCarthy directs a stupendous ensemble cast, including Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, and Liev Schreiber, in this adaptation of the Boston Globe's 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation of child molestation and a systematic cover-up in the Catholic church. The film chronicles the eight months the Globe's investigative Spotlight team spent uncovering the citywide web of institutions knowingly involved in the Boston archdiocese's silencing of abuse victims and maintaining of the status quo over decades. The film is also a testament to both local and investigative journalism, which are being replaced with social networks and citizen media.

The conversation is part of MoMA Contenders, The Museum of Modern Art's renowned series of influential, innovative films from the past 12 months. Whether bound for awards glory or cult classic status, each of these films is a contender for lasting historical significance.