Robin Williams

What I’m Thinking About When I Think About Films From the 1980s

Slo-Mo Football-Movie Finales: The Top Five

Turn of the Screwball

The Tao of Steve follows the emotional transformation of a geeky lothario

The Perils of Being Human

Bill Forsyth stumbles on the road to profundity

Family Values

The Birdcage updates La Cage Aux Folles with some political bite

They Grow Up Fast

Matilda is a girl wise beyond her years; Jack, a boy trapped in a man's body

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Matilda is a girl wise beyond her years; Jack, a boy trapped in a man's body

As He Likes It

Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet may be complete, but something's still a little rotten

Pop, Pop, Fizz, Fizz

In Fathers' Day, Billy Crystal and Robin Williams need some comic relief

Hit and Myth

Hercules fritters away its strengths

The Manic Professor

This antiquated vehicle becomes a showcase for digital effects

Tube Message

Everyman's Jim Carrey examines TV's omnipotence in The Truman Show

Night & Day

September 24 - 30, 1998

The Witching Hour

September 24 - 30, 1998

A Baton Rouge Soap Opera (Starring Sheriff's Deputies) Comes Here

Photo by de*Seems like hurricane evacuees are not the only ones who flee Louisiana to Houston for safety. A Baton Rouge family recently escaped here to get away from the local cops, whom they claim maliciously prosecuted them repeatedly after the family tried to expose corruption at a homeowners ass ... More >>

Nobody Wins in James Gray's Ridiculous Two Lovers

Shiksa V. Jew

Rave Rules

No one over 25 should be in attendance, but if you are, here's the game plan

Dead Poets Society

Chloe Dao, winner of Project Runway and native Houstonian, introduces the film that inspired her success at the MFAH

Aboard Game

Zathura sweeps you into its alternate reality

Reign Over Me

Adam Sandler plays a 9/11 widower and finally nails a somber role

Voter Fraud

Barry Levinson wags the dog again, but his bark is worse than his bite

Pause and Effect

A truly universal remote leads to Sandler's best movie in years

Jesus Saves

Sarah Silverman speaks the unspeakable. And funny? Oh, hell, yes.

Big Fun, Even Small

Sarah Silverman speaks the unspeakable. And funny? Oh, hell, yes.

Talkin' 'Bot Love

Like Big Fish for little kids, Robots works hard to please everyone

Dancing to Death

Nature is noxious in Michele Brangwen's "Black Rain"

The Hustle

Why the biggest deal at Sundance was no big deal at all

Playing On Fear

Spielberg and Hanks spawn a daring new genre: the post-9/11 comedy

My Morning Jacket

It Still Moves (ATO/RCA/BMG)

The Year of Living Dangerously

Cinema 2002 counterbalanced a treacherous world

Best Electrolysis Practioner

Dr. Esta Kronberg

Photo Opportunity

Mark Romanek makes a great bad man of Robin

Sleepless in Alaska

A frazzled Al Pacino tangles with a psychotic Robin Williams in Insomnia

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

A venomous troll and a poofy rhino fight for children's affection in Death to Smoochy

Sly Foxx

He steals Ali, but will Hollywood give Jamie Foxx a shot at the title?

Mr. Robotic

Robin Williams wastes his comic talents in the mawkish, mechanical Bicentennial Man

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Robin Williams wastes his comic talents in the mawkish, mechanical Bicentennial Man

Mrs. Doubtfire

Robin Williams wastes his comic talents in the mawkish, mechanical Bicentennial Man

(Don't) Book 'Em, Dano: 42 Artists Who Have Absolutely No Business Touring Together

​ When Rocks Off received word last week that indie duo The Big Pink was embarking on a 2010 tour with NYC's A Place to Bury Strangers, our initial thought was, "Cool," followed closely by, "Ew." For once, there's a promo poster we really have no desire to see. But then our next thought was, "Coul ... More >>

Paycheck Prince

Jake Gyllenhaal goes to the gym, but cannot beef up The Sands of Time.

Give Me No Man's Land: 5 Songs For The Fallen

​Today is Memorial Day, and Rocks Off would like to honor our brave and beloved dead as we honor everything - through music. At no time in American history have there not been men and women in life-threatening danger trying to protect us, whether it was a declared war or not. This is a sacrifice w ... More >>

Despicable Me: Win Free Preview Passes, And See The Five Most Despicable Movie Characters

Despicable Me, starring the voice of Steve Carrell, tells the tale of someone who's very despicable. Truly despicable.On the other hand, the character meets up with a couple of cute kids, and it's a cartoon, so we're guessing there's some redemption in the end.There's no redemption for the following ... More >>

$5 Awesome: The Toys Soundtrack

Rocks Off has picked up some CDs over the years at prices so low we think that it would've been less insulting to the artists if we had stolen them. Some of these have become our favorite albums, and in this column we'll tell you what they are and why! ​For Rocks Off's money, there is no more ... More >>

Top Five Black Friday Fight Videos

Give it or I'll punch you in the jugular​When you are in a battle for your life, you often resort to scratching and clawing, screaming and yelling. When you are in a fight for a plasma television on Black Friday, well, you'll probably do the same thing. Welcome to Black Friday, America's cele ... More >>

Jo Koy

Give it or I'll punch you in the jugular​When you are in a battle for your life, you often resort to scratching and clawing, screaming and yelling. When you are in a fight for a plasma television on Black Friday, well, you'll probably do the same thing. Welcome to Black Friday, America's cele ... More >>

The Monster at the Door

Give it or I'll punch you in the jugular​When you are in a battle for your life, you often resort to scratching and clawing, screaming and yelling. When you are in a fight for a plasma television on Black Friday, well, you'll probably do the same thing. Welcome to Black Friday, America's cele ... More >>

The Ten Coolest Animated Google Doodles

​Today, Google's logo looked like the image above and became a heated topic on Twitter. The logo -- referred to as a "doodle" -- had people wondering why anyone should celebrate the birthday of a dead guy and just who the hell Gregor Mendel was in the first place. In fact, Google regularly ... More >>

So Long, Arch West, And Thank You For All For The Doritos

Memories, light the corners of my mind. ​I heard that Arch West, the inventor of Doritos, had passed away at the full age of 97, from my shower radio, while I was getting ready for work. It was the perfect place to survey all the delicious damage that West's work has done on my body these past ... More >>

The Houston Press Underground Rap Awards, Vol. 3

Finally, Delo has some competition.​We are 75 percent of the way through with 2011, and somehow it is still unclear: a) Which underground rapper is having the best year; b) Which is the best underground rap song of the year; c) Which underground rapper has had the best verse of the year; d) W ... More >>

No-Fun Number Ones: The Worst Chart Toppers Since Tiffany

Denim never dies.​It's no secret that chart success is no real guarantor of musical quality. Hell, "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" went number one way back in 1952, pissing kids off so badly that they had to invent rock 'n roll. Twenty-five years ago this week, however, Billboard ... More >>