Joe Leydon is a regional correspondent and critic for Variety and an instructor at Sam Houston State University, Houston Community College, and the University of Houston. He was film critic for The Houston Post from 1982 to 1995. Since the paper closed, he has reviewed movies for KPRC-TV and the San Francisco Examiner, and written for The New York Daily News, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, MSNBC, and MovieMaker Magazine. In his other life, he is a cowboy, which is why he also is a contributing editor for Cowboys & Indians magazine.
QFest
The yearly LGBTQ movie festival returns with an eclectic lineup.
07/21/2015
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Joe Leydon
film
14 Pews will host a free screening of Getting Back to Abnormal on Tuesday night, featuring a Q&A with co-director Paul Stekler
05/08/2015
By
Joe Leydon
cinema
Seattle-based writer David Schmader has made a career out of mocking the infamous 1995 cult classic.
04/13/2015
By
Joe Leydon
film
This year's line-up includes a documentary about the Kilgore Rangerettes, a martial arts film and an anti–global warming polemic.
04/09/2015
By
Joe Leydon
Festivals
The peculiar electronic instrument enjoys a rare limelight at this year’s Bayou City Music and Film Festival.
11/30/2014
By
Joe Leydon
film
The five-day, 50-film festival features celebrity appearances and screenings of major Oscar contenders.
11/12/2014
By
Joe Leydon
interview
The indie legend has worked on movies like The Ice Storm, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and In the Bedroom.
09/19/2014
By
Joe Leydon
film
The Museum of Fine Arts's 13-film festival devoted to the great French new wave director begins with The 400 Blows.
09/01/2014
By
Joe Leydon
Article
Shot on location in Houston, Austin, and Waller, Stop The Pounding Heart, the final film in Houston-based filmmaker Roberto Minervini's trilogy of quasi-documentaries, examines the conflict between religion and romantic attraction.
08/08/2014
By
Joe Leydon
Reminiscence
New documentary about Roger Ebert prompts local film critic Joe Leydon to reflect on their long friendship.
07/25/2014
By
Joe Leydon
film
The long-running LGBT film festival is back with a new slate of films, including a 1980s Pia Zadora howler.
07/23/2014
By
Joe Leydon
Open Road
Reconnecting with our Texas roots in Brenham and College Station.
09/03/2013
By
Katharine Shilcutt
That Other Level
The Geto Boys and Public Enemy together, 25 years ago, and other photos from the archive of former GBs DJ Ready Red.
08/28/2013
By
John Nova Lomax
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Local artist captures historic homes before they vanish.
08/21/2013
By
Peter Holley
Breakfast Spots
Chacho's has great breakfast tacos—and it's open 24 hours.
07/02/2013
By
Robb Walsh
Beauty Review
Our makeup junkie decides to see for herself.
06/26/2013
By
Rachel Foster
Catch of the Day
The Wednesday-only tasting menus are as close to Nobu as you'll get in Houston.
06/20/2013
By
Katharine Shilcutt
