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Samuel L. Jackson

  • Film

    May 3, 2012

    Things Go Boom in Avengers

    Superheroes bump superegos in Joss Whedon's all-star film.

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Pop Rocks: Basic Cable Blues -- The 10 Movies You Will Always Watch When They Come On

    ​You know the feeling: it's 11 p.m., you're lying half-conscious on your couch and thinking tonight -- tonight -- is the night you're finally going to go to bed before midnight and get a decent night's sleep. Maybe this will be start of a new chapter in your life, one in which you no longer cl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    The Most Bizarre Music Memorabilia Ever Auctioned Off

    michaeljacksonfuneral.orgNote: Not the actual million-dollar jacket.​Have you ever worked in a souvenir store, memorabilia outlet or run an online auction? If so, odds are you have developed a venal, burning hatred for collectors. Rocks Off isn't going to mince words: collectors are some of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Out Today: Steve Earle Is Alive, Bootsy's Aged Funk, And The Late Poly Styrene's Last Disc

    ​Yep, it's the third week now that we have been listening to the new Foo Fighters album, Wasting Light. We even acquired it on vinyl this weekend, so we are doubly screwed. Now we just need it on cassette tape and one of those toothbrushes that play music in your skull like you are schizophren ... More >>

  • Film

    April 21, 2011

    Lions Are People, Too

    Kings of the jungle get the March of the Penguins treatment in African Cats.

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Remember Delo's Hood Politics?

    Houston's history is dotted with albums that, fairly or un, have been swept aside. We'll examine them here. Have an album that you think nobody knows about but should? Email sheaserrano@gmail.com. ​Delo Hood Politics (Self-released, 2010) Delo is a Missouri City rapper who, as proof that th ... More >>

  • Film

    September 9, 2010

    Cop Out

    Will Ferrell and Adam McKay re-team, with decreasing ­returns.

  • Film

    August 5, 2010

    Cop Out

    Will Ferrell and Adam McKay re-team, with decreasing ­returns.

  • Film

    May 27, 2010
  • Calendar

    October 15, 2009
  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Mother-effin Snakes In Our State!!

    Photo courtesy USGS​There's nothing like a release from the U.S. Geological Survey headlined "Report Documents the Risks of Giant Invasive Snakes in the U.S." to get your attention. (Unless it's "Osama bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S." But we digress.)Bottom line: Look out Texas, we got gian ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    For The Final Four: Five Most Inspirational Pre-Game Speeches

    As the NCAA Tournament builds to a climax, one can only speculate about the kinds of speeches offered by the likes of Texas' Rick Barnes and OU's Jeff Capel before their respective matches against Duke and North Carolina. One thing seems certain, it probably wouldn't have hurt to have one of these ... More >>

  • Music

    November 6, 2008

    Z-Ro: Crack

    As the NCAA Tournament builds to a climax, one can only speculate about the kinds of speeches offered by the likes of Texas' Rick Barnes and OU's Jeff Capel before their respective matches against Duke and North Carolina. One thing seems certain, it probably wouldn't have hurt to have one of these ... More >>

  • Film

    November 6, 2008
  • Dining

    October 2, 2008

    BOHEME'S RED SANGRIA

    Blues Brothers

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2008
  • Film

    September 18, 2008

    Neil LaBute's Lakeview Terrace

    Racial tension, above and below the surface

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2008

    Saturday Afternoon: Cobra Starship at Cactus Music

    Racial tension, above and below the surface

  • Film

    August 23, 2007

    Resurrecting the Champ

    Resurrecting the Champ gets journalism right, and that's a grind

  • Home Entertainment

    June 28, 2007

    Crackers & Cheese

    Resurrecting the Champ gets journalism right, and that's a grind

  • Home Entertainment

    June 21, 2007

    Maybe too Hard

    Resurrecting the Champ gets journalism right, and that's a grind

  • Film

    June 21, 2007

    1408

    Who woulda thunk it: 1408 is a terrifying, touching Stephen King adaptation

  • Film

    June 14, 2007

    Get Inside. It's Summertime!

    Your guide to the season's hottest films (and the other ones, too)

  • Film

    May 10, 2007

    Home of the Brave

    This is not what Francis Scott Key had in mind

  • News

    May 3, 2007
  • Film

    March 1, 2007

    Hussy 'N' Flow

    God-fearing black man tames slutty white girl as Craig Brewer's South rises again

  • Home Entertainment

    February 1, 2007

    The Terrorist's Mind

    God-fearing black man tames slutty white girl as Craig Brewer's South rises again

  • Film

    February 1, 2007

    The Kids Are Not Alright

    From Dakota Fanning's rape to John Cusack's daddy issues, Sundance 2007 was all about the kiddie porn.

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2007

    Scorpion on a Plane!

    From Dakota Fanning's rape to John Cusack's daddy issues, Sundance 2007 was all about the kiddie porn.

  • Film

    August 24, 2006

    Snakes on a Plane

    The year's most shameless B-movie delivers exactly what it promises

  • Music

    June 15, 2006

    Double Vision

    Jess and Lisa Origliasso give teen pop a harmonic jolt as the Veronicas

  • Film

    February 16, 2006

    The Price Is Wrong

    Freedomland turns a rich, complex book into a poor, simple movie

  • Film

    September 8, 2005

    Call the Cops

    Stick it to The Man and avoid this slipshod, ugly mess

  • Film

    January 13, 2005

    Not Rockne

    A worthy actor rides the bench in the listless Coach Carter

  • Film

    November 4, 2004

    Super, Ordinary

    These heroes may be Incredibles, but they're also normal

  • Calendar

    December 27, 2001

    This Thing On?

    Jamie Foxx brings his Ugly Wanda shtick to town

  • Film

    March 8, 2001

    Empty Visions

    The Caveman believes in things that do not exist. The filmmakers do the same.

  • Calendar

    December 10, 1998

    Night & Day

    December 10 - 16, 1998

  • Film

    July 30, 1998

    Non-Negotiable

    The Negotiator surrenders to a silly plot

  • Film

    April 2, 1998

    Oys and Girls

    Renee Zellweger as an Orthodox Jew? A Price Above Rubies proves the actress's worth.

  • Film

    February 19, 1998

    All Wet

    In the latest Crichton-based thriller, there's nothing to fear but Sphere itself

  • Film

    December 25, 1997

    Post-Pulp

    Jackie Brown shows Tarantino looking for direction

  • Film

    July 31, 1997

    Flunking Out

    187 is a blackboard bungle

  • Film

    October 17, 1996

    Blasts from the Past

    Geena Davis and Gene Hackman exhume some explosive histories

  • Film

    July 25, 1996

    Black, White and a Few Shades of Gray

    A Time to Kill does John Grisham proud

  • Film

    May 2, 1996

    Punchy Fun

    A Time to Kill does John Grisham proud

  • Film

    May 25, 1995

    Third Time, Semi-Lucky

    A Time to Kill does John Grisham proud

  • Film

    April 27, 1995

    Chopped to Death

    A Time to Kill does John Grisham proud

  • Film

    October 13, 1994

    Pulped Fiction

    Quentin Tarantino talks his sophomore film into an early grave

  • Film

    September 8, 1994

    End Games

    Director Boaz Yakin gives a Fresh twist to tales of the drug trade

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