Trial by Fire

Laura Dern galvanizes projects with her sense of authenticity and truth, and she does so here. She is the one who unleashes the film's sense of anger and helplessness.

...the sort of sturdy prestige-y project that would have been a contender in a different, simpler time.

Death Row thriller worth seeing for provocative issues — and one scorching cameo

...goes beyond showing an example of an unfair criminal justice system: It quietly and internally challenges viewers' own prejudice.