Bernie
Linklater, linklater, oh where have you been - ★★★★
Richard Linklater’s new film Bernie tells the true story of the rise and fall of Jack Black’s small-town Texas mortician Bernie Tiede. Bernie is an immensely popular member of the community in the town of Carthage who is as big a hit with the LOLs (little old ladies) as he is with the drama society. He befriends a wealthy widow by the name of Marjorie Nugent, played by Shirley MacLaine, and eventually becomes her aide and travel companion. However the unconventional relationship quickly turns sour and when she disappears the whole town starts to ask questions. If you need the real-world scoop on what happened, then you can check out the NYTimes, or the Daily Mail if you’re that way inclined.
