Excellent folloy up to Take Shelter from director Jeff Nichols, starring Matthew McConaughey as a fugitive hiding out in the bayous of Arkansas, who is discovered by two young lads, each facing their own coming-of-age issues. They befriend the man, known only as Mud, and agree to help him contact his lover (Reece Witherspoon), while […] Read more »
The long awaited follow up to Lee Daniels’ Precious, The Paperboy is a sticky Southern Gothic crime drama, set in late-sixties Florida. Matthew McConaughey plays an investigative journalist, Ward Jansen, who returns to his hometown to investigate the trial of Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack), accused of murdering a local police officer. Jansen’s father (Scott […] Read more »
Robert Zemeckis follows up his Forrest Gump Oscar success with this ambitious attempt to reconcile the age-old debate between Science and Religion. Jodie Foster stands on the side of Science as a lifelong SETI researcher, using long distance radiowaves to probe the outer reaches of the universe for signs of extra-terrestrial intelligence. Matthew McConaughey plays […] Read more »
Steven Soderbergh tackles the world of male strippers in this surprisingly competent and engaging drama. Channing Tatum continues to prove that he’s more than a monosyllabic lunkhead as the likable hero of the title, who brings young upstart Alex Pettyfer into his fold of six-pack wielding ladykillers, only to fall for The Kid’s sister (Cody […] Read more »