The Confirmation

The beauty of Confirmation, which premiered on HBO on April 16, is that it posits that this confused reception on the part of the American people was precisely what many who sat on the Senate judiciary committee and directed the hearings had in mind.

"Confirmation" soars when it shows how badly a group of middle-aged white male senators fumbled the race and gender issues raised by Hill's allegations.

Confirmation registers upon revisit as something far more interesting and evocative than a historical moment's dutiful retelling.

Nelson's movie wittily shows that there's more to being good than keeping to the letter of God's law.