I Think a Crime Bookstore Is the Best in Texas, So Stab Me
Houston’s Murder by the Book serves up bloodshed with a smile.
Houston’s Murder by the Book serves up bloodshed with a smile.
By Chris Vognar
On the occasion of his third cult examination, Guinn shares what he’s learned about the charisma of evil.
By Chris Vognar
Filmmaker and Dallas native Cooper Raiff is only 25, but his second film, ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth,’ should establish him as Texas’s next great director.
By Chris Vognar
Lance Scott Walker's ‘DJ Screw: A Life in Slow Revolution’ is a worthwhile biography and oral history, even for those who already know the story of Screw's short, impactful life.
By Chris Vognar
The 72-year-old Oscar winner and East Texas native takes her small-town ethos to the small screen—and across galaxies.
By Chris Vognar
German writer Thomas Pletzinger has written a definitive biography of the seven-footer who brought a title to Dallas and a new era to the NBA.
By Chris Vognar
Bastards of Soul front man Chadwick Murray died last September. His bandmates now reckon with the release of his final album.
By Chris Vognar
For the first time in four years, the Chicks are back on the road—but one big state (and a bigger part of the band's history) is notably absent from the list of stops.
By Chris Vognar
The Yellowstone prequel series ‘1883’ was a smash hit—and just the beginning for Taylor Sheridan’s western empire. Only viewers seem to care.
By Chris Vognar
The new show has a strong premise that’s derailed by cheap laughs. But cartoonist Gilbert Shelton’s counterculture strips are still great.
By Chris Vognar
You won't be able to put these down.
By Chris Vognar
There may be no more powerful film about growing up with nowhere to go.
By Chris Vognar
First published in 1987, ‘The Accommodation’ still resonates today.
By Chris Vognar
This is how the Texas band ends.
By Chris Vognar
Jeff Guinn’s ‘War on the Border’ punctures the myth of the Rangers as frontier heroes.
By Chris Vognar
The actor stars as a gun-toting Smiths fan in ‘Shoplifters of the World.’
By Chris Vognar
The Austin author traces the history of the movie that changed his life.
By Chris Vognar