52 Films by Women Vol 3. 31. RBG (Director: Betsy West, Julie Cohen)
One of my great regrets in life is that I’ll never watch myself played in a TV skit by Kate McKinnon. 85 year old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg – Her Honour – has that honour. Moreover she finds it hilarious. Betsy West and Julie Cohen’s documentary, RBG , could have had the title ’Ginsburg Laughs’. Who knows it might have added another million dollars to the gross. Generally Justice Ginsburg is not well known outside the United States, but then how many UK High Court Judges can Americans name? Judge Dredd doesn’t count. If you were to ask me who was the first woman to sit on the US Supreme Court, I might have said ‘Judge Judy’. I don’t know why Supreme Court Judges don’t have their own TV show. It might give some great roles for older actors, though a one hour continuous shot of a judge writing a dissenting opinion might test the audience’s patience. RBG , along with Morgan Neville’s documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbour has become a surprise speciality hit at...