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She also puts an invigorating spin on the style of the mob documentary, of which there is no shortage and which usually amounts to a tossed salad of clips and talking heads.

There are no talking heads in Peck’s film, no experts spelling out the relevance of an author who died in 1950.

And yet because he is a Puerto Rican who sings in Spanish, conservative talking heads must project outrage and offer listeners nonsensical objections.

We sometimes speak to each other, to our friends, and sometimes hear our sentiments echoed or elaborated by reporters, commentators or talking heads on TV.

Unlike most celebrity portraits, “In Whose Name?” has no glossy packaging, no talking heads and, most unusually, no input from its subject.