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Recent additions to Netflix offer procrastination options

Alex Williams November 15, 2013

There’s no better procrastination tool than Netflix. But with only 24 hours in a day, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the multitude of titles available to stream on the service. There are plenty...

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Matthew McConaughey’s career makes a comeback

Lee Henry November 15, 2013

Matthew McConaughey’s career was laughable two years ago. The image of a shirtless, stoned McConaughey playing the bongos became etched in the national consciousness after his brush with marijuana...

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“The Best Man Holiday” cast reunites after 14 years

Lee Henry November 15, 2013

Usually, sequels are cranked out as quickly as Hollywood can produce them, whether the demand from the audience is there or not. “The Best Man Holiday” is a marked exception to the rule, hitting...

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“Game of Thrones”’ Tywin Lannister is both the most hated and most likeable character

Wyatt Miller November 13, 2013

Editor’s note: “Game of Thrones” spoilers below.  The incendiary fourth season of “Game of Thrones” is on the horizon. What better way to celebrate its return than...

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“Inside Llewyn Davis” is a flawless recreation of the 1960s folk scene

Lee Henry November 12, 2013

Come for the Coens, stay for the star-making performances. The Coen brothers’ latest film, “Inside Llewyn Davis,” is a look at what it means to be an artist when no one else cares....

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Oscar Bait: Theatrical adaptations offer lots of candidates for Supporting Actress category

Lee Henry and Colin McLaughlin November 11, 2013

Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a series in which two Life & Arts staff writers discuss big releases that are garnering buzz for the awards season.  Lee Henry: In our...

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“Thor: The Dark World” has weak story between effective moments

Alex Williams November 8, 2013

Marvel films are driven by big moments. They are the scenes that sell in the trailers, like every Avenger preparing to save New York from an alien invasion, or a thousand Iron Man suits showing up to defend...

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“Dallas Buyers Club” offers an unsentimental look at AIDS

Colin McLaughlin November 8, 2013

In “Dallas Buyer’s Club,” Matthew McConaughey plays a racist, homophobic electrician named Ron Woodroof. The film, directed by Jean-Marc Vallee, almost goes out of its way to avoid becoming...

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The many terrifying faces of Jessica Lange

Wyatt Miller November 6, 2013

After two self-contained seasons of terror, “American Horror Story” easily embodies the term “crazy pants.” Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk have taken their hypersexual horror anthology...

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“Ender’s Game” succeeds through skilled casting

Colin McLaughlin November 1, 2013

Orson Scott Card, author of “Ender’s Game,” was so adamant the movie version of his novel be done “right” that it took more than 30 years for the film to be made. His justification...

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“12 Years A Slave” devastates with unflinching portrayal of American history

Alex Williams November 1, 2013

“12 Years a Slave” is not the sweeping historical epic the trailers are selling, and it certainly isn’t the world-changing, Oscar-destined cinematic revolution the early reviewers declared...

Get in the holiday spirit with John Carpenter’s “Halloween”

Colin McLaughlin November 1, 2013

For movie buffs, the month of October means one thing: 31 days of horror movies. With tons of horror flicks to choose from, The Daily Texan is going to be providing a daily horror recommendation. Whether...

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