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"BEST PICTURE Best Supporting Actor - Mahershala Ali Best Adapted Screenplay."
"Predictions Best Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali Best Adapted Screenplay"
"directed by Barry Jenkins USA 2016 Drama, Coming-of-Age "
"When: February 12th First-Time Viewing: Yes. How: Online. What'd I Think?: An intriguing, well acted, and well filmed human drama. My Rating: 9/10 Other Notes: NA."
"A sensible story about a good hearted boy being constantly punched down by his life. Barry Jenkins direction is great, and it has many visually beautiful scenes, and an interesting use of colors. But the movie lost me somewhere in the third act, and the absence of Mahershala Ali after the first part was also a little letdown for me."
"And the nominees are... *Damien Chazelle- La La Land *Mel Gibson- Hacksaw Ridge/b> *Barry Jenkins- Moonlight/b> *Kenneth Lonergan- Manchester by the Sea *Denis Villeneuve- Arrival And the Oscar goes to... Chazelle's won every award on the block. He's pretty locked in. If there's a spoiler, maybe it'd be Jenkins, but La La is such a big achievement that it would be a surprise. Power Rankings 1. Chazelle 2. Jenkins 3. Gibson 4. Lonergan 5. Villeneuve Was I Right?: Indeed, the envelope was c"
“Notes:
*From the trailer it looked like this would be sort of controversial with it's content.
*I wasn't aware that it would end up being nominated for so many awards and be so well received.
*It has a pretty interesting and good cast.
*I haven't heard of Barry Jenkins or his other movie before this.
*This is Tarell McCraney's only movie credit to date, but it might not be his last.
*With all the buzz I figured I would go ahead and see it since I did have it on my to watch list.
Pros:
*It takes place in Miami where I'm originally from.
*Mahershala Ali has proven that his earlier stuff didn't showcase his true acting skills.
*The newcomers/unknowns were actually really good specifically the” read more