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Screen Grabs: Delving into the toxic bastions

April 8, 2021

Love—both endearing and abusive—finds its way into prison, army, and sports in these new movies

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Screen Grabs: Women and power, from Tina Turner to Carole Lombard

April 6, 2021

Triumph, abuse, sex, horror, music, religion, comedy, and more in the latest round of new movies.

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SFFILM fest spotlights Rita Moreno, Muppets, ‘Lost Landscapes of Oakland’

April 4, 2021

2021 installment of the super-fest beams from drive-in and laptop, with plenty of star power.

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Screen Grabs: Tragedies of global market capitalism on display

April 1, 2021

From Lesotho to Ohio, new films draw a damning through-line. Plus: Oscar nominated shorts

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Screen Grabs: Why, Bob Odenkirk, why?

March 30, 2021

A head-scratching turn toward dumb action in 'Nobody.' Plus: 'Nina Wu,' 'Violation,' and more new movies

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Immersed in Van Gogh—the “experience” and the movies

March 27, 2021

The hit Immersive Van Gogh exhibit provides satisfying eye candy; search out these biopics for deeper looks

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Screen Grabs: A very fine First Nations coming-of-age tale

March 25, 2021

Plus: A Danish Nazi melodrama, beautifully cutthroat 'Truffle Hunters,' terrible 'Shoplifters of the World'

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Screen Grabs: Two Irish dramas confront reverberations of sexual assault

March 18, 2021

Thrillers 'Rose Plays Julie' and 'The Winter Lake' tackle trauma. Plus: A killer pair of pants takes revenge

Movies

Screen Grabs: This devastating war film should win the Oscar

March 15, 2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina's 'Quo Vadis, Aida?' deserves Best International Feature. Serbia's entry, however, is too much.

Arts + Culture

Screen Grabs: A fascinating ‘Father,’ an over-bloated ‘Cherry’…

March 11, 2021

Even for movies, it feels like 2020 is dragging its feet well into 2021. COVID World’s changes in release patterns and delays in awards-giving...

Dennis Harvey

Screen Grabs: Delving into the toxic bastions

Screen Grabs: Women and power, from Tina Turner to Carole Lombard

SFFILM fest spotlights Rita Moreno, Muppets, ‘Lost Landscapes of Oakland’

Screen Grabs: Tragedies of global market capitalism on display

Screen Grabs: Why, Bob Odenkirk, why?

Immersed in Van Gogh—the “experience” and the movies

Screen Grabs: A very fine First Nations coming-of-age tale

Screen Grabs: Two Irish dramas confront reverberations of sexual assault

Screen Grabs: This devastating war film should win the Oscar

Screen Grabs: A fascinating ‘Father,’ an over-bloated ‘Cherry’…

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