Before he was cast as Rust Cohle, Matthew McConaughey nearly played a different, but equally important role on HBO's ...

Time might be a flat circle, but True Detective is not. Night Country‘s conclusion gave us something previous seasons hadn’t. It leaned into its mystical side rather than rejecting it. Until its ...

Many great lines and epic quotes have been spoken in crime thrillers, but the best among them arguably comes from a ...

Before Cary Joji Fukunaga was slated to helm HBO's inaugural season of "True Detective," another high-profile director nearly ...

If there is one scene that can be called a true masterpiece in the entirety of True Detective, it’s the raid in Episode 4, “Who Goes There?” In this episode, Rustin “Rust” Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) ...

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Matthew McConaughey says Nicolas Cage taking over #TrueDetective in Season 5 is "good news" and "sounds like a tasty combination." "I don't [have advice]. I know Nicolas well enough that I know ...

Detective Rustin Cohle, played by Matthew McConaughey in Season 1 of True Detective, has become something of a cult icon. Brimming with intense existential theories and suffering with chronic nihilism ...

Just because we saw it coming, doesn’t make it unsatisfying. True Detective tells a larger story than your basic whodunnit and a show doesn’t have to outsmart you in order to reveal something. Sure ...

True Detective‘s first season is one of television’s best ever, but it’s not perfect. While the show more than delivered on its emotional promise, it failed to deliver on its plot’s. The finale ...