Ever had a lump stuck in your throat for 2 hours?

Ever held in a scream you wanted to scream but couldn't because you were afraid you couldn't stop?

Ever seen an actor not acting, not performing, just being?

Ever seen a director do his utmost to tear out your soul, stomp on it only to rebuild it in the most bitter sweet way imaginable?

Ever lost someone, wanting them back so badly, living becomes a chore?

Ever grieved?

Ever felt so much love and responsibility it becomes unbearable?

Manchester by the Sea shows us a life, a real life, in all its ugly beauty. It uses the power only the most exemplary pieces of art possess, the power to…

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After Manchester by the Sea, Kenneth Lonergan's third feature film, the world stopped spinning. Of course, such an inherently hyperbolic statement comes from a place of personal connection, the typical gushing praise of having just encountered an "experience", but truly, its root is in the world which was painted before me. It seemed no different initially: seagulls swooping through the harsh winter winds, snow cascading onto the salted pavement, operatic groups of tenors and baritones providing an extraordinary backdrop for the ordinary. Such an environment exists, and it is still, uneventful, misshapen in its fractured neighborhoods and streets. It is also familiar. Familiar to people who wander a snowy path in search of late-night groceries. Familiar to people who…

We all grieve, yet we grieve in many different ways. A death can make a family stronger, or destroy it. Some people never get over a loss. Others, find a positive out of a negative, and use their experience to educate and help others. I'm envious of those who've never experienced a significant loss. That's probably why it's not the end of the world for me when a celebrity dies. It's okay if you get upset when a famous person passes. I've been upset by celeb death, but it's nothing like losing someone you love more than anything. That's why I loathe the month of March. This March, it's the 10 year anniversary and the 4 year anniversary of the…

I can't beat it. I can't beat it. I'm sorry.

Lee yang harus menjadi orang tua wali dari Patrick, keponakannya, karena Joe, sodaranya dan juga bapaknya Patrick, meninggal. Merawat Patrick yang mengharuskan dia kembali ke Manchester (karena dia tinggal di Boston) untuk mengurus pemakaman Joe dan juga merawat Patrick malah membuatnya mengenang masa lalu yang belum ia lupakan. Ditambah lagi karena tanah yang membeku, sehingga Joe tidak bisa segera dimakamkan, membuat Lee semakin tersiksa berlama-lama berada di Manchester. Dengan sikap yang menyebalkan, hubungan dengan Patrick malah semakin erat, walaupun keduanya tidak mengucapkan kata-kata atau kalimat-kalimat yang heart-warming sama sekali.

Awalnya nonton ini karena jujur penasaran kenapa ini film disebut sebagai salah satu Sad Movies menurut para reviewers, setelah ditonton ternyata…

There’s no preparing yourself for the emotional knockout that is Manchester By The Sea, and don’t let any critics tell you too much about what you find in writer-director Kenneth Lonergan’s landmark film. There is seldom a more moving film I have seen this year.

This much should be said: Lonergan’s script–a work of pure genius, free of tidying and caution–centers on the ramifications of a family tragedy, one that extends from those directly affected to the community that alternately offers and shirks support. Casey Affleck deserves superlatives for his dynamite performance as Lee Chandler, a Boston janitor summoned back to his hometown of Manchester-By-The-Sea when his older brother Joe (a terrific Kyle Chandler) dies of congestive heart failure. In…

Is there a proper way to grief? Can one ever get over the pain of loss? I don't honestly know. But Kenneth Lonergan's masterpiece, "Manchester By The Sea" eloquently seeks to explore this subject matter with genuine sensitivity and honesty.

The story is a tale of broken people who've lost what made them happy and are now left figuring out what to do with themselves. It's interesting how the story portrays essentially three different ways people cope while resolving that no particular way will fully heal the pain as you see these characters emotionally breakdown throughout. However, despite all that, the film manages to keep the tone at a bearable heft with moments of comic relief mainly with the teenager's…

I think I'm well over the Affleck boys 'average working class (Bostonian) joe' movies. I find it hard sometimes to divorce multi-millionaire actors playing the down trodden labourer and Casey is a decent actor but this material is so on the nose.. it's transparent Oscar bait.

To its credit the movie looks good and functions well enough, the acting is all fine but it's so low stakes as to be pointless. I just didn't care about the characters, their situation or where things are leading. The beats were all there but predictably so. The editing is brutally basic on purpose but I really didn't care for it either.

I will give a lot of credit for the reunion scene, that…

It takes courage to continue your life after a tragedy. It is some serious tragedies you witness in this movie - things that make you feel so sad just watching. At first it just felt like a movie without any joyful emotions, but slowly, the depressing and dark athmosphere in the movie made sense. Life brings many sorrows, and this movie is really all about a family (uncle and nephew), that tries to move on, the best they can, after their own personal losses. Casey Affleck is doing an amazing job, as his character undergoes so many huge emotions, without letting them define him in any way. All the other actors were also great, especially Michelle Williams. The music and…