Moonrise Kingdom 2021

In the fall of 1965, on the fictional New England island of New Penzance, two twelve-year-olds named Sam Shakusky and Suzy Bishop decide to run away together. The Protagonists

Moonrise Kingdom is arguably Wes Anderson’s most balanced film. It retains the visual flair of The Royal Tenenbaums and the chaptered structure of The Life Aquatic, but it contains a softness and a warmth that allows Moonrise Kingdom

A Whimsical World of Visual Wonder

The Adults Are More Lost Than the Children

What elevates Moonrise Kingdom from a twee fantasy to a poignant drama is its treatment of the grown-ups. This is not a film where adults are villains; it is a film where adults are ghosts. In the fall of 1965, on the fictional

In 1965, on the fictional New England island of New Penzance , a 12-year-old orphan named Sam Shakusky This is not a film where adults are