2016 Directed by Barry Jenkins
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
Joshua Adeniji Onnalee Blank Christopher Bonis Alessandro Checcacci Chris David Frederick Howard Mathew Waters
ashton sanders’ career should have the same momentum as timothée or lucas hedges or that fucking guy from to all the boys i’ve loved before. he should be in a new movie every year he should be offered franchises he should be on magazine covers and red carpets he was incredible in this movie and he deserves a big and successful career in hollywood thank you and good night!
MOONLIGHT is *MAGNIFICENT.* a specific but utterly symphonic portrait of masculinity in the modern world. every shot is seared into my brain. it's also a devastatingly beautiful love story. to put it in the most reductive / tantalizing terms possible, think CAROL by way of Frank Ocean.
most likely the best film of 2016 so far.
The hype has never, ever, ever been so real. And the best birthday present that I ever could have asked for. A marvel -- a modern masterwork of unadulterated understanding. Understanding of isolation, of idiosyncrasies; understanding of care, of compassion; understanding of darkness & disparities, of spectrums, of sexuality; understanding of memories & maliciousness, of (forced) numbness, of nostalgia; understanding of catharsis. Catharsis. The third act of this film is nothing short of the purest shaping and structuring of cathartic cinema. One of, if not the finest sophomore feature of the last half-decade. A miracle of a film... an experience which we are blessed to have exist in our current, rapturously unsympathetic reality.
It doesn't matter who you sleep with, look like, voted for, your age, what part of the world you live in, your hairstyle, who your favorite member of Nickelback is, what type of car you drive, what music you listen to, your sex; a good movie is a good movie. You don't have to be a certain "type" of person to appreciate quality cinema. A great film should bring people closer, not rip them apart. That's what I got out of Barry Jenkins' Moonlight.
Mahershala Ali is the motherfucker, ain't he? Fuck yes! What a screen presence. The orange juice scene will stay with me for a very long time. For such a short amount of time on screen, Mr…
“You’re the only man that’s ever touched me”
I’ve seen this film eleven times and it still hits me like I’ve never seen it before.
This is my friend's favourite movie and I decided to give it a go. This has kinda left me speechless. Not sure where to start.
Okay it is a very beautiful film. The direction is great. The soundtrack is great. The acting is great. I love how the movie tackles some pretty deep themes in a relatively subtle and nuanced way. I like the characters. My favourite is Juan and I think the relationship between him and Chiron is the best part of the movie.
And actually that's where my criticism for this movie really starts. I was really into how that relationship was unfolding and seeing a young boy who was bullied for being gay wrestling with what that…
this is just as tender and human as i feel the world can and should be. and, because of that, this film does not come off as "exceptional" or "amazing" to me. it is more of a fulfillment of expectation and a proof of the potential tenderness that is hidden all around.
literally just watched this the other day but this film is breathtaking i cri every time
Mind blowing, extraordinary, never done before, it literally hits EVERYTHING a film should have and more. We love the best lgbtq+ movie
god i forgot how GOOD THIS IS. ends on a perfect note but wow i need to know what happens next
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Hungkat 112 films
For when you want to witness some sad stories unfold onscreen and tear up a bit. Achingly beautiful and melancholy,…
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cynical filmmaking is all well and good but sometimes i just want to watch people being nice to each other
