Matthew McConaughey may have become a star as a leading man in major-studio films like “A Time to Kill” and “The Wedding Planner,” but in the last few years the laid-back Texan has reinvented and revived his career with a string of sparkling performances in low-budget indies: Richard Linklater‘s “Bernie,” Steven Soderbergh’s “Magic Mike,” William Friedkin‘s “Killer Joe,” Jeff Nichols’ “Mud” and now Jean-Marc Vallee’s “Dallas Buyers Club,” which has made McConaughey a strong favorite to land a Best Actor nomination.
