Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

We're still wild about Harry, even though this new adventure prefers to flush pink with its lovesick teens than forward-thrust toward the mammoth battle of good vs. evil.

July 17, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

On the Road Again

Suki Hawley and Michael Galinsky's Half-Cocked Celebrates a Milestone

"...of which was the tasty nugget of mid-Nineties apathy Half-Cocked. The pseudo-documentary is the tour story of Truckstop, a..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Darcie Stevens

Sausage Party

An animated film for adults from Seth Rogen and friends

"...distance. Sausage Party glints of greatness, but this is half-cocked comedy at best...."

Aug. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2002

"...(“Love That Pussy”) … but even those'll seem like half-cocked genius with a full pitcher under your belt. Hit..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Weekend at Bernie's II

July 16, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Big Fat Liar

Feb. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Music DVDs

"...Half-Cocked..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Zen Noir

A hard-boiled detective investigates a murder at a Buddhist monastery.

Oct. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Moonrise Kingdom

Wes Anderson is back with another delightful movie about beautiful dreamers and full-time schemers.

"...with his 75-Year Plan (Bottle Rocket); Max Fischer, the half-cocked Renaissance man-child (Rushmore); broken, fixated Francis, forcing a spiritual..."

June 8, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wet Hot American Summer

Spoof of old summer-camp sexcapades is performed by a sprawling cast of comedic hams, largely culled from comedy troupe the State.

"...provide more than enough worthy examples of the State's half-cocked genius. Intrepid TV execs take note: These kids deserve..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Twentyfourseven

"...hooligan, though the entire group is refreshingly abrasive and half-cocked. Hoskins, for his part, turns in a brilliant, career-resuscitating..."

May 8, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

She's the One

"...Obviously a move made to demonstrate how Mr. Fitzpatrick's half-cocked advice has taken its toll on his sons' lives,..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Descent Into the Maelstrom

Radio Birdman surfs out of Edgar Allan Poe's maelström a quarter-century later

"...tops the Ramones long before the Sex Pistols got half-cocked. Meanwhile, in the land down under, Radio Birdman and..."

June 22, 2007 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Sweet Spirit Alights to Trinidad

Austin glam rockers’ third LP casts a deep digi/Tropi spell

"...reacted like a killjoy, or came off like a half-cocked conspiracy theorist, because I would explain, deadpan, that the..."

May 27, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

News Ticker: August 30

All the news that's fit to blog

"...wife of dehydrated turkey leg Ted, started her vacation half-cocked...."

Aug. 30, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Endorsements

"...vices run too closely together – he charged off half-cocked over the Midtown Live loan controversy, made the argument..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature

Endorsements

"...vices run too closely together – he charged off half-cocked over the Midtown Live loan controversy, made the argument..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature

Endorsements

"...vices run too closely together – he charged off half-cocked over the Midtown Live loan controversy, made the argument..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

Off the Shelf

Suki Hawley and Michael Galinsky's Horns and Halos isn't so much about Bush, but rather the book about the Bush that Bush didn't want you to know.

"...as interesting as what Suki Hawley and Michael Galinsky (Half-Cocked, Radiation) would release later that year. Their Bush documentary..."

March 21, 2003 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Postmarks

Further Lost Austin fallout and enviro-rhetoric from our readers.

"...resolve it. Too many times people have run off half-cocked with some "emergency measures" and the end result has..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Column

The Myth of Che

The Short Life of Revolutionary Che Guevara

"...Che went off to meet destiny half-cocked. He didn't even know the regional dialect of the..."

July 11, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

SXSW Music Review: Garden & Gun Showcase

Are you ready for the country (revolution)?

"...mentor and Purgatory producer Sturgill Simpson. The show felt half-cocked and fully loaded until the closing rounds struck with..."

March 15, 2018 SXSW Post by Doug Freeman

Iceage

"...tortured, breathy vocal as he slurs his way through half-cocked entreaties that would make Stanley Kowalski take pause. Iceage..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Jesse James F. U.

Noted philanderer sets his sites on new venture

"...de rigueur. One can't simply parade around the Alamo half-cocked...."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

News Ticker: May 10

All the news that's fit to blog

"...Speaking of guns, Rep. Steve Stockman is going off half-cocked again...."

May 10, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Greg Abbott Versus the Black Helicopters

After decade of cooperation, AG threatens election experts

"...But why would Abbott go off half-cocked, yelling about the UN? Doesn't this all sound a..."

Oct. 25, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Standells

South by Southwest Aftershots

"...Money," were true to form philosophically but sounded like half-cocked Neil Young rejects. Fortunately, it's almost impossible for a..."

March 23, 2012 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Luv Doc Recommends: A Behanding in Spokane

Hyde Park Theatre, Saturday, May 14, 2011

"...to sever most appendages. You can't just go off half-cocked (unless you're Lorena Bobbitt) and in a fit of..."

May 13, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Knife Party! With the Jungle Rockers, Salesman, Flatcar Rattlers

Hole in the Wall, Saturday, July 31, 2010

"...more effort and planning. You can't just go off half-cocked. Sure, gunshot suicides can be a little messy, but..."

July 30, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

Top 9 Lege Stories

"...9) HALF-COCKED Lawmakers came dangerously close to overturning the ban on..."

Jan. 1, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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