“A most violent year” isn’t so much about graphic violence as it is about a more invisible form of it. More specifically “Year” is a character study, a character study of the violence inflicted upon the integrity of a man who’s faced with the kinds of pressures that tempt him to abandon his principles. It is New York, 1981. Fuel supplier Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac) is about to close a real ... more >
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A MOST VIOLENT YEAR
Elevating the crime genre to new heights
Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain
Directed by J.C. Chandor