JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

The assassination of President Kennedy is a subject that Oliver Stone has been struggling with for years. His 1991 film JFK received eight Oscar nominations (winning two for Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing), while the director was accused of amplifying conspiracy theories. After three decades, he produced a documentary, which is a kind of epilogue to the original film. Using the declassified documents, he returns to a few questions related to the JFK murder. Where did the bullet found during the autopsy come from? Why did the authorities prevent professional pathologists from being present at the autopsy? Most importantly: who really benefited from Kennedy's death? With the help of scientists and historians studying the Dallas tragedy, Stone multiplies the answers and makes new suggestions. Some will call it underwhelming, others will find confirmation of their own suspicions or favorite conspiracy theories. Perhaps Stone just wanted to get back at his critics after all these years? Regardless of his motivation, the director of Natural Born Killers still knows how to piece the conspiratorial puzzle pieces into an engaging and persuasive whole. Whether we believe him is, in fact, of secondary importance.