★★★★

Barry Jenkins is back! While perhaps not quite rising up to Moonlight's masterpiece status, If Beale Street Could Talk is still in a beautiful interpretation of James Baldwin's novel of the same name. Propelled by its gorgeous cinematography, bouncy colour palette, and atmospheric score, it is definitely not hard on the eyes nor ears. While the plot and characters could have been a bit more fleshed out, it is hard to deny the strong themes at work here that Jenkins has beautifully interpreted.