The first thing people usually want to know about a movie is what it’s about, and by that they usually mean plot. Telling people “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy is “about” perseverance ...

Throughout Moonlight Chiron’s character maintains a sense of childlike behavior that carries into his adulthood. “There are these sort of lonely frames that exist, even when he’s a grown man.

'Moonlight' is divided into three acts, as Chiron emerges as a queer male in a society not particularly prone to accepting such identities.

With the exception of Chrion's mother (played by Naomie Harris), the film's cast of characters is entirely devoid of types. That starts with Chiron, of course, who isn't your ordinary young man.

“Moonlight” is a “small” film in terms of budget and scope of action and size of cast, but Jenkins tackles big and timely issues, from the drug epidemic that continues to blight the inner ...

Barry Jenkins' look at a young black man across three eras is the highlight of the Telluride Film Festival.

He says “Moonlight” captures the harsh struggles within inner-city Miami. He loves the diner scene, and the way Kevin prepares the “Chef’s Special” for Chiron.

In the recent film, Moonlight, Mahershala Ali plays an unlikely father figure to a quiet young African-American boy named Chiron. At school, Chiron is bullied. At home, he is neglected by a mother ...

My problem with “Moonlight,” however, is that I felt unsatiated at its close: Although the final shot of a young Chiron basked in moonlight upon the water is stunning, I realized that I still ...