1 Moonlight (Opens Friday, October 28) Barry Jenkins arrives. A quietly sorrowful masterpiece of love lost and love found, in the key of Wong Kar-wai but all-American in a groundbreaking way.
2 Arrival (Opens Friday, November 11) Aliens arrive on hosannas of film festival praise; based on Ted Chiang’s captivating 2000 short story, “The Story Of Your Life.” From Denis Villeneuve, director of “Sicario” and “Blade Runner 2049.”
3 Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (Opens Friday, November 11) Boundary-pushing Ang Lee’s still-unseen adaptation of Ben Fountain’s 2012 novel was shot in a high-frame-rate format that may not be able to be shown in its intended fashion in more than a handful of theaters.
4 Hacksaw Ridge (Opens Friday, November 11) A dark horse: Mel Gibson returns to the director’s chair with the story of a war hero who was also a pacifist who did not carry a weapon.
5 Gimme Danger (Opens Friday, November 4) Jim Jarmusch chronicles Iggy and the Stooges. Ground is not broken, but joy is had.
Ray Pride is Newcity’s Senior Editor and Film Critic. He is a contributing editor of Filmmaker magazine.
Ray’s history of Chicago Ghost Signs is planned for publication next year. Previews of the project are on Twitter and on Instagram. More photography on Instagram.
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