mud

'Mud' is a great story, but not a particularly great film. Dripping in regional specificity and broad metaphor, Jeff Nichols' new film feels more like a big, fat American novel you get assigned in 10th grade than the follow-up to 'Take Shelter.' That earlier film's ominous tone and psychological portraiture is traded-in for large, gestural story beats that itch to be broken down and discussed for

It's like 'Stand By Me' for a new generation.

We wish our names were mud, because Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli just slathered her golden body in the slippery stuff, and then uploaded these hot pictures to her Twitter account. Leo’s ex was bathing at the Dead Sea, the lowest place on Earth, in her native Israel. The body of water is a popular tourist destination, where many go to rub themselves with the mineral-rich mud, then soak in the sup