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1,008 reviews Hide spoilersReview RatingsShow all Sort byFeatured 9/10 Utterly depressing... This film left me feeling all sorts of emotions. It's definitely one of the most depressing films I've ever seen.Manchester by the Sea tells the story of a depressed man named Lee who has to ta...
Just before the film ended when Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) finally acknowledged the guilt that manifested inside him I hit the pause button. I went ...
Affleck has only been better once, as the longing admirer of Brad Pitt’s famous gunslinger inThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. His interminable numbness throughout Lonergan’s picture draws dimension from flashbacks to the mistakes of Lee’s past, the film’s enduring ...
Movie Review: Next to ‘La La Land’, ‘Manchester by the Sea’ is probably the odds-on favourite to win Best Picture of the Year, with its leading man Casey Affleck tipped to finally get that Best Actor recognition after no less impressive turns in ‘The Assassination of Jesse James by...
Kenneth Lonergan's new film Manchester By the Sea, which premiered here at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, is animated by a slow, muted ache that, by picture's end, proves wholly enveloping. A story about family and the long tendrils of grief, Manchester by the Sea is as solemn...
The film is an absolute critic’s darling, and much of that is driven by its exceptional performances. Affleck is a lock to bring home some gold. I’m just not awed enough by great acting to forget the rest of the journey. At best, it’s a fairly interesting story with some amazing...
(the briefest scenes cut off at just the right moment). Yet “Manchester by the Sea” (which premiered at Sundance and screens today at the New York Film Festival) is his most emotionally-moving film, in which characters struggle to overcome the sorrow and pain of the past but are ...
By Stephen Silver Dec 5, 2016 Movies Manchester by the Sea Named Best of 2016 by National Board of Review The National Board of Review has revealed their best of lists for 2016, naming Manchester by the Sea as the best film of the year. By Alex Welch Nov 29, 2016 Moonlight (20...
Manchester by the Sea, about a self-punishing, depressive loner (Casey Affleck) who slowly comes back to life after enduring a series of brutal losses, is the funniest movie about grief ever made. But that’s far from the only remarkable thing about it. This film by playwright turned filmm...