LION * 1 / 2
Starring Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, Sunny Pawar, David Wenham and Nicole Kidman. Screenplay by Luke Davies. Directed by Garth Davis.
Monthly Archives: November 2016
ALLIED
ALLIED * * *
Starring Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Lizzy Caplan, Simon McBurney and Jared Harris. Screenplay by Steven Knight. Directed by Robert Zemeckis.
RULES DON’T APPLY
RULES DON’T APPLY * *
Starring Warren Beatty, Lily Collins, Alden Ehrenreich, Matthew Broderick and Annette Bening. Written for the screen and directed by Warren Beatty.
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
“A small story that contains multitudes, Manchester By The Sea is about love, loss and the pitilessness of New England winters. It’s about the things we forgive, and things we can’t forgive ourselves for. It’s also about forgetting where you parked the car on a freezing-cold day, and the logistical difficulties of getting laid when you’re in high school.” – WBUR’s The ARTery, 11/22/2016
ALWAYS EVERYTHING AT ONCE: KENNETH LONERGAN AT THE COOLIDGE
“The director doesn’t make the movie, the first assistant director makes the movie. The director says, ‘I’d like that to be blue’ and someone else does the work of making sure that it’s blue. And often they come to you and say, ‘It can’t be blue. How about red?’ And you say okay. Multiply that by about ten thousand and you’ve got how a movie gets made.” – Boston Reel, 11/19/2016
NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
NOCTURNAL ANIMALS * * 1 / 2
Starring Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Isla Fisher. Written for the screen and directed by Tom Ford.
ARRIVAL
ARRIVAL * 1 / 2
Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg and Tzi Ma. Screenplay by Eric Heisserer. Directed by Denis Villeneuve.
DOG EAT DOG
DOG EAT DOG * * * 1 / 2
Starring Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe, Christopher Matthew Cook, Louisa Krause and Paul Schrader. Screenplay by Matthew Wilder. Directed by Paul Schrader.
DOCTOR STRANGE
DOCTOR STRANGE * *
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mads Mikkelsen, Rachel McAdams and Tilda Swinton. Screenplay by Jon Spaihts, Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill. Directed by Scott Derrickson.
FROM JUSTIN TO IGGY: GIMME DANGER + THE TENNESSEE KIDS
“Nobody can match Demme’s knack for peering into the particulars of live performance, capturing the give and take of musicians in the moment. This year’s most unexpected joy, Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids has been directed with an incredibly generous and inclusive spirit, celebrating all who play their parts, not just the star.” – WBUR’s The ARTery, 11/04/2016
SPLICED PERSONALITY 