Sunday, March 01, 2026

Remebering my friend Bill Albright

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  Just got word this morning that Bill Albright, my best buddy from my old days at The Houston Post (1982-1995), passed away a couple days a...
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Monday, April 14, 2025

Remembering Rod Steiger (1925-2002)

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  On the centennial of Rod Steiger’s birth — he was born April 14, 1925 in Westhampton, New York — I am reminded of bits and pieces of conve...
Monday, April 07, 2025

But will it really be the Final Reckoning for Mission: Impossible?

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  As you can tell by this listicle I prepared (and have repeatedly update) for Variety, I have thoroughly enjoyed (almost) all of the Missi...
Tuesday, January 07, 2025

The Brutalist, Conclave Top List of Houston Film Critics Society Awards

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The Brutalist  – director Brady Corbet’s Golden Globe-winning examination of post-World War II America – leads the pack with nine nomination...
Saturday, December 28, 2024

Happy 129th Birthday to Cinema!

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On December 28, 1895, cinema in projected form was presented for the first time to a paying audience by two French brothers, Auguste and ...
Monday, January 22, 2024

Poor Things Named Best Picture of 2023 by Houston Film Critics Society

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The Houston Film Critics Society has given Poor Things , Yorgos Lanthimos’ flamboyant fable about a scientifically revivified woman’s searc...
Tuesday, January 09, 2024

Barbie and Oppenheimer Lead Nominees for Houston Film Critics Society Awards.

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The double-barrel cultural phenomenon known as  Barbenheimer —  Greta Gerwin’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer — loomed larg...