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Brad Derfner

Reporter · US

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Sep 9, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Brad Derfner

    Matthew McConaughey Shines Before ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’ Loses Its Way (opens the original)

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    In the first half of the crime thriller “The Rivals of Amziah King,” I was convinced that writer and director Andrew Patterson had struck gold. Matthew McConaughey is one of my favorite actors, and he’s operating at the peak of his powers here, alongside newcomer Angelina LookingGlass, who provides a solid, if not unspectacular, performance working as the counterweight to McConaughey’s gregarious Amziah King. In the first act, the film wanders through rural Oklahoma following a gang of beekeeper

  2. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Brad Derfner

    ‘It Ends’: Alex Ullom Turns Post-Grad Uncertainty Into a Ride of Existential Horror (opens the original)

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    I first watched “It Ends” during its initial limited release on the Letterboxd Video Store in December 2025, where the groundswell of online support led indie distributor Neon to take a risk and pick up the film. Since then, I have seen the film twice more, which has only made the dialogue and dynamics between the four characters stand out more, even as the film’s limitations became more noticeable. Made on a shoestring “micro-budget” of $150,000, “It Ends” is my favorite directorial debut of th

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