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at the drive-in

Buzzy East End drive-in theater hosts Sundance Film Festival Buzzy East End drive-in theater hosts Sundance Film Festival By Steven Devadanam

1.21.21  |  4:20 pm

With the enthusiasm for drive-ins showing no signs of slowing, a local venue is bringing a popular film fest to ...

Movie Review

Cancer drama Our Friend falters with odd choice of focus Cancer drama Our Friend falters with odd choice of focus By Alex Bentley

1.21.21  |  3:35 pm

Movies about people with cancer, save for the notable example of the Seth Rogen/Joseph Gordon-Levitt comedy 50/50, are ...

weekend event planner

Here are the top 8 things to do in Houston this weekend Here are the top 8 things to do in Houston this weekend By Craig D. Lindsey

1.21.21  |  6:00 am

The Inauguration Day festivities are behind us — time to throttle forward. Speaking of throttles, gearheads and speed junkies might want ...

High Notes

New national Selena podcast offers personal look at Texas superstar New national Selena podcast offers personal look at Texas superstar By Jade Esteban Estrada

1.20.21  |  1:37 pm

Selena Quintanilla, known to millions of fans as the queen of Tejano music, is one of the most celebrated Mexican-American ...

at the drive-in

Houston's Rooftop Cinema Club drive-in spreads the February love Houston's Rooftop Cinema Club drive-in spreads the February love By Steven Devadanam

1.20.21  |  10:55 am

Houston’s Rooftop Cinema Club is revving up to showcase the city’s largest drive-in movie screen at The Drive-In ...

Movie Review

MLK/FBI puts civil rights leader and agency under a microscope MLK/FBI puts civil rights leader and agency under a microscope By Alex Bentley

1.18.21  |  9:15 am

Few Americans are more admired than slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Yet at the same time, he ...

and the award goes to...

Chadwick Boseman shines in Houston Film Critics' best-of nominations Chadwick Boseman shines in Houston Film Critics' best-of nominations By Craig D. Lindsey

1.15.21  |  1:48 pm

In all, 2020 was a very unusual year for movies. The pandemic forced a lot of highly anticipated movies to ...

Movie Review

Icons of the '60s gather for charged meeting in One Night in Miami Icons of the '60s gather for charged meeting in One Night in Miami By Alex Bentley

1.14.21  |  11:47 am

As far as high-powered meetings in the 1960s go, one featuring Nation of Islam leader Malcolm X, boxer Cassius Clay ...

weekend event planner

Here are the top 8 things to do in Houston this weekend Here are the top 8 things to do in Houston this weekend By Craig D. Lindsey

1.14.21  |  6:00 am

It's Martin Luther King Day Weekend, and you can honor the great civil rights leader's legacy by checking ...

Movie Review

The Dissident a chilling look at murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi The Dissident a chilling look at murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi By Alex Bentley

1.8.21  |  4:00 pm

For a period in 2018, one international incident dominated headlines for weeks: The murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi ...

at the drive-in

Houston's Rooftop Cinema Club unveils city's largest drive-in screen Houston's Rooftop Cinema Club unveils city's largest drive-in screen By Steven Devadanam

1.8.21  |  2:00 pm

One of the very few bright spots of 2020 was the local resurgence of drive-in theaters. And why not? Houstonians ...

Movie Review

Irish woman searches for independence and safe haven in Herself Irish woman searches for independence and safe haven in Herself By Alex Bentley

1.7.21  |  4:00 pm

In the blockbuster movie era in which we live, smaller films can often get overshadowed. While superhero and action movies ...

weekend event planner

Here are the top 8 things to do in Houston this weekend Here are the top 8 things to do in Houston this weekend By Craig D. Lindsey

1.7.21  |  6:00 am

It's a big weekend for local music fans. Legendary nightclub Numbers will throw a David Bowie birthday tribute, this ...

For the right reasons

The Bachelor host swaps Hollywood for this buzzy Texas town The Bachelor host swaps Hollywood for this buzzy Texas town By John Egan

1.4.21  |  3:00 pm

The cavalcade of celebrities relocating to Austin continues. This time, it’s the longtime host of ABC’s The Bachelor ...

Movie Review

WWII film Shadow in the Cloud mixes genres with iffy results WWII film Shadow in the Cloud mixes genres with iffy results By Alex Bentley

12.31.20  |  12:36 pm

Chloë Grace Moretz has had quite the career for someone who is just 23 years old. She started at age ...

weekend event planner

Here are the top 6 things to do in Houston this weekend Here are the top 6 things to do in Houston this weekend By Craig D. Lindsey

12.31.20  |  6:00 am

It's New Year's weekend, and we're ready to bid farewell to this hellish year that is 2020 ...

squeeee!

Meet all the adorable babies born at the Houston Zoo in 2020 Meet all the adorable babies born at the Houston Zoo in 2020 By Steven Devadanam

12.30.20  |  3:45 pm

Given the horror that 2020 presented to so many, locals would be forgiven for clamoring to all things cute — and ...

Can't-Miss Cinema

The 10 best movies of 2020 made watching movies at home a joy The 10 best movies of 2020 made watching movies at home a joy By Alex Bentley

12.30.20  |  11:00 am

The positive side of the double-edged sword that was the movie world in 2020 is that the movies that might ...

Movies to Avoid at All Costs

The 10 worst movies of 2020 made a bad year even harder to take The 10 worst movies of 2020 made a bad year even harder to take By Alex Bentley

12.29.20  |  4:33 pm

The year 2020 was a double-edged sword for movie lovers. On one hand, the pandemic brought the vast majority of ...