Happy new year! Happy January! Here’s what’s coming to theaters this month, with a little bit about what else we’ll be seeing in 2017. FRIDAY, JANUARY 6 Silence Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver star in Martin Scorsese’s epic about faith and culture in 17th century Japan. A Monster Calls Liam Neeson won the DC film …

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This discussion of creativity includes “Hamilton’s” Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Atlanta’s” Donald Glover, “Insecure’s” Issa Rae, and “La La Land’s” Damien Chazelle. Their ideas should help you spark your own creativity as you get ready for the new year.

Celebrate New Year’s Eve with this charming gif from the pre-code Cecil B. DeMille classic, “Madam Satan.” via GIPHY

Garry Marshall’s “New Year’s Eve” shows us a variety of happy, poignant, and romantic encounters on the night of December 31. “When Harry Met Sally” has a memorable New Year’s Eve dance. Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn “step into a waltz as the old year dies” while the fancy society engagement party for him and …

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I am honored to be a member of the Online Film Critics Association and delighted to share our nominations for the best of what we saw in 2016. Best Picture Arrival The Handmaiden Hell or High Water Jackie La La Land Manchester By the Sea Moonlight O.J.: Made in America Paterson The Witch Best Animated …

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