Posts Tagged ‘moonrise kingdom’
Top 10 Movies
They’re not the ones you’re expecting.KRISTIAN LIN
I don’t have enough slots! That’s always a nice problem to have when making a list of the year’s best movies. Even taking into account a number of heavyweight contenders that didn’t make my list (because I think they’...
Benjamin Britten and “Moonrise Kingdom”
Kristian LinBenjamin Britten’s music is one of my specialties, as it happens, and it’s front and center for one of my favorite movies of the year, Moonrise Kingdom. I didn’t have space to address the way Wes Anderson’s film uses Br...
Considering Bruce Willis
Kristian LinI didn’t have space to get into this in my review of Looper, but I continue to be amazed by the career of Bruce Willis. In fact, I’d say this product of Penns Grove, N.J. (though he was born in Germany) is one of the most u...
Moonrise Kingdom: Sam ♥ Suzy
I ♥ Wes Anderson’s dreamy romantic adventure for kids.KRISTIAN LIN
All of Wes Anderson’s movies are children’s movies. That’s what I realized while watching his Moonrise Kingdom, a spellbinding piece of work that opens in Fort Worth this week. You’d think his 2009 animated film, Fantas...