Craig D. Lindsey
@unclecrizzle.bsky.social
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The places I write for:
@houstonchronicle.com @nashvillescene.bsky.social @chrondotcom.bsky.social @crooked-marquee.bsky.social @texasobserver.org @pastemagazine.bsky.social @avclub.com @vibemagazine.bsky.social @culturemaphou
@houstonchronicle.com @nashvillescene.bsky.social @chrondotcom.bsky.social @crooked-marquee.bsky.social @texasobserver.org @pastemagazine.bsky.social @avclub.com @vibemagazine.bsky.social @culturemaphou
“A film will speak politically whether its makers intend for it to or not, but storytellers shouldn’t be compelled to give neat, prescriptive messaging perfectly calibrated to the moral temperature of an audience.”
Finally. My big 2800 word essay about One Battle After Another and its black women characters is live. www.vulture.com/article/blac...
Black Actresses Are Carrying One Battle After Another
Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, and Regina Hall propel the film’s most conflicted ideas, for better and worse.
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
“A film will speak politically whether its makers intend for it to or not, but storytellers shouldn’t be compelled to give neat, prescriptive messaging perfectly calibrated to the moral temperature of an audience.”
I talked to Uncle Dibbz for @culturemap.bsky.social. houston.culturemap.com/news/restaur...
Houston DJ-turned-TikTok star cooks up a cult following one recipe at a time
For the past month, Uncle Dibbz has been, shall we say, going ham on social media with the myriad videos of alternative Thanksgiving dishes. He’s dropped how-to clips for such recipes as Cajun-roasted...
houston.culturemap.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I talked to Uncle Dibbz for @culturemap.bsky.social. houston.culturemap.com/news/restaur...
“Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love”
Off the top of my head…
Off the top of my head…
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
“Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love”
Off the top of my head…
Off the top of my head…
Random hot take: SPEAKERBOXX/THE LOVE BELOW is just a super-sized STANKONIA. (Still a masterpiece tho.)
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Random hot take: SPEAKERBOXX/THE LOVE BELOW is just a super-sized STANKONIA. (Still a masterpiece tho.)
I wrote about Houston record stores for @houstonchronicle.com. www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainmen...
7 record stores in the Houston area to celebrate Record Store Day
The next Record Store Day is coming up on Black Friday and these are some of the local retailers who are taking part.
www.houstonchronicle.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I wrote about Houston record stores for @houstonchronicle.com. www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Maturing is realizing this song is clearly about growing up poor, queer and Black — but no one in the ‘80s was ready for that conversation, so the general discourse just stayed at growing up poor. youtu.be/AIOAlaACuv4?...
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Tracy Chapman
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Maturing is realizing this song is clearly about growing up poor, queer and Black — but no one in the ‘80s was ready for that conversation, so the general discourse just stayed at growing up poor. youtu.be/AIOAlaACuv4?...
Reposted by Craig D. Lindsey
Apple TV: your one-stop shop for prestige TV shows that are extended metaphors for working for Apple
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Apple TV: your one-stop shop for prestige TV shows that are extended metaphors for working for Apple
And I’m one of them. linktr.ee/unclecrizzle
November 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
And I’m one of them. linktr.ee/unclecrizzle
I wrote about 8 1/2 (playing at @belcourttheatre.bsky.social) for @nashvillescene.com. www.nashvillescene.com/criticspicks...
Critic's Pick — Restoration Roundup: '8½'
Nov. 21-23 at the Belcourt
www.nashvillescene.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I wrote about 8 1/2 (playing at @belcourttheatre.bsky.social) for @nashvillescene.com. www.nashvillescene.com/criticspicks...
Meanwhile, Radhika Jones is somewhere like
November 22, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Meanwhile, Radhika Jones is somewhere like
I wrote about THE WIZ’s soundtrack for @avclub.com. www.avclub.com/sounds-of-bl...
Quincy Jones was at his peak when he gave The Wiz its soul
The film that helped kill Blaxploitation, The Wiz was driven by the Oscar-nominated music of a man who transcended the genre.
www.avclub.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I wrote about THE WIZ’s soundtrack for @avclub.com. www.avclub.com/sounds-of-bl...
