Pakula's Paranoia (2020)

Fishko Files | May 21, 2020

New York-born master filmmaker Alan Pakula produced To Kill a Mockingbird and directed Sophie's Choice, but, as WNYC's Sara Fishko and guests tell us, he's also known for a trio of dark and urgent thrillers which are not getting old - they're getting new. (Produced in 2018)

Amy Taubin is a film critic and contributing editor for Film Comment and Sight & Sound.

Matt Zoller-Seitz is the Editor-at-Large for RogerEbert.com and a TV critic for New York Magazine.

Alan Pakula's Selected Filmography

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