it's splashy, it's beautiful, and its characters are aburst with song. "La La Land" looks like a great musical. But putting on a white T-shirt and yelling "Stella!" doesn't make you Marlon Brando
brilliantly written and directed by 31-year-old Damien Chazelle (the dude who did Whiplash), La La Land does nothing less than jolt the movie musical to life for the 21st century