Dennis Harvey
Screen Grabs: Lessons from the dictatorship mark ‘The Silence of Others’
Plus: Art house to blockbuster releases, like 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle' and 'John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum'.
Screen Grabs: All weekend long, the Roxie celebrates French noir
Plus: Vintage "folk libraries", Charlie Says, and Zhang Yimou 'Shadow'
Hello Kitty to ‘Happy Cleaners’: Asian American film shines at CAAMFest
37th edition of the wide-ranging film festival showcases local stories like 'Chinatown Rising' and 100-year-old classic 'The Dragon Painter'
Screen Grabs: The Nude Vampire, Babylon, Gay USA…
Retro delights on tap, including Dr. Ruth and 8-track tapes, plus French hustlers, a Merce Cunningham tribute, and more in cinemas this week.
Silent Film Fest ranges afar—but don’t worry, there’s still Buster
Rhapsodica Satanica, Tonka of the Gallows, Goona Goona, West of Zanzibar, and Japanese Girls at the Harbor light up Castro's silver screen.
Screen Grabs: A seriously funny Italian legend, JT LeRoy, Hail Satan?
An endangered community arts center, a Kenyan superhero, The Visitor from another decade, Juggalo comedy, more in cinemas this week.
Screen Grabs: Cannabis nuns, Sapphic poets, Riot Grrrl blues….
A stunning 'Hagazussa,' a small-town opioid tale, rare Tibetan gems, and more this week in cinemas.
Screen Grabs: Aretha’s Amazing Grace, Blood for Dracula, Peterloo…..
Two eccentric flicks at Alamo, sci-fi from Claire Denis, Louise Brooks via Downton Abbey and more in cinemas this week.
SFFILM Fest brings new ‘Tales of the City,’ rare gems, big star power
Laura Dern, Dr. Ruth, Ai Weiwei, migrating elephants, Satanists, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, prison basketball, and more in 62nd edition.
Screen Grabs: A wonderful ‘Diane,’ Czech newbies, public library drama….
Storm Boy, Holy Flame of the Martial World, An Elephant Sitting Still, and more choice films in cinemas this week