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Matthew McConaughey

The Gentlemen movie review: sufficiently advanced crime

Thu, Jan 16, 2020
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Guy Ritchie ups his game on his signature subgenre with a hilariously sublime crime comedy that acts as mirror on the legit world and oozes with crackling cynicism about culture and politics as well.

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I’m on BBC World Service’s “The Arts Hour” again, Saturday, January 4th

Wed, Jan 01, 2020
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I’m back for my 11th appearance and the start of my fourth year as a regular recurring guest commentator on this always-fun culture-chat program…

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Serenity movie review: gonna need a bigger nope

Thu, Feb 28, 2019
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Accidental hilarity turns ugly in this baffling exercise in genre-hopping that thinks it justifies its Hollywood-typical adolescent-boy attitudes about women, sex, violence, and morality. It does not.

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Gold movie review: this mine is tapped out

Wed, Jan 25, 2017
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Not a terrible excuse for entertainment, just very, very familiar, all paradigms that desperately require a shift, in Hollywood and in the real world.

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Sing movie review: hey, kids, let’s put on a show!

Mon, Dec 19, 2016
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Smart, sweet, gently funny, with a wonderfully exuberant voice performance by Matthew McConaughey that hints at fresh new realms animated movies can reach.

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The Legend of Tarzan and Free State of Jones movies review: enough with the white saviors

Mon, Aug 01, 2016
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Filtering other people’s stories through the eyes of white men is tedious and offensive, and it feels like a desperate hedge against fresh perspectives.

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Magic Mike XXL movie review: crotch watch

Wed, Jul 01, 2015
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A cringe-worthy jamboree of dimbulb manflesh that’s even more embarrassing than the first film.

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Interstellar movie review: trading worry for wonder

Fri, Oct 31, 2014
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Thrilling intellectually and viscerally, full of stirring notions of what humanity is capable of, and full of hope. A wonderfully refreshing sort of SF.

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Joe review: the violence inherent in the system

Tue, Apr 22, 2014
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Cage finally gets away from his shouty, cartoony madmen, but it’s hard to shake the sense that this was laboriously constructed around him as a showcase.

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female gazing at: Matthew McConaughey

Wed, Mar 05, 2014
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I never could have predicted that I’d ever have any desire to gaze upon McConaughey. But recently, he’s been taking on challenging roles. And that’s sexy.

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