Yet another documentary that Matthew McConaughey barely appears in? Hold your surprise for Day 27.
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Hey, is that Alfred Molina playing a French pervert? It is! Wow! This is Day 26 of McConaugheMay.
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For his tenth feature film (eleventh if you count his student featurette, Xiaoshan Going Home), Jia Zhang-ke has made what is perhaps his most ambitious project yet.
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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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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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We Are Marshall and you are reading Day 23 of McConaugheMay. The journey continues.
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This week in Austin screenings 5/23-5/29.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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