Friday Night Lights

Film
October 17, 2012
"Paranormal Activity 4": Tracking the Rise of Found-Footage Horror
Film
May 16, 2012
"Battleship": Soak up the Beautiful Bombast
Blogs
April 17, 2012
Live Review, 4/16/12: Explosions in the Sky Builds a Wall of Sound at Palace of Fine Arts
Explosions in the Sky Zammuto April 16, 2012 Palace of Fine Arts Better than: Firecrackers in your face. Post-rock, ambient, pop -- whatever you want to call sonic escapists Explosions in the Sky, its music makes riding the bus and sitting in a cubicle tolerable. That says a lot about the Austin ... More >>
Film
March 7, 2012
"John Carter": Special Effects Dazzle Amid Action Thrills
Blogs
October 17, 2011
Treasure Island Day Two: St. Vincent, Beach House, and Explosions in the Sky Successfully Suspend Reality
Christopher VictorioSt. Vincent Death Cab for Cutie, Explosions in the Sky, the Hold Steady, St. Vincent, Beach House, Friendly Fires, Wild Beasts, Warpaint, the Antlers, Weekend, Thee Oh Sees October 16, 2011 Treasure Island Music Festival Better than: The other typical yuppie Sunday activi ... More >>
Blogs
July 2, 2009
Last Night: Verdi's La Traviata at the War Memorial Opera House
Chris HardyAilyn Pérez as Violetta ValéryBetter than: Sex (work).It figures, doesn't it, that it was Rhett Butler -- that manliest of men -- who opined that reputation is something people with courage can do without. Change "people" to "men," add italics for emphasis, and you'd have the take ... More >>
Film
July 2, 2008
Superzero
Hancock squanders potential greatness with lame humor and a half-baked hero.
News
May 21, 2008
Bleacher Report and other sports blogs fight for respect - and access
Music
March 19, 2008
Ex-Clash Guitarist Mick Jones Rocks Again with Carbon/Silicon
Music
October 3, 2007
Jack Johnson's Label Hosts Rogue Wave's Moody New 'Asleep at Heaven's Gate'
Film
September 26, 2007
'The Kingdom' Posits CSI: Riyadh with a Jamie Foxx Twist
Peter Berg sends Foxx to fight the enemy over there
Music
April 25, 2007
Going Off
Explosions in the Sky's illustrious groundswells
Film
September 13, 2006
The Longest Yawn
Heavily padded football movie hits all the familiar notes
Summer Guide
June 28, 2006
Get Inside!
Your forecast of the summer's top movies
Film
August 10, 2005
Funky Bunch
Mark Wahlberg stars in an odd remake that, oddly, isn't so bad
Film
January 12, 2005
Not Rockne
A worthy actor rides the bench in the listless Coach Carter
Music
October 20, 2004
Explosions in the Sky, et al.
Friday Night Lights (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film
October 6, 2004
Hell of a Catch
Friday Night Lights goes deep -- a rare route for football movies