Last-minute preparations for the holidays can be exhausting. Take a break this weekend and go see an indie or documentary film. Up To Date's film critics share their recommendations:
Cynthia Haines
Spotlight, R
- Reporters working for the Boston Globe uncover evidence of the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal.
Brooklyn, PG-13
- An young Irish immigrant is torn between her new home in Brooklyn and her life back in Ireland.
Room, R
- A young woman and her son are imprisoned in a shed.
Steve Walker
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, R
- Documentary about the rise of a radical political party amid the racial antipathy of America circa 1960s.
Spotlight, R
- Smart and suspenseful account of how Boston Globe reporters (including Mark Ruffalo) painstakingly uncovered the trail of pedophile priests.
Brooklyn, PG-13
- Saoirse Ronan is charming as an Irish girl on the cusp of womanhood adapting to America.
