ALL GOOD
THINGS, June 15
A true crime drama
inspired by the real-life case of Robert Durst, who was suspected of murdering
his wife, Kathie, after she vanished without a trace in 1982, one of New York’s
most sensational unsolved crimes. Warned by his father that his prospective
bride will never fit into the high life, the heir apparent marries her anyway
and things start to fall apart. ‘A potent and provocative movie that will keep
you up nights’ (Rolling Stone). ‘A
queasy combination of speculation and dramatic invention with the ring of
half-truth, though the co-stars, Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst, add as much
colour as they can-not much-to a monochromatic script'(Wall Street Journal).
COSMOPOLIS, June 22, 26
RPattz stars as young
billionaire Eric Packer in an odyssey travelling in his limo across New York
City in order to have a haircut amongst other things. David Cronenburg’s
uncharacteristic movie is an adaptation of Don DeLillo’s 2003 novel that
prophetically dissected the Occupy movement and the recent excesses of Wall
Street. Presented at Cannes 2012, ‘Cosmopolis is, for the most part and without
mincing words, an astonishingly boring drama that marks the latest misfire for
a once rock-solid filmmaker-with the movie’s seemingly endless climax only
cementing its place as a fairly reprehensible piece of work'(Reel Film Reviews). The RPattz demographic
might like to stay away. This is no Twilight.
MARLEY, June 26, 29
Kevin Macdonald
directs this outstanding documentary on the life and works of reggae legend Bob
Marley, endorsed by his family and featuring archive footage and interviews
that reveal the man in an unusually informative and entertaining way. ‘Marley
is a detailed, finely edited character study whose theme-Marley’s bid to
reconcile his divided racial legacy-defined his music and his life'(New York Times). ‘Thoroughly researched
and packed with phenomenal archival footage, it’s a rousing tribute to a
mesmerizing performer that forgoes blind hero worship'(Village Voice). ‘The bloat and heft of Marley’s narrative scope
leaves the viewer awash in a sea of historical “facts” with very little sense
of the human experience behind the curtain of celebrity'(Slant Magazine).
WE BOUGHT A
ZOO, June 30, July 2
Based on a memoir by
Benjamin Mee, the movie recounts how the author and his family used their life
savings to buy a dilapidated zoo, replete with 200 exotic animals facing
destruction, in the English countryside (now transferred to California). ‘It’s
a sweet, sincere, utterly affable kids’ movie about how parents are all kinds
of screwed up and unable to tell their kids what they want or show them how
they feel… And Damon has never been more lovable-the guy looks like he could
use a hug'(Village Voice). ‘It’s a
bit sucrose, especially at the beginning, but this traditional, sweet-natured
family film will tug on the heartstrings'(The
Guardian). ‘There’s a word for the strenuous, shameless plucking of an
audience’s emotions that this movie traffics in: cornography'(Time).
W.E., July 3, 5
Madonna’s second
movie parallels the relationship between Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII
(W+E) in the 1930s with a contemporary romance through the 1998 auction of the
couple’s effects. ‘There is little human interest or excitement. It isn’t
written that way. The music and the dialogue seem curiously even and muted, and
there aren’t the kinds of drama we expect in a biopic. Everyone is too
restrained and discreet to expose themselves that way'(Roger Ebert). ‘The
upshot is that instead of a film about a love that conquered a king and nearly
undid a kingdom, Madonna has come up with a female friendship movie, which would
be fine if she weren’t busy trying to prove her art-film bona fides'(New York Times). ‘The director’s
apparent blindness to the epic banality of her subjects suggests that the whole
project is one royally misguided mess'(Wall
Street Journal).
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