Film Review: Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

Early on in Dallas Buyers Club Matthew McConaughey's character, rodeo cowboy and electrician Ron Woodroof, is diagnosed with HIV. The two doctors who deliver this news, one being a soulless bureaucrat (Denis O'Hare), the other a bleeding heart (Jennifer Garner), attempt to outline the severity of his condition, finally telling him that he has only…Read more Film Review: Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

Alright, Alright, Alright: Matthew McConaughey and the Inescapable Fusion of Player and Part

After a lost decade of rom-coms Matthew McConaughey roared back to life with a trio of indies in 2012. In each film he created lively even somewhat audacious performances. While all of these characters were embraced with  acclaim – particularly his turn as the chiseled strip-club owner Dallas from Magic Mike – dissenters began to rear their ugly…Read more Alright, Alright, Alright: Matthew McConaughey and the Inescapable Fusion of Player and Part