Has the upcoming election got you feeling burnt out already? Get some relief from the political smear ads of the small screen by watching a movie or two on the big one. This week's picks from Up To Date's indie, foreign and documentary film critics will make the decision of what to watch a little easier.
Cynthia Haines
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years, Not rated
- A documentary featuring music, interviews, and stories of the iconic rock band from 1963 until their break up in 1970.
Sully, PG-13
- Tom Hanks plays pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger during and after his incredible emergency water landing of US Airlines Flight 1549 on the Hudson River.
Southside with You, PG-13
- A love story chronicling the first date between Barack Obama, played by Parker Sawyers, and Michelle Robinson, played by Tika Sumpter.
Steve Walker
Hieronymus Bosch: Touched by the Devil, Not rated
- A fascinating documentary that chronicles how the top Bosch experts compile an exhibition with the help of museums around the world, including the Nelson-Atkins.
Hell or High Water, PG-13
- This film noir/modern Western hybrid about brothers who rob banks as payback for their disenfranchised friends and family is one of the best films this year.
Florence Foster Jenkins, R
- It's not a surprise that Meryl Streep is technically and emotionally superb as the title character, a rich New York dilettante in the 1940's considered one of the worst singers ever recorded.
