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Screen Grabs: Ho ho ho, it’s family (dys)functions and horrors for the holidays

Dennis Harvey - December 11, 2023

Gay divorce in 'Our Son,' generational poaching in 'Family Game,' kid vs Claus in 'Dial Code Santa,' more fa-la-film

Onstage

Dressing the dancing elephants (and the anthill) in ‘The Lion King’

Lou Fancher - December 8, 2023

Costuming wiz Quinto Ott lets us peek into the riotous jungle of puppets, masks, and intricate outfits of the touring production.

Stage Review

SF Opera’s ‘The Elixir of Love’ presents case for resuscitating problematic ‘classics’

Charles Lewis III - November 30, 2023

'Nice guy' trope and love drugs aside, are you drinking the potion?

Movies

Screen Grabs: 50 years of downs and ups for extraordinary ‘Holy Mountain’

Dennis Harvey - November 25, 2023

Jodorowsky’s masterpiece once truly defined underground cinema. Plus: 'The Star Wars Holiday Special' resurrected, Taiwanese gems, more

Stage Review

‘Omar’ is pretty to look at, but opera treats slavery with kid gloves

Charles Lewis III - November 13, 2023

New work by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels traces the tempestuous life of enslaved African scholar Omar ibn Said.

Music

What happens when a true metalhead collabs with the Symphony? ‘Drowned in Light’

Marke B. - November 9, 2023

2022 Emerging Black Composers Project winner Jens Ibsen draws on progressive metal and blackgaze in latest work

Movies

Screen Grabs: Men on misguided paths in ‘Manodrome’ and ‘The Mission’

Dennis Harvey - November 8, 2023

John Chau brings Jesus where no one wants him and Jesse Eisenberg bends to misogynistic fervor in two new movies

Music

Under the Stars: Devo bids farewell at 50, RIP the 45 King…

John-Paul Shiver - November 1, 2023

Plus: Drum & bass on the rise, Aretha's stunning '70s streak, Aphrose soul from Toronto, more new music

Movies

Screen Grabs: Are increasingly longer run-times justified? For ‘The Delinquents,’ yes

Dennis Harvey - October 26, 2023

Argentine export is more than a heist flick. Plus: Hyperactive but promising 'Persian Version' and harrowing but beautiful 'Natural Light'

Stage Review

A man, a plan, a swan: SF Opera’s ‘Lohengrin’ shimmers despite Wagner’s bloat

Charles Lewis III - October 24, 2023

Striking sets, strong company, and excellent conducting by Eun Sun Kim enliven this epic journey through German folklore.

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Screen Grabs: Ho ho ho, it’s family (dys)functions and horrors for the holidays

Dressing the dancing elephants (and the anthill) in ‘The Lion King’

SF Opera’s ‘The Elixir of Love’ presents case for resuscitating problematic ‘classics’

Screen Grabs: 50 years of downs and ups for extraordinary ‘Holy Mountain’

‘Omar’ is pretty to look at, but opera treats slavery with kid gloves

What happens when a true metalhead collabs with the Symphony? ‘Drowned in Light’

Screen Grabs: Men on misguided paths in ‘Manodrome’ and ‘The Mission’

Under the Stars: Devo bids farewell at 50, RIP the 45 King…

Screen Grabs: Are increasingly longer run-times justified? For ‘The Delinquents,’ yes

A man, a plan, a swan: SF Opera’s ‘Lohengrin’ shimmers despite Wagner’s bloat

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