"Manchester by the Sea" (2017) Drama Running Time: 137 minutes Directed by: Kenneth Lonergan Featuring: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Gretchen Mol, and Lucas Hedges Randi Chandler: “I said a lot of terrible things to you. My heart was broken, and I know yours is broken, too.” The third film written and directed by …
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"Silence" (2017) Historical Drama Running Time: 161 minutes Directed by: Martin Scorsese Featuring: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano and Ciarán Hinds Ferreira: “I do because you are just like me. You see Jesus in Gethsemane and believe your trial is the same as His. Those five in the pit are suffering too, …
“A Monster Calls" (2017) Drama/Fantasy Running Time: 108 minutes Directed by: J. A. Bayona Featuring: Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, Lewis MacDougall, and Liam Neeson The Monster: “I know everything about you, Connor O’Malley. The truth you dream, the truth that you hide.” A Monster Calls is a 2016 dark fantasy drama film directed …
“Patriots Day" (2017) Drama Running Time: 133 minutes Directed by: Peter Berg Featuring: Mark Wahlberg, J. K. Simmons, John Goodman, Kevin Bacon, and Michelle Monaghan Sgt. Tommy Saunders: “What I saw today, good versus evil, love versus hate. There’s only one weapon you have to fight back with, it’s love. You wrap your arms around …
“Christine" (2017) Drama Running Time: 119 minutes Directed by: Antonio Campos Featuring: Rebecca Hall, Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts Michael: “If it bleeds it leads.” I had never heard of Christine Chubbuck before I had learnt of this film, but one thing is for sure, I will never forget her name, her story and her …
"Hidden Figures" (2017) Drama Running Time: 127 minutes Directed by: Theodore Melfi Featuring: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Mahershala Ali, Jim Parsons Mary Jackson: “Every time we get a chance to get ahead they move the finish line. Every time.” Whilst some could argue this has been a good …
“Toni Erdmann" (2016) Comedy/Drama/Foreign Running Time: 162 minutes Written & Directed by: Maren Ade Featuring: Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn Germany and comedy may not be two words that are synonymous with each other but after “Toni Erdmann" (2016) this might change – for the better. The viewer should be prepared for the almost …
"Fences" (2016) Drama Running Time: 138 minutes Directed by: Denzel Washington Featuring: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson and Saniyya Sidney Bono: “Some people build fences to keep people out, and other people build fences to keep people in.” Denzel Washington as actor, producer and director brings August Wilson’s …
"Moana" (2016) Animation Running Time: 107 minutes Directed by: Ron Clements & John Musker Featuring: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger and Alan Tudyk Maui: “Do you know who Maui is? The greatest demigod that ever lived, who stopped the sun, who pulled up islands out of the sea, …
"American Honey" (2016) Drama Running Time: 163 minutes Directed by: Andrea Arnold Featuring: Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, Riley Keough Krystal: “Where's that accent from?” Star: “Texas.” Krystal: “So you're a southern girl. A real American honey like me. You know that song?” Star: “No.” This is not a film for everyone, but for those that …
"Moonlight" (2016) Drama Time: 119 minutes Directed by: Barry Jenkins Featuring: Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson, Janelle Monáe and Naomie Harris Juan: “I've been here a long time. Out of Cuba. A lot of black folks are Cuban. You wouldn't know from being here now. I was a wild little shortie, man. Just like …
"Passengers" (2017) Sci-Fi/Action/Thriller Running Time: 132 minutes Directed by: Morten Tyldum Featuring: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen Arthur: “You two look fine this evening.” Aurora: “We're on a date.” Arthur: “Very nice.” Aurora: [to Jim] “Took you long enough to ask.” Believe it or not there was a time when quality Sci-Fi films were …
"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" (2016) Sci-Fi/Action/Thriller Running Time: 132 minutes Directed by: Gareth Edwards Featuring: Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelson, Ben Mendelsohn, Forrest Whittaker, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen Mon Mothma: “On your own from the age of fifteen; reckless, aggressive, and undisciplined.” Jyn Erso: “This is a rebellion, isn't it? I rebel.” …
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"The Edge of Seventeen" (2017) Drama/Comedy Running Time: 104 minutes Written/Directed by: Kelly Fremon Craig Featuring: Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner Nadine: “There are two types of people in this world. The kind that naturally excel at life, and the people that wish those people would get blown up in an explosion”. There …
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"Loving" (2016) Drama Running Time: 123 minutes Director: Jeff Nichols Featuring: Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Nick Kroll, Michael Shannon and Marton Csokas Virginia Judge: “Richard Perry Loving being a white person, and Mildred Jeter being a colored person did unlawfully cohabitate as man and wife.” Isn’t life hard enough without having people and governments telling …
"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (2016) Fantasy Running Time: 133 minutes Director: David Yates Featuring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Jon Voight, Carmen Ejogo and Colin Farrell Percival Graves: “You're an interesting man, Mr. Scamander. Just like your suitcase, I think there's more to you than …
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“The Founder ” (2016) Drama/Biopic Running Time: 120 minutes Director: John Lee Hancock Featuring: Michael Keaton , Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Patrick Wilson, Ric Reitz, and Wilbur Fitzgerald Ray Kroc: “I know what you’re thinking, how the heck does a fifty-two year-old, over the hill, milkshake machine salesman build a fast food empire with sixteen …
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