Movie Talk: The Oath, Beautiful Boy, Wildlife, and What They Had

12/10/2018 32 min
Movie Talk: The Oath, Beautiful Boy, Wildlife, and What They Had

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Beautiful BoyTeenager Nicolas Sheff seems to have it all -- good grades, editor of the school newspaper, actor, artist and athlete. When Nic's addiction to meth threatens to destroy him, his desperate father does whatever he can to save his son and his family.Director: Felix van GroeningenScreenplay: Luke Davies and Felix van GroeningenBased on David Sheff’s memoir of the same name and on Nic Sheff’s memoir “Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines”Cast: Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, and Amy RyanDistributor: Amazon StudiosRelease Date: October 12, 2018 (in NY and LA), expanding nationwide in the following weeksRuntime: 1 hour 52 minutesGenre: Biography, DramaRated R  WildlifeFourteen-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry -- a housewife and a golf pro -- in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job -- and his sense of purpose -- he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves. Suddenly forced into the role of an adult, Joe witnesses his mother's struggle as she tries to keep her head above water.Director: Paul DanoScreenplay: Dano and Zoe KazanBased on Richard Ford’s novel of the same nameCast: Carey Mulligan, Ed Oxenbould, Bill Camp, and Jake GyllenhaalDistributor: IFC FilmsRelease Date: October 19, 2018Runtime: 1 hour 44 minutesGenre: DramaRated PG-13  What They HadAt the urging of her brother, a woman returns to Chicago to visit her father and mother -- the latter now suffering from Alzheimer's disease.Director: Elizabeth ChomkoScreenplay: Elizabeth ChomkoCast: Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster, Taissa Farmiga, with Josh Lucas and Blythe DannerDistributor: Bleecker StreetRelease Date: October 19, 2018Runtime: 1 hour 41 minutesGenre: DramaRated R  The OathIn a politically divided America, a man struggles to make it through the Thanksgiving holiday without destroying his family.Director: Ike BarinholtzScreenplay: Ike BarinholtzCast: Ike Barinholtz, Tiffany Haddish, Nora Dunn, Chris Ellis, Jon Barinholtz, Meredith Hagner, Carrie Brownstein, John Cho, and Billy MagnussenDistributor: Roadside Attractions and Topic StudiosRelease Date: October 12, 2018Runtime: 1 hour 33 minutesGenre: Action, Comedy, ThrillerRated R Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.