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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 October 31, 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...

“Slither”: A gleefully gross horror comedy

Alex Williams October 31, 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...

“Race With the Devil” in today’s Daily Horror Movie

Elizabeth Williams October 30, 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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Daryl Dixon: How one crossbow-wielding redneck became a legend of zombie horror

Wyatt Miller October 29, 2013

The fences are falling, disease is spreading and the Governor’s wrath hangs like a shadow over Rick Grimes and his not-so-merry band of survivors in season four of AMC’s “The Walking...

“The Evil Dead” chops the Daily Horror Movie up with a chainsaw

Claire Gordon October 28, 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...

The Daily Horror Movie gives you “Signs”

Sam Hays October 28, 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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Oscar bait: ’12 Years a Slave’

Lee Henry and Colin McLaughlin October 27, 2013

Editor’s note: Two Life & Arts staff writers discuss big releases that are garnering buzz for the awards season. This week they focus on “12 Years A Slave.”  Colin McLaughlin:...

Visit “The Cabin in the Woods” with the Daily Horror Movie

Wyatt Miller October 26, 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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