Director Brett Morgen hasn’t made a fuzzy nostalgia trip for people
who went to the Democratic convention in 1968—he’s made a
rousing primer for people who might go to Denver (or perhaps
Minneapolis) this summer. The documentary part covers logistics, media
management, and fuck-the-man speeches by Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin,
Rennie Davis, et al. The animated part, a re-creation of the infamous
trial, resembles a video game. And the soundtrack (Rage Against
the Machine, Eminem, Black Sabbath) completes the message: Rockers,
rappers, and metal heads can protest, too. (See movie times for
details.)

Brend an Kiley has worked as a child actor in New Orleans, as a member of the junior press corps at the 1988 Republican National Convention, and, for one happy April, as a bootlegger’s assistant in Nicaragua....