“Saving nickles, saving dimes…Looking forward to happier times, on Blue Bayou” These are among the strains of that sad song Blue Bayou that gives Justin Chon’s film it’s name and one of the best sequences in the films. Alternately empathetic and heartbreaking, the film relies upon a blend of melodrama, grit, and chronicles the life
Sumptuously made and gloriously acted, Brooklyn is one of the year’s best films. This fact is surprising to yours truly as I did not expect to be so transported and emotionally moved by this movie. But there’s not a single moment in Brooklyn that won’t take you to a new place. Saoirse Ronan plays Eilis Lacey,