“Ouija: Origin of Evil” spells out trouble
Harry Houdini and his wife, Bess, shared a message—known only to the two of them—so that when the other died, the survivor could hop from séance to séance in search of the message, therefore proving or disproving...
Count On “The Accountant”
Ben Affleck is Christian Wolff, the accountant in question. He's got a case of high-functioning autism, a sniper rifle that shoots anti-aircraft rounds and the psychological inability to leave a stone unturned. As such, he's the guy you...
Houston’s Alley Theater Celebrates 400 year of Shakespeare
The Alley Theater Company along with theaters across the globe is celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare with different productions and performances centered around Shakespeare’s legacy. The largest production is A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by...
Circuit of the Americas Rocks the Hottest Fall Lineup in the Live Music Capital
It’s Friday night in Austin, Texas, and it’s finally starting to feel like fall. Everywhere I look, people of all ages, shapes, colors, and walks of life are chatting, waiting in line for beer or...
ACL 2016 In Pictures
The 2016 Austin City Limits Music Festival was a whirlwind. It's almost too much to put into words. So, if a picture is worth 1000 words, here's our million-word recap of the ACL that 2016...
Stay Away from “The Girl on the Train”
When asked what he believed in, Woody Allen once replied "sex and death—two things that come once in my lifetime." "The Girl on the Train" shares a similar belief system—sans punchline—as it is a Freudian whodunit,...
“Denial” Makes the Facts Hard to Ignore
Based on the book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier the film “Denial” is Oscar primed. Perhaps that is part of the reason the film has been released at just...
Jackie Venson Brings the Heat on Jackie Venson Live
Just a few short years ago, Jackie Venson was paying her newcomer dues in the Austin, TX blues scene. Today, she is getting ready to release her first live album, Jackie Venson Live, complete with...
“Deepwater Horizon” Explodes Off the Screen
Behind every headline, there are human beings. In what is deemed the "bigger picture"—whether that involves money, political rhetoric or both—these people are often bundled into a two-digit number. And there is, perhaps, no transaction so lopsided as that of...
