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Art Review

A view of ‘Bay Area Now 9’: Protective orishas, booming speakers, and complex queries

Charles Lewis III - October 16, 2023

30 Bay Area creatives receive their due inside the well-resourced art institution's walls.

Movies

Screen Grabs: 3rd i Fest takes on Indian politics, TikTok obsession, Bangla Surf Girls

Dennis Harvey - October 16, 2023

Plus: UN Film Fest on the dying press and nuclear testing, charming classic Chinese musicals, Birthday Party doc

Stage Review

‘Nollywood Dreams’ sends up a fly-by-night film industry with knowing delight

Charles Lewis III - October 11, 2023

Jocelyn Bioh comedy-drama at SF Playhouse lovingly skewers a ripe target with sharp wit and a plum cast.

Music

‘The Resonance Between’ deeply melds musical (and personal) worlds

Marke B. - October 10, 2023

An exhilarating integration of Indian and Western classical music from sarode player Alam Khan, sitarist Arjun Verma, and the Del Sol Quartet

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: A refuge for refugee art in the Mission

Marke B. - October 5, 2023

Refugee Eye opens eyes. Plus: Shipwreck Week, Kafana Balkan, Hard French, Recombinant Fest, CounterPulse Fest, more to do!

Movies

Screen Grabs: 50 years later, we need to call ‘The Exorcist’ on this sequel

Dennis Harvey - October 4, 2023

Plus: An honorable 'Caine Mutiny,' thriller 'Royal Hotel,' too-quirky 'She Came to Me,' and Almodovar's gay cowboy ad

Stage Review

‘POTUS’ may be a dumbass, but the satire is toothless, alas

Charles Lewis III - October 3, 2023

Berkeley Rep comedy wants to show how hard women work behind powerful men, yet lands in generic sitcom territory.

Art

As ideas settle and paint dries, Dana DeKalb’s fantastical world comes to life

Mary Corbin - September 29, 2023

The artist's painted dioramas and peculiar characters suggest an open-ended morality play taking shape

Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2023: Shopping Winners

Marke B. - September 28, 2023

READERS' POLL: Best Bookstore, Best Bike Shop, Best Store Staff, Best Cannabis Dispensary, Best Shoe Store, more

Nightlife

Dance floor to ‘First Floor’: Shawn Reynaldo grapples with electronic music’s slippery culture

Marke B. - September 27, 2023

The longtime journalist's popular newsletter—and now book—captures the fine-grain details of a mercurial scene

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