Screen Thoughts - Movie & Tv Reviews

At 8:20: The buzz around Manchester by the Sea. Discover which of us thought it was pure genius; and which of us thought it was a cinematic slow-swinging sledgehammer. Written & directed by Ken Lonergan; starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges, and Gretchen Mol. At 29:31: Miss Sloane, reteaming director John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) and Jessica Chastain (The Martian). With John Lithgow (The Crown); Sam Waterston (Grace & Frankie); Christine Baranski (The Good Wife), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Easy), and Jake Lacy (How to Be Single). Also: kicking off the podcast, this week's #ListOfSix: Book to Screen Adaptations; and at 6:58: Congrats to YouTube sensation Connor Hines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices