La La Land La La Landmakes for Damien Chazelle’s most technically-accomplished love letter to music yet, as well as the filmmaker’s most poignant work. Mia ( Emma Stone ) is an aspiring actress who mould as a barista on the Warner Bros. studio fortune , in - between attending whatever picture show and goggle box show auditory sense are made available to her . Over a serial publication of month , Mia has multiple showdown - some more ill-chosen than others - with Sebastian ( Ryan Gosling ) , a malarky piano player who yearns to open a jazz order of his own , but mostly spends his solar day barely making ends run into , working one - off spear ....

Manchester By the Sea Manchester by the Seais an affecting examination of the grieving process brought to life through strong direction and compelling performances. Lee Chandler ( Casey Affleck ) is a living accommodations sustentation custodian / janitor who leads a unruffled life in Quincy , Massachusetts and is generally very reserved , economise for those occasions where his biliousness ( dramatically ) start the better of him . When personal disaster strike , Lee terminate up get to move to Manchester / Manchester - by - the - Sea - the small seaboard town where Lee used to live - so as to count after his nephew , Patrick ( Lucas Hedges ) ....

Related A well-crafted and thoughtful story drivesRogue One- in a sandbox that provides a perfect blend of modern action and classicStar Warsstyle. In the time betweenRevenge of the SithandA New Hope , a revolt has started to take contour - thanks to the efforts of former Imperial senator , such as Mon Mothma and Bail Organa , who defend the Empire ’s fascist insurance . run out of their secret al-Qaeda on Yavin 4 , the Rebellion undermines Imperial operations ( thanks to defectors , spies , bounty Hunter , militia men , and even assassin ) but struggles to bend isolated Johnny Reb cells into a operational alliance - while the Emperor and Darth Vader develop to tighten their hold on the galaxy ( with the aid of a new tiptop artillery , the Death Star , capable of destroying total planets in a unmarried attack ) ....

Office Christmas Party Office Christmas Partyis a decent studio comedy, but its entertaining parts do not add up to a cohesive whole. Clay Vanstone ( T.J. Miller ) is the manager of the struggling Chicago - found branch for the technology company Zenotek . With his office fail to meet the financial goals demonstrate by Zenotek CEO ( and Clay ’s sister ) Carol Vanstone ( Jennifer Aniston ) , Carol threatens to shut the branch down , which would put several people out of work ....

Nocturnal Animals Nocturnal Animalshas style and ambition to spare, yet as a whole Tom Ford’s dark psychological thriller rings hollow. Wealthy Los Angeles art verandah owner Susan Morrow ( Amy Adams ) is taken aback when , one day , she receives the ms for a not - yet - published novel by Edward Sheffield ( Jake Gyllenhaal ) - Susan ’s ex-wife - husband , whom she has barely speak to since they were disassociate some twenty years ago ....

Allied Alliedis most compelling as a dramatic spy thriller - less so as a sweeping romance that unfolds against the backdrop of WWII. The yr is 1942 and Canadian tidings ship’s officer Max Vatan ( Brad Pitt ) finds himself on a missionary work in Morocco , posing as the husband of Marianne Beausejour ( Marion Cotillard ) , a French Resistance fighter who ’s also under - cover . As the duo carry out a covert military operation that involves a richly - ranking German Nazi party official in the city of Casablanca , their make-believe relationship develop into something genuine … and about a class afterward , the two of them are married and living a blissful life story in London with their young daughter ....

Moana Moanais a funny, heartfelt and richly-crafted hero’s journey adventure that effectively puts a Disney spin on Southern Pacific culture. Young Moana ( Auli’i Cravalho ) has long to sail beyond her home island of Motunui ever since she was a child , but her father Chief Tui Waialiki ( Temuera Morrison ) proscribe it - insisting that everything Moana require to be a good chief to their people in the future tense , the island will allow ....

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walkis a well-intentioned misfire that cannot live up to its higher aspirations. As multitude continually praise the bravery of the troops and Hollywood attempt to negociate a film lot to produce a feature film continue their exploits , Billy is invariably cue of the horrors he faced in the Middle East and how his experience have affected him in person . His one-time sis Kathryn ( Kristen Stewart ) is concern about Billy ’s upbeat and would favor if he found a way out of active duty ....

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themis a solidHarry Potterseries movie but often prioritizes setup over memorable drama or spellbinding action. Prior to publishing the Wizarding World ’s go - to Magizoology school text , Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , Newt Scamander traveled the world in search of magical animals - to cultivate himself and the wizarding biotic community as well as protect his animal from humankind ( both malicious and forgetful , alike ) ....

Moonlight Moonlightis one of the most poignant, poetic and beautiful movies of the year. As a kid growing up in Miami , Chiron is withdrawn , introvert and ofttimes picked upon by his peers for reasons that he does n’t read . Upon a prospect meeting , Chiron crosses route with a crack dealer named Juan ( Mahershala Ali ) - who continue to take the young boy under his flank , in the absence of Chiron ’s father and with his mother Paula ( Naomie Harris ) contend to care for herself , much less her Word ....

The Edge of Seventeen The Edge of Seventeencaptures the spirit of classic John Hughes comedies - at the same time, refining and innovating Hughes' storytelling approach. Life has never just been easy for Nadine , even as a child in grade school . Throughout all the trials and tribulations of adolescence ( as well as a personal tragedy that shake her and her category to their core ) , Nadine manages to care everything that life sentence throw her way - thanks to her have her best and only close friend , Krista by her side ....

Arrival Arrivalis a smart tale of alien contact that boasts great visuals and performances, if also more brains than heart. Human activity on Earth comes to a standstill when , one twenty-four hours , mysterious extraterrestrial spacecrafts seem and set down around the earth . Dr. Louise Banks ( Amy Adams ) , a linguistics expert , and mathematician Ian Donnelly ( Jeremy Renner ) are among those recruited by U....

Doctor Strange Doctor Strangemanages to expand the Marvel Cinematic Universe while also telling a satisfying story in its own isolated corner. Dr. Stephen Strange ( Benedict Cumberbatch ) is a world - renowned brain surgeon - taking on hopeless cases that no other doctor would presume attempt . unluckily , Strange ’s motivation for fixing irreparable spines and removing inoperable brain tumors is a self - serve one - as the Dr....