Marriage Story: A+

Baumbach’s greatest film as well as Driver’s and Johansson’s greatest performances to date. This film is heartbreakingly humanistic, and an extremely cathartic presentation of a marriage unwinding. The story follows the journey of two artists, a theater director and an actress, going through a divorce and fighting for the custody of their son. Driver’s character lives in New York and Johansson’s character is originally from Los Angeles and ends up moving back to the city with their son. This sparks the main conflict in the film – where is their son going to live? A strong contender for best original screenplay.

Blake Johnson, Guest Contributor