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Sep 30, 2024 | 
riverfronttimes.com | JD Davis |Craig D. Lindsey
If you’re a fan of true crime, then congratulations; you are just like tens of thousands of humans here in the United States who obtain a sort of morbid fascination with the worst of what people have done to one another. It’s a hugely popular genre, so it’s no wonder that streaming giant Netflix is leaning into that popularity with their hit series Monsters. Not everyone is thrilled with the most recent season of Monsters, however.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
rogerebert.com | Craig D. Lindsey
In 1994, right before Quentin Tarantino was about to blow up with his Oscar/Palme d'Or-winning sophomore feature "Pulp Fiction," he had a profile in the September issue of Details. The profile also included a list of 15 "must-see films" from him. I've always been fascinated by this list. Back then, I was a budding cinephile, looking for recommendations on films that would bulk up my cinema knowledge.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
rogerebert.com | Craig D. Lindsey
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
rogerebert.com | Craig D. Lindsey
From then on, "What Remains" becomes a chilly psychodrama that dares you to feel something for a pedophile. Of course, Lake is a product of sexual abuse; his father began molesting him way back when he was three. When he hears about the unsolved case of a missing six-year-old boy, he wonders if he did more than sexually assault children. Along with looking like they're suffering from seasonal eczema, most of the characters are lost, damaged souls.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
houston.culturemap.com | Craig D. Lindsey
This weekend will have several events celebrating Pride Month, as well as one more event celebrating Juneteenth – cookout style! Since it’s also Black Music Month, you can catch a rising new artist over at 93 Til. For the budding young geeks out there, there’s a kid expo and a double shot of Jurassic Park/World goodness.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
crookedmarquee.com | Craig D. Lindsey
Welcome to Harvey’s Hellhole, a monthly column devoted to spotlighting the movies that were poorly marketed, mishandled, reshaped, neglected or just straight-up destroyed by Harvey Weinstein during his reign as one of the most powerful studio chiefs in Hollywood.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
houston.culturemap.com | Craig D. Lindsey
It looks like we have another jam-packed weekend. The options include a pickleball tournament, a sangria throwdown, a Japanese festival for all the local weebs, a Juneteenth festival, a Barbie Dreamhouse truck, the return of a ‘90s rock icon, and some lovely events for dads on Father’s Day. But, if you really want to make the old man happy, get him some tickets to see Megan Thee Stallion.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
houston.culturemap.com | Craig D. Lindsey
Remember when Beavis and Butthead used to rock out whenever MTV played a Judas Priest video? This fall, Houstonians will get the chance to do that when the heavy-metal legends come to town for a live, certain-to-be-very-loud concert. On Tuesday, June 11, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Judas Priestannounced a new leg of their Invincible Shield Tour with special guest Sabaton. The all-time greats will take over new markets in North America this fall with an additional 23 performances.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
houston.culturemap.com | Craig D. Lindsey
UniverSoul Circus will celebrate 30 years as its show-stopping cultural extravaganza returns to Houston. Opening June 13, the interactive “Family Reunion Tour” will bring together big names from five continents all backed by the infectious beat of world music including sounds and dance styles spanning the African diaspora. The show will run through Sunday, July 7, at Butler Stadium.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
houston.culturemap.com | Craig D. Lindsey
This weekend, we have a bevy of anniversary parties, with a brewery celebrating its 30th anniversary and a monthly soul party celebrating its first. We also have the grand opening of a new cocktail lounge in River Oaks, another monthly block party in Midtown, Broadway shows starting up downtown, and movies about jazz coming out of the Museum District. Plus, some of the golf world’s biggest stars will be driving for show and putting for dough.
