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Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
2020 2h 4m Not Rated
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A look at the life of Irish singer/songwriter and Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan.
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Directed By
Julien Temple
Written By
Julien Temple
Studio
BBC Music
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Warner Music Group
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Cast of Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
Victoria Clarke
Self
Johnny Depp
Self (archive footage)
Shane MacGowan
Self
Ann Scanlon
Self
Terry Edwards
Self
Gerry Adams
Self
Bobby Gillespie
Self
Paolo Ikonomi
Self
Maurice MacGowan
Self
Siobhan MacGowan
Self
Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan Reviews
Slant Magazine
Chris Barsanti
The film is affectingly poignant in its frequently uncomfortable presentation of Shane MacGowan's physical ruination.
San Francisco Chronicle
Bob Strauss
"Crock" is undoubtedly something of a crock itself, MacGowan burnishing his own legend while he still can. He remains a genius at it.
Austin Chronicle
Tim Stegall
Julien Temple gave Shane MacGowan exactly the documentary he deserves - unruly and full of heart.
Los Angeles Times
Noel Murray
"Crock of Gold" isn't intended as a lament for an artist derailed by his worst impulses, though. Instead, it's a celebration of what MacGowan accomplished at his peak, as well as an explanation of the experiences that informed his music.
New York Times
Glenn Kenny
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.
TheWrap
Steve Pond
A freewheeling mess of a film, hard to pin down but full of ravaged beauty.
Variety
Chris Willman
Temple has accumulated enough filmmaking tricks to make a downer story feel like a head rush.
Hollywood Reporter
Stephen Dalton
A richly detailed portrait of a self-destructive talent.
National Review
Kyle Smith
Temple... has little photographic documentation from MacGowan's early years to work with, so he conceives the film as a scrapbook of crazy illustrations using campy stock footage, dramatic recreations, and animation.
Butler's Cinema Scene
Robert W. Butler
In addition to the archival material Temple has shot all sorts of gorgeous new footage in the Irish countryside. And to help tell the tale he's commissioned animated sequences in the visual styles of William Blake, R. Crumb and Ralph Steadman.
North Shore Movies
Sean Burns
A slurry, only slightly reliable history of the snaggle-toothed singer's ups and downs in an unforgiving industry he never had much use for to begin with.
Eye for Film
Jennie Kermode
This is how the film plays out: loose and jumbled but still somehow telling a story. It's a style that suits its subject perfectly.
East Bay Express
Kelly Vance
Filmmaker Temple... splashes the artist's mad, messy, pin-wheeling career and opinions onto the screen.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
... both an affectionate tribute and a cautionary tale that finds its own rhythm.
Culture Mix
Carla Hay
For all of the tales that are told in Crock of Gold about sex, drugs, and rock and roll, people can judge for themselves how it all worked out for Shane MacGowan and if his lifestyle choices were really worth it in the end.
Columbus Underground
Hope Madden
His constant presence anchors the wild, fascinating tales with their physical toll.
Celluloid Dreams
Peter Canavese
A fascinating, in-depth look at Shane MacGowan, his childhood in rural Ireland, his musical roots and his personal motivation as the preserver of Irish music. Directed by Julien Temple, who is exactly the guy you want for this movie.
Spectrum Culture
David Harris
Crock of Gold feels frenetic, much like the music of the Pogues and at first, it's quite dizzying and difficult to penetrate.
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
He's an irascible interviewee; Temple lovingly combines his footage with archival material and plenty of music to make a cautionary tale feel like a celebration.
The Weekend Warrior
Edward Douglas
A fine testament to why [Julien] Temple is one of the best music doc filmmakers.
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