From Rogerebert.com: The Great Performances of 2016

6 Responses to From Rogerebert.com: The Great Performances of 2016

1. Desirae says:

   December 20, 2016 at 2:37 am

   I was so blown away by Moonlight that I have no words for it. I just keep telling people – go see it, go see it. It isn’t like any other movie out there, period. And I have never left a theater feeling so at peace. It’s been three weeks and I’m still thinking about it.

   When Roger Ebert called movies ‘machines for empathy’ this is what he meant.

   If I had to pick a ‘favorite’ Chiron it would be Ashton Sanders (I believe he is a prodigy, and I interested in seeing The Retrieval now) but there isn’t a weak point in the whole movie. It’s perfect.

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   • sheila says:

     December 23, 2016 at 8:09 am

     // And I have never left a theater feeling so at peace. //

     I know just what you mean. And when does THAT happen?? I read a couple of pieces in LGBT pubs that were disappointed in the ending – but to me that says more about the writers than about the film. Falling into bed with someone is not the be-all of personal expression. Tender affection – which also equals acceptance of that part of himself that IS sexually/emotionally attracted – is even more of a revolution – and something the world needs more of in general. I actually couldn’t believe the movie ended when it did … I was blown away.

     Ashton Sanders was incredible. That scene on the beach is one of my favorite scenes of the year.

     The movie really isn’t like anything else and I have a hard time describing why – so, like you, I just say to people, “Go see it.”

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     • Lyrie says:

       January 5, 2017 at 10:24 pm

       Moonlight. My God.

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       • sheila says:

         January 7, 2017 at 7:55 am

         Right??

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         • Lyrie says:

           January 7, 2017 at 10:05 pm

           I keep thinking about it. I woke up in the middle of the night, and I was seeing his face. The three actors do such an amazing job, they blur in my mind. Trevante Rhodes, my God. Those lines, how he says them… It kills me.
         • sheila says:

           January 8, 2017 at 7:59 am

           It’s just heartbreaking. He reached out to me on Twitter to thank me for this piece and my heart skipped a beat!!

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