“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
“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 * * 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 * 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 * * * 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 * *
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.
“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
HACKSAW RIDGE * * *
Starring Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Teresa Palmer, Luke Bracey and Hugo Weaving. Screenplay by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan. Directed by Mel Gibson.
MOONLIGHT * * *
Starring Trevante Rhodes, Andre Holland, Naomie Harris, Janelle Monae and Mahershala Ali. Written for the screen and directed by Barry Jenkins.
“Honestly, I’m so worn down by the negativity and tension of this election season that I jumped at the chance to poke a little fun at the whole thing. I realized that, clearly, these comments were going to grab the cultural zeitgeist and, since I had some open days around the election, I had the ability to throw something together very quickly.” – WBUR’s The ARTery, 11/02/2016
