Movie Review: MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

An uncle (Casey Affleck) is obliged to return home to care for his nephew (Lucas Hedges) after his brother dies. Unbeknownst to him, he is to be the guardian of this young boy and struggles with the decision. Throughout the movie he recounts past memories that caused him to leave Manchester and distance himself from his past.

Manchester By The Sea is a highly character driven piece, an almost classical drama of present-time. Whilst keeping itself at distance from a highly-stylized approach to the story, it presents the events in a perfectly orchestrated scene weave which makes this 140 minute drama pass in the blink of an eye, almost leaving you wanting more.

Oscars Week Series: PREDICTIONS

Hey everyone! Welcome to a very special extra OSCAR WEEK SERIES article. This will run down the predictions in all 24 categories of three of our wonderful writing team. Check out the predictions below and drop a comment with how yours compare!

Oscars Week Series: BEST PICTURE REVIEWS

Welcome to our special OSCAR WEEK SERIES of reviews. This series will go through the seven categories in which an award is given based on the entire film (rather than any one constituent element). This seventh review in the series will go through the BEST PICTURE nominees.

89th Academy Awards Nominations

Nominations for the 89th Annual Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning with lots of great films scoring nominations.  Moonlight managed to grab 8 nominations, while La La Land scored a whopping 14 nominations, both of which are up for Best Picture.

This year's Oscar ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will honor the best films of 2016 and will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 26, 2017. During the ceremony, The Academy will present awards in 24 categories (listed below). The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, will be hosted by television host Jimmy Kimmel and will air at 7 p.m. ET, so make sure to join us for this star-studded event, and check us out on Twitter where we will be live tweeting the whole night.

Double Take: MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

Welcome Readers to another DOUBLE TAKE review, where two Merc writers will offer their thoughts on the same film side by side to compare and contrast their perspectives. This time we have Jonathan Youngblood and Ryan McKenna reviewing the massively critically acclaimed film and Oscar hopeful, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA!

London Film Festival: MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

This week I have had the pleasure of attending the London Film Festival, and the 3rd film I had the joy of seeing was Kenneth Lonegran's excellent Manchester By The Sea. It follows a hardened handyman (Casey Affleck) who returns to his hometown after his brother (Kyle Chandler) dies, to care for his 16-year-old nephew (Lucas Hedges), but his arrival unearths a checkered history.