Watch: Gorgeous New Trailer For Oscar Contender ‘Brooklyn’ Starring Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson & More

One swallow does not a summer make. Just because “Boyhood” was nominated for Best Picture and fared very well at last year’s Oscars doesn’t mean films that played at Sundance are going to be part of the awards season narrative each year. However, Fox Searchlight’s “Brooklyn,” a gorgeous movie about love and the idea that you can’t go home again, is doing its best to contradict this notion  It’s a carefully drawn portrait of all these themes and it’s so damn good that it’s already disrupting the awards conversation (here's our A-grade review).

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“Brooklyn” premiered at Sundance earlier this year, and was met equivalent swooning approval from critics at Telluride, TIFF and the New York Film Festival. It’s so terrific that those major festivals accepted it despite premiering back in January; not even “Boyhood” can boast that. Directed with extreme detail and care by John Crowley (“Boy-A,” the movie...