La La Land (2016) Movie Reviews

La La Land (2016)

While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.

Lion (2016) Movie Reviews

Lion (2016)

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

Fences (2016) Movie Reviews

Fences (2016)

A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.

Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened… (2016) Movie Reviews

Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened… (2016)

This film from acclaimed theater director Lonny Price charts the journey of the original cast of Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along” in the 30-plus years since the musical debuted on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre in 1981.

Assassin’s Creed (2016) Movie Reviews

Assassin’s Creed (2016)

Callum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar de Nerha and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, before taking on the secret Templar society.

Passengers (2016) Movie Reviews

Passengers (2016)

A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.

Sing (2016) Movie Reviews

Sing (2016)

In a city of humanoid animals, a hustling theater impresario’s attempt to save his theater with a singing competition becomes grander than he anticipates even as its finalists’ find that their lives will never be the same.

Collateral Beauty (2016) Movie Reviews

Collateral Beauty (2016)

Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.

Rogue One (2016) Movie Reviews

Rogue One (2016)

The daughter of an Imperial scientist joins the Rebel Alliance in a risky move to steal the plans for the Death Star.

The Eyes of My Mother (2016) Movie Reviews

The Eyes of My Mother (2016)

A young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life.

Ali and Nino (2016) Movie Reviews

Ali and Nino (2016)

Love story of a Muslim Azerbaijani boy and Christian Georgian girl in Baku from 1918 to 1920.

Frank and Lola (2016) Movie Reviews

Frank and Lola (2016)

A psychosexual noir love story, set in Las Vegas and Paris, about love, obsession, sex, betrayal, revenge and, ultimately, the search for redemption.

Manchester by the Sea (2016) Movie Reviews

Manchester by the Sea (2016)

A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy’s father dies.

Miss Sloane (2016) Movie Reviews

Miss Sloane (2016)

In the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane is the most sought after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. But when taking on the most powerful opponent of her career, she finds winning may come at too high a price.

Nocturnal Animals (2016) Movie Reviews

Nocturnal Animals (2016)

A wealthy art gallery owner receives a draft of her ex-husband’s new novel, and once she starts reading it she just cannot put it down.

Office Christmas Party (2016) Movie Reviews

Office Christmas Party (2016)

When his uptight CEO sister threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day, but the party gets way out of hand…

The Love Witch (2016) Movie Reviews

The Love Witch (2016)

A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her.

Christine (2016) Movie Reviews

Christine (2016)

The story of Christine Chubbuck, a 1970s TV reporter struggling with depression and professional frustrations as she tries to advance her career.