Movie Talk: At Eternity’s Gate and Widows
At Eternity’s Gate
Jared is the son of a small-town Baptist pastor who gets outed to his parents at age 19. He’s soon faced with an ultimatum — attend a gay conversion therapy program or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends and faith.
Director: Julian Schnabel
Screenplay: Jean-Claude Carrière, Julian Schnabel, Louise Kugelberg
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Mads Mikkelsen, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Oscar Isaac
Distributor: CBS Films
Release Date: November 2, 2018
Runtime: 1 hour 50 minutes
Genre: Biography, Drama
Rated PG-13
Widows
A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows — Veronica, Linda, Alice and Belle — have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses’ criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, Veronica joins forces with the other three women to pull off a heist that her husband was planning.
Director: Steve McQueen
Screenplay: Steve McQueen, Gillian Flynn
Cast: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Jacki Weaver, Carrie Coon, Robert Duvall, Liam Neeson
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: November 16, 2018
Runtime: 2 hour 15 minutes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Rated R