Monday Afternoon @ the Movies: Empire of Light (2022)

October 2:  Empire of Light (2022) Academy Award® winning director and writer Sam Mendes’ poignant love letter to the movies; Set in and around a faded old cinema in an English coastal town in the early 1980’s, it stars Olivia Colman as Hilary, a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Micheal Ward as Stephen, a new employee longing to escape the provincial town where he faces daily adversity. Together they find a sense of belonging and experience the healing power of music, cinema, and community. Rated R: 1 hour 55 minutes.