Manchester By The Sea Could Actually Put Amazon In The Oscar Race

Only, Lee gets called home when his older brother, Joe (the always dependable Kyle Chandler), dies from heart failure.

Even in this piece, I’ll protect the bulk of what’s going to happen, keeping all spoilers off of the page.

What you need to know is that Casey Affleck plays Lee Chandler, a Boston janitor who leads a quiet and unassuming life, because he’s avoiding some difficult truths in his hometown of Manchester.