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Told with unseen archive footage and original animations, this feature celebrates lead singer and songwriter for The Pogues Shane MacGowan.
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96 %51 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
91 %95 reviewsAudience score rating
"It’s a rousing and illuminating tribute to a brilliant musician who burned out quickly, but burned so brightly."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"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."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"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."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"Julien Temple is very good at this sort of thing."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Affectingly poignant in its frequently uncomfortable presentation of Shane MacGowan's physical ruination."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"A richly detailed portrait of a self-destructive talent."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"[Makes] a downer story feel like a head rush."
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Variety
Variety"Julien Temple makes a good case for MacGowan being one of the most interesting things to emerge from punk."
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Time Out
Time OutCrock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan | Details
- Runtime
- 124
- Genre
- Documentary, Music
- Country of origin
- UK
