Allison and I are trying to get a jump on Oscar season given I'm going to ruin our prime movie going time by, you know, having a pesky newborn around. We used IndieWire's predictions last year and they were pretty accurate, so we're using that again this year {in case anyone is interested, ha}. Sully is listed as a front-runner for Best Picture and was playing nearby so that's what we picked!
Plot: The story of Chesley Sullenger, an American pilot who became a hero after landing his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew.
Review: Allison and I were curious how an entire movie was going to be made about this water landing since it was a very short incident. Well, the vast majority of the movie is about the aftermath - the rescue, investigation, how Sully and his co-pilot dealt with it. We both enjoyed it more than we thought we would going into it. We both cried during the actual take-off/landing scene - it felt very real and it was easy to experience the emotion. Last year, our first Oscar movie was Spotlight which went on to win Best Picture. I don't think we found the winner this year though. Grade: B+