Exploring the sub-culture of van-dwelling nomads in post-GFC America, this feature is a tour-de-force for Frances McDormand.
Set in Hollywood in 1951, a major studio "fixer" has to sort out the mess when their top star is kidnapped from the set of a high-budget, Jesus-drama.
Like most who watch director Wes Anderson’s finely tuned onscreen imaginings, the audience for Tuesday night’s Moonrise Kingdom was fixated on a world of whimsy, hope and desperation. The fact the two main characters were aged 12, and grown men were literally misty-eyed over the star-crossed love story between two preteens was a testament to Moonrise’s dedication to its beauty and fragility.