New Jack City: Cutting Through the Cinematic Clutter

There’s a lot of film product in the movie marketplace right now…

So WHAT to see?

Let’s cut through the clutter.

My five Best Bets at the Box Office:

First, of course, there is ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY because—well just because….even though this spin-off is filling only about half as many seats as last year’s regular STAR WARS movie did.

(Star Wars Light, anyone?)

Here then my other picks in no particular order:

* Bryan Cranston and James Franco in the socially awkward WHY ME?

* Casey Affleck‘s story of raw family emotions MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

(Voted Best Picture of the Year by the Kansas City Film Critics Circle.)

* Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone‘s musical love story to Hollywood, LA LA LAND.

* Natalie Portman shines as Jacqueline Kennedy following JFK’s assassination

in JACKIE.

* And BOTH Denzel Washington and Viola Davis taking their craft to the next level in the powerful FENCES.

Agree or disagree. Those are My Picks—and I am sticking by them.

Happy New Year everyone!