Manchester by the Sea

Gripping, but a complete downer from beginning to end.

The film's worst moments are when the music takes over, most notably when a cartoonishly bombastic score tells us what we are supposed to be feeling during an already clearly horrifying scene.



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Lion King 3D

Yes, I'm a hater of the 3D fad, but this works--and I knew it would.

It's like a great-big View-Master reel.




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