Review: Mud
 

Firmly rooted in the Southern literature of writers ranging from Mark Twain to mystery novelist James Lee Burke, Mud is the engaging and atmospheric third feature from writer-director Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter). With its story of two teenage boys who discover a mysterious drifter named Mud (Matthew McConaughey) hiding out on a small and remote island on the Mississippi river, the film far exceeds what usually passes for a coming-of-age story in Hollywood.? [ Read more ]

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