Texas

Don’t Mess With Texans: 28 Badass Movie Characters from the Lone Star State

Cowboys, final girls, a lovable old dog, and more, ranked.Everything is bigger in Texas, and everyone is more badass. That’s why… Read More

‘Cold in July,’ ‘Hap and Leonard,’ and East Texas Bloodbaths

How Texas author Joe Lansdale found his cinematic saviors in Jim Mickle and Nick Damici.Sometimes a filmmaker and an author just… Read More

‘The Underneath’: An Austin Noir

Looking back at the movie that almost caused Steven Soderbergh to have a fatal breakdown. Read More

Clint Eastwood’s Most Perfect Film As a Director Is Our Underseen Gem

Missed Connections‘A Perfect World’ Is Clint Eastwood’s Most Perfect Film As DirectorAnd it’s top-tier Kevin Costner too.Welcome to Missed Connections, a weekly… Read More

The Quiet Sweetness of Texan Crime

‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’ and ‘Hell or High Water’ expand upon the charming thieves in ‘Bonnie and Clyde.’Bonnie and Clyde weren’t… Read More

The Loss of the Old West

‘The Last Picture Show’ and ‘Hell or High Water’ delve into a changing of timesSmall towns where everyone knows each other’s… Read More

Welcome to Texas Week

As we get ready for South by Southwest, we’re celebrating Texas.The month of March is many things dependent upon your… Read More

‘Hell or High Water’ and the Best Picture Bridesmaids

Sometimes, it really is just an honor to be nominated.My guilty confession? I secretly love the Academy Awards. Oh, not… Read More

Review: American Violet

Tim Disney's American Violet, opening in limited release today, is a well-acted but heavy-handed message movie that could have used… Read More