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McConaugheMay Day 25: Tropic Thunder
McConaugheMay Day 25: Tropic Thunder

Uh oh, a comedy movie from 2008? Does it hold up or is it incredibly offensive? Find out in Day 25 of McConaugheMay.

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McConaugheMayZiah GraceMay 25, 2025Matthew McConaugheyComment
McConaugheMay Day 24: Sing 2
McConaugheMay Day 24: Sing 2

Last year, Ziah couldn’t stand Sing and moved it off his list. This year, he finally watched it. Is it good? This is McConaugheMay Day 24.

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McConaugheMayZiah GraceMay 24, 2025Matthew McConaugheyComment
McConaugheMay Day 23: We Are Marshall
McConaugheMay Day 23: We Are Marshall

We Are Marshall and you are reading Day 23 of McConaugheMay. The journey continues.

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McConaugheMayZiah GraceMay 23, 2025Matthew McConaugheyComment
This Week in Screenings 5/23-5/29
This Week in Screenings 5/23-5/29

This week in Austin screenings 5/23-5/29.

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Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldMay 23, 2025Comment
HFC @ HLFF: Interview with Hannia Yeverino - Writer/Director of Punks
HFC @ HLFF: Interview with Hannia Yeverino - Writer/Director of Punks

Today, we got the opportunity to speak to Hannia Yeverino about her film Punks, which played this year at the Houston Latino Film Festival.

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Reviews, InterviewsEli FischerMay 22, 2025HLFF, Hannia Yeverino, Punks, Interview, Houston Latino Film FestivalComment
McConaugheMay Day 22: Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story
McConaugheMay Day 22: Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story

A nature documentary that doesn’t even feature Matthew McConaughey onscreen is Day 22’s offering. We really are experiencing the dregs of his filmography, folks.

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McConaugheMayZiah GraceMay 22, 2025Matthew McConaugheyComment
Another Simple Favor: More of the Same, Just Further from Home
Another Simple Favor: More of the Same, Just Further from Home

Like a well-mixed but not particularly innovative cocktail you might order at a chain restaurant in the suburbs, this movie goes down easy but doesn't linger long in the memory.

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ReviewsMase KerwickMay 22, 2025Paul Feig, Anna Kendrick, Blake LivelyComment
McConaugheMay Day 21: Paparazzi
McConaugheMay Day 21: Paparazzi

If you saw the title and got Lady Gaga stuck in your head, you’re not alone. Day 21 of McConaugheMay barely features the man of the month.

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McConaugheMayZiah GraceMay 21, 2025Matthew McConaugheyComment
Interview: Richard Harmon on Final Destination Bloodlines
Interview: Richard Harmon on Final Destination Bloodlines

After viewing this groan- and grin-inducing film, I sat down with my old friend and one of the stars of Final Destination Bloodlines, Richard Harmon, to discuss the family dynamic, how he pulled off each impossible stunt, and his experience working alongside the late, great Tony Todd.

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InterviewsLili LabensMay 20, 2025final destination, Richard HarmonComment
McConaugheMay Day 20: Inside 'Interstellar'
McConaugheMay Day 20: Inside 'Interstellar'

Day 20 of McConaugheMay is not a real movie, but it does remind one of a real movie (Interstellar).

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McConaugheMayZiah GraceMay 20, 2025Matthew McConaugheyComment
McConaugheMay Day 19: Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
McConaugheMay Day 19: Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

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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McConaugheMayZiah GraceMay 19, 2025Matthew McConaugheyComment
AFS Doc Days ‘25: Mistress Dispeller
AFS Doc Days ‘25: Mistress Dispeller

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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Reviews, Doc Days, Film Festsremus jacksonMay 19, 2025Mistress Dispeller, Elizabeth Lo, Wong Kar Wai, Chantal Akerman, Charlotte Munch Bengtsen
McConaugheMay Day 18: The Wolf of Wall Street
McConaugheMay Day 18: The Wolf of Wall Street

Finally, a good movie to enjoy for McConaugheMay. Day 18 brings us one of Martin Scorsese’s best films.

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McConaugheMayZiah GraceMay 18, 2025Matthew McConaugheyComment
McConaugheMay Day 17: Sahara
McConaugheMay Day 17: Sahara

A fondly-remembered childhood movie makes an appearance in Day 17 of McConaugheMay. Is it any good? No.

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McConaugheMayZiah GraceMay 17, 2025Matthew McConaugheyComment
McConaugheMay Day 16: Deadpool & Wolverine
McConaugheMay Day 16: Deadpool & Wolverine

Day 16 sees the lowest low of this monthly challenge. Nothing but the void to see here.

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McConaugheMayZiah GraceMay 16, 2025Matthew McConaugheyComment
This Week in Screenings 5/16-5/22
This Week in Screenings 5/16-5/22

This week in Austin screenings 5/16-5/22.

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Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldMay 16, 2025 Comments
Bring Her Back: Trauma Horror at its Best
Bring Her Back: Trauma Horror at its Best

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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ReviewsAlix MamminaMay 16, 2025bring her back, Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou, Talk to Me, Sally HawkinsComment
McConaugheMay Day 15: Glory Daze
McConaugheMay Day 15: Glory Daze

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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McConaugheMayZiah GraceMay 15, 2025Matthew McConaugheyComment
The Only Victory in Warfare Is Survival
The Only Victory in Warfare Is Survival

In practice, Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland’s Warfare is an intense, uncomfortable watch.

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ReviewsJustin HarrisonMay 15, 2025alex garland, warfareComment
McConaugheMay Day 14: Free State of Jones
McConaugheMay Day 14: Free State of Jones

Another historical epic starring Matthew McConaughey that no one talks about? That’s right, it’s Day 14 of McConaugheMay.

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McConaugheMayZiah GraceMay 14, 2025Matthew McConaugheyComment
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