Song of the Day #4,235: ‘Being Alive’ – Adam Driver

My final musical movie moment of 2019 comes from one of my favorite films of the year, writer-director Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story.

The movie chronicles the acrimonious divorce of Charlie and Nicole, a theater director and actress played (in my pick for the best lead performances of the year) by Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson. In a just world, they would each win an Oscar this Sunday. Instead, Laura Dern (who is quite good in a limited role) will likely be the only actor in this film recognized by the Academy. You can almost always count on these guys to get it wrong.

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