Tag: Matthew McConaughey

“Dallas Buyers Club”– Not for Cowboys (or, A Lone Star in the Fight against AIDS)

Written by diana on February 24, 2014. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 3 Comments on “Dallas Buyers Club”– Not for Cowboys (or, A Lone Star in the Fight against AIDS)

Dallas Buyers Club Jared Leto as Rayon The true-life story of Texas AIDS pioneer, Ron Woodroof, set in 1985 Dallas, depicts his battle to fight for his life after being diagnosed as HIV-positive. His search for life-supporting experimental drugs via Mexico to help fellow HIV-positive people is the heart of “Dallas Buyers...

“Mud”– Channeling “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

Written by diana on September 18, 2013. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound.

With its meandering pace, Mud embodies a Southern culture known for doing things slowly, drifting along the bayou languorously like “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” John Nichols, the director and an Arkansas native, grounds his film in authenticity through superb casting (including local teenagers), location, and a script centered on...

“Bernie”– A Texas Tale

Written by diana on May 31, 2012. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 4 Comments on “Bernie”– A Texas Tale

This indie film defies easy categorization because it is sometimes comedic, often sad particularly with regard to the old and lonely, and always quirky. Based loosely on a true story, which took place in a Texas hamlet called Carthage, the small-community culture is faithfully and mercilessly presented. The writer-director, Richard Linklater...

“Lincoln Lawyer”–More Than an Ambulance Chase

Written by diana on April 5, 2011. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on “Lincoln Lawyer”–More Than an Ambulance Chase

We saw the movie “Lincoln Lawyer” a couple of days ago, and it was a highly engaging–not brilliant–courtroom thriller of a movie in the “Grisham” style. Think the best of the courtroom dramas of the recent past: “Fracture” meets “Presumed Innocent”, for example. This film noir,...

Tag: Matthew McConaughey

“Dallas Buyers Club”– Not for Cowboys (or, A Lone Star in the Fight against AIDS)

“Mud”– Channeling “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

“Bernie”– A Texas Tale

“Lincoln Lawyer”–More Than an Ambulance Chase

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