Heavy hangs the head that wears the crown.
The Queen of Versailles
Meet Jackie, the delusional fortysomething mother of eight married to timeshare king David Siegel and queen of the largest palace built on U.S. soil (that’s 90,000 square feet of vacant American dream). Sundance Directing Award winner Lauren Greenfield’s comment on American greed is painted with such bizarre crayons you can’t look away.
It’s like: Real Housewives meets Inside Job.
Take: A loyal subject.
Premieres: July 20
Ruby Sparks
Paul Dano stars in the second gem from the Little Miss Sunshine team with real-life gal Zoe Kazan (who also penned the script). Calvin’s a writer who’s found his muse: a beguiling redhead born in ink and raised on the pages of his novel. It’s when he discovers his Ruby’s not a fake that he loses his grip on reality. Sure, he’s manifested his dream girl, but their destiny remains unwritten.
It’s like: 500 Days Pages of Summer.
Take: Your infatuation on date night.
Premieres: July 25
Killer Joe
Can’t stomach graphic violence and unkempt genitalia? Stop reading. Otherwise, chew on this: A Texas family wants its matriarch dead, hires the title character to do it, then fumbles payment. William Friedkin’s NC-17 thriller starring comeback kid Matt McConaughey served up quite the morsel for chitchat on the festival circuit, largely due to the kitchen scene where our cowboy and Gina Gershon misuse a Kentucky-fried drumstick.
It’s like: The Killer Inside Me with extra pulp.
Take: Up barbecuing. You’ll never look at the Colonel’s Original Recipe the same way again.
Premieres: July 27
Wipe your chin and check out the rest of July’s must-see movies.
Photos: Lauren Greenfield / Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures; Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures; Courtesy of Voltage Pictures
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