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As human beings, we’re all doomed to experience loss in our lives. What follows—grief—is what sets us apart as individuals, as we find our own unique ways to express this inevitable, intensely private emotion. Sometimes it comes quick and heavy, like a gushing waterfall, and other times it flows slowly, like a winding, seemingly endless river. With his new film, Manchester by the Sea, filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan chronicles the effects of loss and grief with simultaneous specificity and universality, anchored by a tremendous ensemble and a stunning lead turn by Casey Affleck. It is a deeply felt, honest, and profoundly human film that once again proves that Lonergan’s knack for capturing emotional honesty onscreen is unmatched.
A heavy dose of heart-wrenching scenes with a light sprinkling of humour, Manchester by the Sea will leave you frayed with emotions at the end.
While four films Oscar-nominated have vastly different stories to tell, they have an argument in common: using flashbacks to show that story is more than straight plot, more than that simply what occurs between a beginning and end.
Awards season is in full swing, the Oscars are fast approaching, and as always, there’s a slew of great films receiving many major awards wins and nominations. In a run-down of the biggest awards season movies, the team here at Enthuse has put together a series of capsule reviews for the nine films nominated in the Best Picture category for this year’s academy awards. There’s sure to be some contentious opinions here, so join us in the comments section to discuss the Academy’s nominees.
