Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: December 4, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
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Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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10
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89
Austin ChronicleTim StegallDec 4, 2020
Julien Temple gave Shane MacGowan exactly the documentary he deserves – unruly and full of heart. Read full review
82
TheWrapSteve PondDec 13, 2020
The film skims over much of MacGowan’s post-Pogues career and doesn’t include any old bandmates talking about him. It’s not the Shane MacGowan chronology; it’s the Shane MacGowan experience. And that’s a tough, heartbreaking and inspiring experience. Read full review
80
CineVueMatthew AndersonDec 13, 2020
Visually striking and audibly arresting from its opening number until the curtain comes down, Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan is an affectionate paean to its irascible, impudent frontman. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayDec 7, 2020
It’s a rousing and illuminating tribute to a brilliant musician who burned out quickly, but burned so brightly. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeDec 6, 2020
Temple has always used archive material playfully; here, it’s particularly riotous, like a chaotic patchwork quilt tacked together by one of Shane’s drunk aunties. Read full review
80
The GuardianAndrew PulverDec 4, 2020
In the end, the film operates best as an act of ancestor-worship to an extraordinary musician whose best days – we are forced to sadly conclude – appear to be behind him. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreDec 14, 2020
Temple’s made a fascinating film that sets the record straight — in a lot of slurred words — about MacGowan while he’s still able to do it. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineChris BarsantiNov 24, 2020
The film is affectingly poignant in its frequently uncomfortable presentation of Shane MacGowan’s physical ruination. Read full review
70
Rolling StoneDavid FearDec 10, 2020
The movie comes not to bury this legend but to praise him. Inhuman endurance or not, you worry it may end up having to do the former regardless. Read full review
70
The New York TimesGlenn KennyDec 3, 2020
The director Julien Temple — who has excellent documentaries on the Sex Pistols, Joe Strummer and other galvanic musicians under his belt — is very good at this sort of thing. Read full review
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