Tag: Oscars

Melodramatic by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea is the second high profile film this awards season dealing with recovery from loss and heartbreak. Unlike Nocturnal Animals, this much hyped entry from Kenneth Lonergan doesn’t have a story or characters that really…

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Florence Foster Jenkins: A Pleasant Surprise

I went into Florence Foster Jenkins expecting to dislike it. I expected a bland, cliched, high brow film designed to bait yet another Oscar nomination for Meryl Streep, as if she’s entitled to one with every performance, as…

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The Lobster: On Free Will and Searching for Love

The Lobster is a dark comedy/drama set in a dystopian near future where single people are assigned to stay in The Hotel where there must find a mate of similar characteristics within 45 days. If they fail, they…

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