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.

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 ...

Alex R. Hibbert as Chiron, a young black man growing up gay in an impoverished part of Miami in Moonlight.The film is told with different actors playing Chiron at different stages of his life.

Actor Trevante Rhodes is open and gregarious. Chiron, the man he plays in the shimmering Moonlight, is suspicious and reticent. Rhodes is straight. Chiron is gay. Rhodes comes from a stable family ...

The only criticism I have of “Moonlight” isn’t really a criticism at all — it’s more of a wish this had been a trilogy instead of a single ...

Although it’s set in and around Miami, “Moonlight” largely takes place within the confines of its young protagonist’s mind. The film opens by tracking petite adolescent Chiron (Alex ...

The men of Moonlight proved they could wear tuxes to perfection at the Oscars. But they do OK without the tuxes, too. Calvin Klein has released a series of ads featuring stars Mahershala Ali and ...

Our main characters also come from vastly different backgrounds. Elio and Oliver come from well-off families, their struggles are few and far-between allowing them to focus on their studies and upon ...

“Moonlight” is an unflinching portrait of growing up gay, black, poor and bullied in Liberty City. It follows Chiron, who is tormented about his sexuality at three different stages of his life.

N early ten years later, even in the wake of recent unconventional winners, it's still shocking that Moonlight won Best Picture. Barry Jenkins' coming-of-age drama was a revelatory cinematic ...