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How Todd Haynes captured The Velvet Underground’s transgressive impact

New doc's director speaks about the personal and cultural shockwave of the seminal '60s band.

Halloween Meltdown host John Waters talks trash

In a wide-ranging Q&A, the People's Pervert dishes on punk, his San Francisco haunts, Patty Hearst, Johnny Depp, and modern-day censorship.

Screen Grabs: He was much more than Frankenstein’s monster

An affecting Boris Karloff doc. Plus: Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema, Drunken Film Fest, 'Old Henry,' more new movies

Experimental expressions: Ficks’ Picks for the 12th CROSSROADS Film Fest

SF Cinematheque's annual cornucopia of very independent short films showcases visions from around the world.

Screen Grabs: Queens on parade, from Capote to ‘Jamie’

Plus: SF Short Film Fest, Crossroads Fest, and a very terrible 'Malignant'

Funkier than ‘Super Freak’: 6 enduring flashes of Rick James’ genius

A new doc explores the star's wild, conflicted life. Here are the songs that immortalize his talent

Screen Grabs: The ballad of Fatty Arbuckle

The anniversary of Hollywood's biggest silent era scandal. Plus: The Card Counter, Blue Collar, 499, and a great socialism doc.

Screen Grabs: An omnibus of ingenious quarantine tales

Plus: Two indigenous stories, a Dash Snow doc, Riz Ahmed's rap, and four irritating characters stuck in a bathroom.

Screen Grabs: A visit with the early Stones in ‘Charlie Is My Darling’

Plus: The Murder of Fred Hampton, They Stole the Bomb, Los Ultimos Frikis, and a slew of new horror flicks.

Screen Grabs: The dazzling longevity of Fellini’s ‘8 1/2’

Auteurist classic plays the Roxie. Plus: Lockdown relationships, bisexuality in Southern France, terrible Hillary flick