Phones Archives - 48 hills

Movies

Screen Grabs: ‘Anora’ sparks greatness from garish fireworks

Dennis Harvey - October 24, 2024

Plus: 'Conclave' drops us into papal intrigue with Ralph Fiennes, young actors drive fraternity thriller 'The Line'

Stage Review

AXIS moved from Swiss cheese moon to games of ardor in ‘Ecos’

Charles Lewis III - October 16, 2024

In three new works at ODC, the company—which features dancers with disabilities—showed a wide and engrossing range.

Stage Review

A terrific tour through Transatlantic African dance in ‘Raíces et Résistance’

Charles Lewis III - October 15, 2024

Co-creators Susana Arenas Pedroso and Bongo Sidibe fill Dance Mission with eye-popping costumes and energetic moves.

Lit

Searching for the city’s creative soul? Look no further than Dogpatch

Emily Wilson - September 2, 2024

Seventh edition of SF Art Book Fair at Minnesota Street Project was yet another page in the Bay's history of literary community.

Music

Live reviews: Pretenders rock a fusty crowd, Drugdealer revels in ’70s FM sound

John-Paul Shiver - August 25, 2024

Generational crankiness can't dim Chrissie Hynde's spark at Masonic; Michael Collins gets the Chapel making out.

Dance

‘It’s Brat Summer, turn on the tunes’: 5th FACT/SF Fest steps out

Mary Carbonara - August 12, 2024

Organizer-choreographer Charles Slender-White's gathering foregrounds artist integrity with plenty of sparkle.

Campaign Trail

About that Chron poll on Breed …

Tim Redmond - August 11, 2024

Is attacking the most vulnerable a viable campaign strategy—and is the mayor really surging? Let's look at the facts.

Nightlife

Two great SF bars were recently broken into: Here’s how to help

Adrian Spinelli and Marke B. - July 31, 2024

Scene stalwarts Rock Bar and Oasis were invaded and trashed this month, and both are turning to the community.

Arts + Culture

SF Mime Troupe’s ‘American Dream’: Palestine, AI, and those two old white guys

Charles Lewis III - July 9, 2024

Ever topical, the troupe's annual free park show is one of the liveliest and most realized in years.

Music

Sophisti-pop star Joe Jackson serves old standards, joyfully veers at the Curran

John-Paul Shiver - July 5, 2024

Who's not still bopping to 'Steppin' Out'? And who'd deny a near-septuagenarian new tricks?

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