On the cusp of the 1950s, sharing a ship with countless other European immigrants en route to the brighter pastures of Ellis Island, Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan) falls ill. Whether it’s from food poisoning or seasickness, the result is the same: a peaked scramble down dank corridors, seeking the relief of a random janitor’s bucket with which to dispense of the material flowing, … [Read more...]