It has been a long week for a lot of reasons. If you are looking for a little respite and relief, check out this weekend's recommendations from the Up To Date indie, foreign and documentary film critics before they are no longer available on area big-screens.
Cynthia Haines
Moonlight, R
- The story of a young black man struggling to find, and accept, himself while growing up in a rough neighborhood in Miami.
A Man Called Ove, PG-13
- Based on the best-seller by Fredrik Backman, the phrase "misery hates company" comes to life when an ill-tempered retiree develops an unlikely friendship with the rambunctious new family next door.
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years, Not rated
- From their rise to fame, to their break-up in 1996, this documentary compiles found footage of Beatles music, interviews, photos and stories.
Steve Walker
Moonlight, R
- After surviving vicious bullying in school and neglect from a drug-addict mother, a black boy in the Miami projects grows into manhood struggling with sexuality and intimacy.
Christine, R
- A harrowing biopic about Christine Chubbuck, the Sarasota, Florida, TV news reporter whose depressive spiral led to her live suicide on the air in 1974.
A Man Called Ove, PG-13
- This dark comedy from Sweden chronicles the emotional rejuvenation of a curmudgeonly widower after he connects to a young family new to his neighborhood.
