12+ Films to See in December
With Academy Award nominations rapidly approaching, December is the month when several major contenders will finally be unveiled. While most moviegoers must wait until January to see films like Martin Scorsese's Silence, Ben Affleck's Live by Night, Mike Mills' 20th Century Women, and Theodore Melfi's Hidden Figures, there are still plenty of solid choices headed to a cineplex near you this month, including Damien Chazelle's La La Land, Denzel Washington's Fences, Pablo Larraín's Jackie, and more. We've picked out the best of the bunch below.
Pedro Almodóvar’s first film since 2013‘s disappointing I’m So Excited is an adaptation of three short stories by Alice Munro. A time-jumping study of a mother’s grief, guilt, and relationship to the daughter who abandoned her, the film has earned mixed early reviews but enough strong praise to earn a spot on this list.