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Screen Grabs: Witness the incendiary birth of nunsploitation in ‘The Devils’

Plus: 'The Long Walk' misses a timely chance to diss totalitarianism, and re-release of 'Commune' dives into a back-to-land Californian tale.
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Screen Grabs: Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema beckons cinephile families and al fresco film freaks

Plus: 'Pools' aims for 'Breakfast Club' during a heatwave, Cocteau and Andersson classics take BAMPFA.
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Screen Grabs: Red Sonja rides again

Plus: IMAX 'Sign O' the Times' shows off Prince's sexy silhouettes, and social media celebrity thriller 'Lurker' defies expectations.
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Screen Grabs: Are we not doc’ed? We are Devo!

Plus: A harrowing bulletin from Sudan, Ron Howard's missed 'Eden,' Tsui Hark's slapstick Hong Kong caper, more movies
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Screen Grabs: A New Taiwanese Cinema giant comes to the Bay

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Plus: BLUSH PornFilmFest, Robert Reich's 'Last Class,' danger at a Ukrainian zoo, quirky 'Boys Go to Jupiter,' more movies.
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Screen Grabs: Singular artist Meredith Monk documented ‘In Pieces’

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Plus: A comprehensive bio of singer Jeff Buckley, Kerouac's 'On the Road' refracted... and who has the right to die?
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Screen Grabs: Brutality on the ground in ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’

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Plus: monumental moments in 'Architecton,' CatVideoFest returns, twisted thriller 'Cloud,' and Pete Davidson fumbles 'Home'
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Screen Grabs: The neurotic summer bondage rom-com you’ve been pining for

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Plus: Deadly blasts from the past in 'Shoshana' and 'El,' Lithuanian peril in 'Toxic,' Albanian corruption in 'Waterdrop,' more new movies.
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Screen Grabs: The Apple doesn’t fall far from the screen

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A giant theater returns. Plus: The Zombies, 'Fucktoys,' a Rhodesian childhood memoir, a fantastic migrant saga, more movies
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Hot-mess bisexuals, Orthodox blackmail, Daveed Diggs: SF Jewish Film Fest dives in

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45th edition foregrounds comedy and conflict, kicking off with 'Coexistence, My Ass,' and playing throughout SF and East Bay
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Screen Grabs: Truth, justice, and… something something

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'Sovereign' insurrection, 'Underground Orange' rebellion, a swarm of Swedish auteurs, Garbage Pail Kids, more movies
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Screen Grabs: Caught up in the raptors, again

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'Jurassic' holiday weekend kicks. Plus: Thomas Kinkaide's secrets, Fraenkel Film Fest, Bill Gunn and Mikio Naruse retrospectives, more.
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Screen Grabs: A Bollywood-inflected tale of sneaky lesbian vs. imperious mom

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That's 'The Queen of My Dreams.' Plus: ATA's Anti-Fascist Film Series, experimental Taiwanese flicks, feminist docs, more.
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Screen Grabs: Tribute to 100 years of Robert Altman, a cynic’s New Hollywood takeover

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Plus: The antic and sexy sides of SF's Bruce Conner, Amerinide firestarter 'Northern Lights,' and Pride month flicks galore.
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Screen Grabs: Country creep abounds at BAMPFA’s rural noir series

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Plus: Terrifyingly eccentric Obayashi's greatest hits, and Palo Alto's Stanford Theater celebrates 100 years.
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Screen Grabs: ‘White With Fear’ cashes out lucrative Caucasian terror complex

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Plus 'Bring Her Back' bests formulaic horror, 'Bad Shabbos' delivers nimble and droll dinnertime catastrophe, more.
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Screen Grabs: Handsome ‘Stelios’ tells story of singer who forever changed Greek pop

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Plus: 11 Hitchcock films in one weekend at the Balboa, a Jane Austen-inspired rom-com, much more.
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Screen Grabs: Swamp Dogg’s delightfully digressive bachelor pad, the documentary

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Plus: 'Friendship' keeps its inexcusable cringe sprightly and the Bay gets another chance with 'The Donn of Tiki.'
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Screen Grabs: Corny clowns, familial thorns abound

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New releases 'Clown in a Cornfield,' 'The Gullspång Miracle,' and 'Jimmy in Saigon' offer chills of all persuasions.
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