Iwo Jima

Foxy Hen House

Press Picks

Forgiven in Gran Torino

Clint Eastwood finds salvation

The Few, The Proud, the Battered

At Harlingen's Marine Military Academy, the line between discipline and abuse is sometimes as thin as a knife's edge

Very Minor: Miracle at St. Anna

No matter the run time and budget, Spike Lee's WWII drama is an epic bore

Drive-By Truckers, A to Z

Alabama Ass Whuppin'

Oh, Canada

Midway through the Toronto film fest, and things are looking bleak

Apolitical Theater in Stop-Loss

Iraq war movie does its best not to mention the war

Drive By Truckers

The Dirty South (New West)

Art Capsule Reviews

A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

Art Capsule Reviews

A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

Mexican-American Culture

SPECIAL CANADIAN EDITION

Our top DVD picks for the week of May 24

SPECIAL CANADIAN EDITION

Stage Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Behind Enemy Lines

Letters sees WWII from Japanese POV, as Eastwood continues to chip away at the hero myth

Hall of Famer

Clint Eastwood is not done yet

Print the Legend

Clint Eastwood strips away the myths surrounding the Greatest Generation

Shut Up and Drive

The Drive-By Truckers ain't just whistling Dixie in their van

My Life in Oils

David McGee gives good autobiography at DiverseWorks

Musicians Sound Off

For Nick Cooper, music and politics are hard to separate

Dream Teen

Whiz kid Enos excites his elders with unique movements

For Memorial Day, Part 3: Five Best War-Movie Deaths

Memorial Day is more than just a holiday to remember the over one million American men and women who have given their lives in service to their country. It's also a time to commemorate Hollywood's love of war. You'll have no problem finding marathons of Tora! Tora! Tora! and Sergeant York on TV, and ... More >>

Lonesome Onry and Mean: Two Top Producers Recall Their Earliest Musical Memories

Two of the better known roots producers on the scene have radically different memories of the first music of their childhoods that gripped them by the ears and heart. Gurf Morlix, whose notable production credits include Lucinda Williams' Grammy-winning Car Wheels on a Gravel Road as well as stella ... More >>

G.I. Blues: A Soldiers' Playlist

​Today is the anniversary of one of the truly momentous occasions in popular music: On March 23, 1958, Elvis Presley reported for induction into the U.S. Army, thus opening up a thousand alternate timelines for musical historians to formulate "What if he hadn't?" scenarios. For the next few years, ... More >>

A Weekend With The Patriots Outside A Home Depot

Photos by Britney Jackson"Obamie is a comma commie" says the fine print, for some reason.​ Britney Jackson was just headed to the Home Depot near Gulfgate this past weekend, looking to repair a fence.She walked into a border war.The stalwart members of some group had gathered there, presumably sin ... More >>

Top Six Artist Vs. Record Label Feuds

​Pink Floyd has finally settled its lengthy dispute with their longtime record label EMI. The band, which signed to the label over 40 years ago, first took EMI to court last spring in an effort to clarify their existing contract. Floyd sought to prevent EMI from "unbundling" their albums by se ... More >>

Still Standing

South Park has gone from a sheltered suburb to a crime-ridden war zone to a near wasteland. And Burger Park has managed to survive it all.

Photobombs Through the Ages

The pinnacle of modern-day photobombing​Photobombing might have reached its peak at the Golden Globes when Michael Douglas PB'd his way into a picture with his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angelina Jolie. The phenomenon has become popular on the internet, of course, and as with everything el ... More >>

What The "Top 10 Stolen Vehicles" List Says About Houston

Stolen, by manly men​Every month Houston police put out a list of the most-often stolen vehicles, a list that defines what are either the most vulnerable or most desirable members of our automotive society. This month's is out....what does it tell us about Houston? 3. Our car thieves want yo ... More >>