Moonrise Kingdom
(Universal, $30)
Wes Anderson’s latest was “one of the most enjoyable and touching movies” to hit theaters this summer, said the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Its quirky tale of pre-adolescent love features Edward Norton, Bill Murray, and Bruce Willis in supporting roles.
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End of the Road
(Warner, $20)
“The aggressive weirdness” of this 1970 film seems “terribly dated,” but it’s still an interesting artifact, said the A.V. Club. Co-written by Terry Southern and based on a John Barth novel, it stars Stacy Keach as a young man who goes catatonic in the face of society’s madness.
Mad Men: Season Five
(Lionsgate, $50)
Many fans of this acclaimed series about the 1960s advertising world think the most recent season was its best, said Time. Though less story-driven, it was loaded with “big moments” and “spectacular scenes,” the kind that TV viewers wanted to talk about all week.
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