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Films of 2012: Ten Best Films of 2012

Just because you live in Houston doesn't mean you can't see all these films.

What's Behind Gary Douglas's Scientology Knockoff?

Access Consciousness promises to help you reach a higher plane. For a price.

Why You Have to See The Master in 70mm

The Master: From the Window to the Wall

You aren't expecting what Paul Thomas Anderson is giving.

Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master's Master

Talking 70mm, Joaquin Phoenix, and researching Scientology for his sixth and most anticipated film

From the Window to the Wall

Church ov Melkarth: Balrogs of Ambient Metal

It's a well-known fact that most band names are essentially gobbledygook, but here at Rocks Off we're trying hard to find meaning in the oddest monikers. Regular readers might be familiar with the Church ov Melkarth and their leader Jvstin Whitney from Whitney's regular appearances in the Gothic Co ... More >>

The Film Issue: 10 for 2012

The Film Issue

Looking back on the year in movies, and what's coming in 2012.

Oh Jesus! Rock's Top 5 Religious Conversions

Rocks Off understands the need for a good detox now and then, as most of our evening antics often leave us feeling less than bright-eyed and bushy-tailed come morning. We also imagine the damage inflicted by lifetime of hard partying and endless touring in the company of morally compromised music-in ... More >>

Capsule Art Reviews: "First Take: Okay Mountain" "Heimir Bjorgulfsson: The Classical" "Larassa Kabel: and all of this so far from Heaven" "Mark Bradford: A 20 Year Survey"

Capsule Art Reviews: "Donald Baechler: Sculptures and Paintings," "First Take: Okay Mountain," "Heimir Bjorgulfsson: The Classical," "Tony Smith: Drawings"

Pop Rocks: Win A Couples Retreat DVD, And Discover The Five Best Paradise-Gone-Bad Movies

​A tropical retreat sounds pretty good right about now, as Houston begins yet another in a seemingly unending series of cold (well, relatively), rainy weeks. Unfortunately, in this economy the odds are slim that any of you can afford to just drop everything and jet off to Antigua for a weekend.As ... More >>

In Honor Of Will Ferrell: The Five Biggest "Summer Blockbuster" Duds

That thud you heard last weekend was Will Ferrell's career settling noisily back to earth. With a budget estimated at over $100 million, Land of the Lost was supposed to propagate the 2009 summer blockbuster season (handily inaugurated by the new Star Trek) and continue Ferrell's successful box-offi ... More >>

Miss Cleo’s Fearless Forecast: Super Bowl XLIII Winner Revealed!

Lousy Movie: 'Meet the Spartans'

Few laughs to be had in this lackluster parody

Rod Paige and Scientology, Margaret Thatcher at the Warwick, Pool Owners and Public Works

Scientology rumors swirl

Stay Young and Stupid

Dear Lord, please stop the Stingification of Beck

Letters

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Dressing the Part

Michelle Ellsworth's ED will save your id

Letters

Between the Lines

A Scientology-backed tutoring program looks to expand in the Houston area

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Gender Splendor

Old-fashioned Leading Ladies -- a surprise hit

The Passion of the Cruise

Me-sci-ah offers truth, celebrity and the Scientology way

King of the Roads

A Houston author tells how our traffic got jammed

Ritalin on Trial

While some Houston parents fight what they charge is "a river of Ritalin" running through the schools, one father has gone to court to try to prove that, for his son, Ritalin use is Ritalin abuse.