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Tag: Matthew McConaughey

Corrective Sequels…

Will True Detective’s Second Season be to True Detective as Halloween 3 is to Halloween?

7 Jul 20168 Jul 2016
Matthew McConaughey recently stirred up some folks by saying that yes, he misses playing Rust Cohle and, yes, he would consider reprising that character, if given the right opportunity. “Would…
2016 Election…

Who Would Donald Appoint? Some Predictions for Trump’s Cabinet

19 May 201621 Oct 2016
Interested in reading D. F. Lovett's fiction? Buy his books here. Donald Trump made waves this week by releasing his list of SCOTUS picks. He must've had some help from…
indiana jones…

No Matter His Name (Or How Old He Gets), He’s Still Indy and They’re Not

8 Mar 20168 Mar 2016
Ever wondered what your grandpa would look like in a fedora? Well, Harrison Ford may give you a good idea. Believe it or not, another Indiana Jones movie is in…
Bolano…

Thirteen Ways to Fill the Flat Circle After Season Two of True Detective

9 Aug 201528 Sep 2016
Well, Season Two is over. Whether you are satisfied with the ending or not, chances are that you are a little bummed that you don't get to watch it next…
Ballers…

Don’t Call a Show Good, or Bad, Until The End is Known: On Ballers, True Detective, and House of Cards.

9 Jul 2015
In a previous post, I mentioned Herodotus's lesson, to "call no man happy until he is dead." My specific application of his lesson in that case was to say that…
A Song of Ice and Fire…

Six Months of Search Terms: Wolverine, His Beard, and The Strange Searches That Lead People Here

2 Jul 20152 Jul 2015
A few years ago, I wrote a blog post called The Maramduke Fart Paradox, in which I discussed the strange search engine terms that lead people to this website. Among…
HBO…

What’s Missing From True Detective Season Two

22 Jun 201522 Jun 2015
Am I the only person disappointed that the episode didn't end with Matthew McConaughey showing up to the crime scene, winking at the camera, and saying "All right, all right,…
Game of Thrones…

Why All the Bad News About True Detective is Actually Good News

12 May 201513 May 2015
Like all television shows that appeal to the intellectual and the obsessive, True Detective has gathered itself a menagerie of obsessive fans, the sort that remind you that fan is derived…
2666…

The Book You Need to Read Before Season Two of True Detective

12 May 20152 Jan 2018
People are always recommending things with the equation of if you liked this, then you will like that. Or, before you see ____, make sure you read _____. And while…
Christopher Nolan…

My Only Complaints About Interstellar

13 Apr 201514 Apr 2015
It's been out for a while, but there are still two things that bug me about Interstellar. And no, neither of them is the science of it.  I'm not expert…

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