It’s striking to revisit this movie now, nearly sixty years later, considering how much turmoil still surrounds the US Presidency. The story follows Louisiana District Attorney Jim Garrison (played by Kevin Costner) and his intense determination to demonstrate that President John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas back in 1963 was a planned action by groups operating outside of official channels – involving governm…

On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was killed in Dallas, Texas. The President's Commission on the Assassination shared its findings with President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 24, 1964, marking the conclusion of the official Government inquiry. _JFK_ centers around New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) and his separate exploration into what happened, which leads to the trial of …