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Capsule review: ‘Secrecy’
The subject of government secrets is obviously pressing these days, but “Secrecy,” while it certainly digs into Bush policies and Gitmo controversies, refuses to limit itself to current events. The doc digs through the recent history of law and protocol on the topic, giving particular attention to a case near the start of the Cold War that — despite its highly suspect invocation of a “state secrets” principle — has been the foundation for similar legal battles ever since. The filmmakers listen to those on both sides of the transparency/classification debate, allowing the latter to supply some compelling instances in which press reports on sensitive matters cost people their lives. But given the solid arguments made by both sides, viewers may find themselves wishing the interviewees had been set free from their individual talking-head boxes, brought together in a room and forced to engage in civil, no-time-limit debate.
12 p.m. Wednesday, 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Alamo South
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