Blade Runner

Dredd 3D: Judge, Jury and [Insert Explosion]

Dark film is nothing to fear.

Paul W.S. Anderson's Fun, Frenetic Filmmaking

Resident Evil: Retribution director is now an industry titan.

The 5 Best Shows In Houston This Week: Lightning Bolt, Stoney LaRue, Etc.

Stampeding Providence, R.I. noise-rock duo Lightning Bolt, a two-piece as loud as it is heavy, destroys an otherwise quiet Monday night at Fitzgerald's behind its forthcoming Load Records release, Oblivion Hunter, which the label describes as "amped-up and free, with an ear on the railroad tracks to ... More >>

Killer Joe And What's Wrong With Hollywood

William Friedkin tells us why modern action films disappoint.

That Purple Bastard: Houston's Reluctant "Remix King"

"Can I call myself a Remix King when nobody knows who the fuck I am?" --Purple Bastard Purple Bastard has a beard. Or maybe A Beard has a purple bastard? Not sure. No matter. It's not important. What is is that he stands out, even though it's the least overwhelming STANDS OUT of all. And that's ma ... More >>

Rap Round Table: Who Is the Greatest Movie Villain of All Time?

Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Each week, Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. This Week's Panel: E.S.G., Marcus Manchild, Renzo, Kyle Hubbard, Purple Bastard, Preemo, Mic Skills, Mac, more. Not Invited: Michael Myers, becau ... More >>

Science Fixins': A Dream Meal Made of Fictional Foods

What's the greatest science fiction film of all time? If you didn't just go, "Oh, Blade Runner," I want you now to imagine me shooting you the bird as I walk away. As I was re-watching it for the ump-teenth time the other afternoon, I couldn't help but get hungry when Deckard was eating at the noo ... More >>

Ron Paul and Sci-Fi

Friday Night: Def Leppard & Heart At The Woodlands

Photos by Groovehouse​Def Leppard, Heart Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion September 23, 2011 Like so many of their 80s hard rock brethren, Def Leppard has always straddled the line between serious musical territory and the self-parody that threatens all bands associated with that era. On one ... More >>

Drive: No Talk, All Action

Ryan Gosling at the wheel in this glossy, retro, heist-gone-bad.

Pop Rocks: 5 Lead TV Characters We'd Rather Kill Than...That Other Guy

Up against the wall, Arliss.​Last weekend on [that show we won't name here because we've been writing way too much about it] there was a pretty shocking development: one of - if not *the*- main character of the series was killed off. Offing a beloved television figure isn't an uncommon tacti ... More >>

It's Coming from Inside the Computer

Blissing out on the 3-D, CGI'd, totally incomprehensible head trip of Tron: Legacy.

Pop Rocks: Finally, Some Important Movie News

​Now that the dust has cleared (and the blood has been spilled, thanks to a stabbing before the...Cowboys and Aliens panel) at Comic-Con, we can finally move forward, away from the overwrought announcements about the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Green Lantern (Ryan Reynolds is better ... More >>

Capsule Art Reviews: "Allison Hunter: Zoosphere", "Dirty Secrets from the Cataract Cinema", "Eileen Maxson: Orphans of Failure",

Capsule Art Reviews: "2010 Glassell Core Exhibition", "Allison Hunter: Zoosphere", "Dirty Secrets from the Cataract Cinema", "Eileen Maxson: Orphans of Failure", "Steve Wolfe on Paper"

Capsule Art Reviews: "2010 Glassell Core Exhibition", "Allison Hunter: Zoosphere", "David A. Brown: Trying to find my way...", "Dirty Secrets from the Cataract Cinema"

Capsule Art Reviews: "2010 Glassell Core Exhibition", "Dirty Secrets from the Cataract Cinema", "Iron: Forged, Tempered, Quenched", "Whatever Was Splendid: New American Photographs"

Capsule Art Reviews: "2010 Glassell Core Exhibition", "David A. Brown: Trying to find my way...", "Dirty Secrets from the Cataract Cinema", "McKay Otto"

Dancing With the Stars: A Grotesque Carnival of Human Misery?

It's NOT Donny Osmond!​Holy flurking schnit! It's week eight of Dancing With the Stars, which for those who don't know is when the rubber made of stardust meets the road made of awesome and the car of dreams speeds off into, um, Kickassville. I'm just kidding; the show's still incredibly borin ... More >>

Dooney da Priest: "Pull Your Pants Up"

Dallas struggles with saggy drawers

“War and Peace and Quiet”

MANUAL duo splits to show how they do it solo