The Incomparable Mr. Buckley follows the personal and political journey of conservativewriter, strategist, candidate and provocateur William F. Buckley, Jr. See how one of thearchitects of the modern conservative movement rose to prominence as a public intellectualand influenced generations of politicians — including Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater.As founder of the National Review and host of the public affairs program Firing Line for over 30years, Buckley created new spaces for civic discourse that were accessible to the public.Interviewees in the film include Buckley’s son Christopher Buckley; Richard Brookhiser,senior editor for National Review; Jeff Greenfield, journalist and Firing Line moderator; SamTanenhaus, former editor of The New York Times Book Review and William F. Buckleybiographer; Jay Nordlinger, senior editor of National Review and more.