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Better Tagline: "My dinner with Ali." Not So Brief Plot Synopsis: Following his defeat of Sonny Liston in February, 1964, Cassius Clay (Eli Goree) hangs out in a Miami hotel room with friends Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom, Jr.), and spiritual adviser Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir) to discuss — among other things — the future and the state of the world. "Critical" Analysis: One Night in Miami is a fictionalized version of a meeting between some of the most iconic figures in African-American history, and director Regina King and writer Kemp Powers (adapting his own play)...

During normal times, the music writers here at the Houston Press have about a six months "coming soon" schedule of area concerts we use to coordinate coverage. It's a formidable list, incorporating  our city's many venues and the fact Houston is an expected stop for just about every touring act. I made the mistake of taking a look at the last one we got, in late January, and saw how many shows didn't happen this year. It's a little thing, in the face of 330,000 deaths and a crippled economy, but suddenly being reminded that Ministry/KMFDM show never happened was just a cherry on top of th...

Better Tagline: [ominous Zack Snyder chuckling noises] Not So Brief Plot Synopsis: It's morning in America, but for Diana Prince (Gal Godot), life consists of working as an archaeologist for the Smithsonian, "surreptitiously" fighting crime as Wonder Woman, and reminiscing about her lost love, Steve Trevor (Chris Pine). "Lucky" for her, the arrival of a new batch of relics, including a curious stone, signals a change for Diana, awkward co-worker Barbara Minerva (Kristen Wiig), and wannabe energy magnate Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal). "Critical" Analysis: When Gal Godot's Wonder Woman made he...

Better Tagline: "Used to be there was money in newspapers." Not So Brief Plot Synopsis: Civil War veteran Captain Jefferson Kidd (Tom Hanks) ekes out a living traveling across Texas and reading newspaper stories to the locals for ten cents a head. But his placid lifestyle is upended when he happens upon Johanna (Helena Zengel) a young girl abducted by the Kiowa as a baby and recently freed. Reluctantly, he decides to deliver her to relatives some 400 miles away, even though she'd rather return to her other family. "Critical" Analysis: Tom Hanks's career spans four decades and you can count...

Elton John’s Debut Album Launch Him Into Stardom This week on the WPDH Album of the Week, we'll feature the debut album from the great Elton John, which is celebrating 50 years this year. Elton John released his self-titled debut album on April 10, 1970. It was released by Uni Records as his debut album in the United States. Many Americans assumed his first album was Empty Sky, but that was not released until 1975 in the United States. His self-titled included his breakthrough song Your Song, which established his career. The album was certified Gold in February of 1971 by RIAA. It was also...