BTW, I was turned down for a reporter job in my own town — AGAIN!
In other news, the Gummies-and-Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels Fund is up and running. PayPal.me/unclecrizzle
In other news, the Gummies-and-Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels Fund is up and running. PayPal.me/unclecrizzle
Pay Craig Lindsey using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/unclecrizzle and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
PayPal.me
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
BTW, I was turned down for a reporter job in my own town — AGAIN!
In other news, the Gummies-and-Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels Fund is up and running. PayPal.me/unclecrizzle
In other news, the Gummies-and-Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels Fund is up and running. PayPal.me/unclecrizzle
Some weekend ish for @culturemap.bsky.social. houston.culturemap.com/news/enterta...
These are the 14 best things to do in Houston this weekend
A lot of theater kids will most likely be spending the weekend flocking to multiplexes to see Wicked: For Good, the big-screen conclusion to the Wicked saga (both Cactus Music and Sound Revolution wil...
houston.culturemap.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Some weekend ish for @culturemap.bsky.social. houston.culturemap.com/news/enterta...
Well, I heard this on the bus today:
“I’m not gay. I’m not queer. I’m not pansexual or asexual. I’m attracted to art.”
“I’m not gay. I’m not queer. I’m not pansexual or asexual. I’m attracted to art.”
November 20, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Well, I heard this on the bus today:
“I’m not gay. I’m not queer. I’m not pansexual or asexual. I’m attracted to art.”
“I’m not gay. I’m not queer. I’m not pansexual or asexual. I’m attracted to art.”
I wrote this.
The 2004 remake of “Shall We Dance?” is “still a clumsy, infuriating mess of a movie,” @unclecrizzle.bsky.social writes:
crookedmarquee.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I wrote this.
I wrote about SHALL WE DANCE? for @crooked-marquee.bsky.social. I didn’t have a good time revisiting this. crookedmarquee.com/harveys-hell...
Harvey’s Hellhole: Shall We Dance?
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 hi...
crookedmarquee.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I wrote about SHALL WE DANCE? for @crooked-marquee.bsky.social. I didn’t have a good time revisiting this. crookedmarquee.com/harveys-hell...
Maturing is realizing most of Prince’s catalog consists of him scared shitless at the thought of thermonuclear war.
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Maturing is realizing most of Prince’s catalog consists of him scared shitless at the thought of thermonuclear war.
Am I the only one worried about what Orange Boy will do once the Files are released?
This muhfucka has proven time and time again that he has no problem destroying shit.
This muhfucka has proven time and time again that he has no problem destroying shit.
November 18, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Am I the only one worried about what Orange Boy will do once the Files are released?
This muhfucka has proven time and time again that he has no problem destroying shit.
This muhfucka has proven time and time again that he has no problem destroying shit.
This is officially a gummies-and-Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels fund. PayPal.me/unclecrizzle
Pay Craig Lindsey using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/unclecrizzle and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
PayPal.me
November 17, 2025 at 5:37 AM
This is officially a gummies-and-Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels fund. PayPal.me/unclecrizzle
Reposted by Craig D. Lindsey
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Growing up, I was always a big fan of people who knew what the fuck they were doing.
It’s a shame those people aren’t around anymore.
It’s a shame those people aren’t around anymore.
November 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Growing up, I was always a big fan of people who knew what the fuck they were doing.
It’s a shame those people aren’t around anymore.
It’s a shame those people aren’t around anymore.
I hate everything right now — I mean, EVERYTHING!
November 15, 2025 at 5:46 AM
I hate everything right now — I mean, EVERYTHING!
I must be an empath because all this negative shit is killing me.
November 15, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I must be an empath because all this negative shit is killing me.
@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social’s video essay on Mike Figgis’s STORMY MONDAY (where he got @kimmorgan.bsky.social to narrate Roger Ebert’s review of the film) is still a banger. scalar.usc.edu/works/film-s...
November 15, 2025 at 5:19 AM
@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social’s video essay on Mike Figgis’s STORMY MONDAY (where he got @kimmorgan.bsky.social to narrate Roger Ebert’s review of the film) is still a banger. scalar.usc.edu/works/film-s...