sentences:  Leydon was a film critic for "The Houston Post" from 1982 until the paper’s demise in 1995.He has also reviewed films for The Houston Press, "The San Francisco Examiner", MSNBC.com, and NBC affiliate KPRC-TV in Houston.His work as a journalist, interviewer, and feature writer has appeared in the "New York Daily News", "Los Angeles Times", "Newsday", "The Tennessean", "The Boston Globe", "Toronto Star", and the "Austin American-Statesman"; "Film Comment", "MovieMaker", "Houstonia", and "New Orleans" magazines.From 2001 to 2020, he taught film studies courses at Houston Community College 
  
  In a December 17, 2011 post on his blog, Leydon proudly revealed he is a cancer survivor.