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Jef Rouner

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Sep 26, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Jef Rouner

    Starbomb: It Was Like the Best Part of the Internet Showed Up - Houston Press (opens the original)

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    Lots of bands run on internet memepower these days, but few do it as well as Starbomb. The rap/rock group hits that perfect intersection between scatalogical humor and old school video game references, and it drew in a sold out crowd on Friday at the House of Blues. Though, to be fair, a good chuck of the crowd was primarily there for the opening act, Epic Rap Battles of History, which admirably lived up to its name. There were contests framed as rhyme-offs between Rasputin and Joseph Stalin, th

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Jef Rouner

    Casual Gamer Reviews: Control: Resonant - Houston Press (opens the original)

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    Reviewing the follow-up to surrealist shooter masterpiece, Control. Review based on 12 hours of play on PlayStation 5 version. Control (2019) was such an amazing game it literally made me launch Houston Press’s annual Games of the Year column just so I could have an excuse to talk about how fantastic it was. Following up such a near-perfect title was always going to be difficult. My hopes were low because developer Remedy is desperately shoe-horning its companion series, Alan Wake, into a giant

  3. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Jef Rouner

    Casual Gamer Reviews: Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy - Houston Press (opens the original)

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    A review of the latest Plague Tale game. Review based on completion of PlayStation 5 version. Innocence: A Plague Tale predates my usual Games of the Year roundup for Houston Press, but if I had been doing it in 2019 it definitely would have been on that list. The release from Asobo Studios, published by Focus, was a marvel of fantasy horror and a rare, but wonderful balance of stealth and combat. Too much of the genre is either a punishing Soulslike adventure or an exercise in helpless hide and

  4. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Jef Rouner

    Opinion: Would It Kill Them to Cast a Fat Actress as Carrie? - Houston Press (opens the original)

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    Nobody in Hollywood knows Stephen King’s work like Mike Flanagan, and yet here we are again with another adaptation of King’s 1974 novel Carrie that doesn’t have the stones to cast a fat actress that resembles the character in the book. The upcoming Prime Video miniseries Carrie sounds fantastic. Showrunner Mike Flanagan did a good job directing Doctor Sleep and an outstanding one with Gerald’s Game. The cast is packed with modern horror royalty like Matthew Lillard, Amber Midthunder, and Flanag

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