Day 20 of McConaugheMay is not a real movie, but it does remind one of a real movie (Interstellar).
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Another Richard Linklater documentary rounds out today’s McConaugheMay installment. Is McConaughey in much of this? Find out in Day 19.
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In Mistress Dispeller, Elizabeth Lo’s (罗宝) second documentary feature, the camera feels almost absent, disappeared in the way of a narrative film. It’s a documentary shot like a romantic drama, specifically evoking the dreamy, languid camera most associated with slow cinema.
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Finally, a good movie to enjoy for McConaugheMay. Day 18 brings us one of Martin Scorsese’s best films.
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A fondly-remembered childhood movie makes an appearance in Day 17 of McConaugheMay. Is it any good? No.
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Day 16 sees the lowest low of this monthly challenge. Nothing but the void to see here.
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This week in Austin screenings 5/16-5/22.
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Bring Her Back, directed by Danny and Michael Philippou and written by Bill Hinzman and Danny, finetunes the jumpscares and creeping atmosphere of their debut Talk to Me while offering a storyline that’s both more cogent and emotionally intuitive than its predecessor.
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No one can resist the pull of nostalgia forever, no matter how you try. Day 15 of McConaugheMay takes Ziah back to his home town of Santa Cruz.
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In practice, Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland’s Warfare is an intense, uncomfortable watch.
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Another historical epic starring Matthew McConaughey that no one talks about? That’s right, it’s Day 14 of McConaugheMay.
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Neighborhood Watch is a fine detective film, thanks primarily to Quaid and Morgan’s fine work on their own and together.
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A Phillip Seymour Hoffman movie directed by Bob Balaban that no one talks about? This is Day 13 of McConaugheMay.
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It must be said—The Legend of Ochi is like a Soviet version of Spielberg’s E.T. replicated through the hypnotic lens of '80s fantasy cinema.
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McConaughey and Linklater are always going to be inseparably connected when it was the latter that gave the former his start in films. Day 12 of McConaugheMay.
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A Time to Kill certainly killed some time for this reviewer in Day 11 of McConaugheMay. But is it any good?
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I wanted to watch this on Day 13 for the bit, but here we are. This is Day 10 of McConaugheMay with Jill Sprecher’s (Clockwatchers) second feature film.
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A long-forgotten McConaughey movie about a historical event that never took place. Day 9 keeps cooking with U-571.
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This week in Austin screenings, 5/9-5/18.
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Over seven years and multiple visits, Singh filmed the documentary And, Towards Happy Alleys, which screened in April as part of Austin’s 2025 Indie Meme Festival. It’s electric.
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