Need to relax after the shock of being back at work after the holidays? Up to Date's indie, foreign and documentary film critics have just the thing this weekend.
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.
The Danish Girl, R
- A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
Steve Walker
Carol, R
- A luminous Cate Blanchett plays a 1950s housewife who falls in love with Rooney Mara's unassuming department store clerk.
Joy, PG-13
- Jennifer Lawrence is terrific as the uncompromising Joy Mangano, who overcame steep odds and flagrant family dysfunction by inventing the Miracle Mop.
The Hateful Eight, R
- Jennifer Jason Leigh is a frightening hoot in Quentin Tarantino's bloody, operatic western.