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Ficks’ Picks: The best films of 2015 (spoiler-free!)

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SCREEN GRABS Our esteemed film critic Jesse Hawthorne Ficks, who ranged from horror classics to the Toronto International Film Festival this year, picks the cream...
Movies

Horror films save lives

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks -
A personal appreciation of the bloodiest genre of all. Plus a super-scary stalker top 10!
Arts + Culture

The illuminated woman of ‘Crimson Peak’

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Guillermo de Toro's latest gothic horror has more up its sleeve than loving, gory homage.  By Jesse Hawthorne Ficks SCREEN GRABS Cinephiles should have a field day...
Arts + Culture

Even more Ficks’ Picks from the Toronto International Film Festival

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Bucolic witches, splendid cemeteries, awkward Chinese futures, little sisters, swell lobsters, and more from TIFF 40. Read part 1 here and part 2 here.  By...
Arts + Culture

More Ficks’ Picks from the Toronto International Film Festival

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Tamil rebels, explicit 'Love,' 3D horrors from the past, a Moroccan masterpiece, and gobbledygook skin flicks in part 2 of our coverage. Read part one...
Arts + Culture

Ficks’ Picks from the Toronto International Film Festival, part 1

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Hitchcock revisited, Laurie Anderson's dog, Neo-Nazi horror, Charlie Kaufman's stop-motion animation... and a nightmarish new E.T.? (Read part 2 here.) By Jesse Hawthorne Ficks SCREEN GRABS...
Arts + Culture

Guns, girls, gangsters storm Castro Theatre

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From 'Chinatown at Midnight' to 'Dangerous Blondes,' the I Wake Up Dreaming series showcases rare noir films, Thu/6-Sept. 3. By Dennis Harvey SCREEN GRABS Elliot Lavine...
Arts + Culture

What to see at the 35th SF Jewish Film Festival

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Don't schvitz! From Hitchcock to DJ AM, here are six essential picks from the sprawling annual cinematic feast, beginning Thu/23. By Jesse Hawthorne Ficks SCREEN GRABS The 35th Annual...
Arts + Culture

Watch out: 5 more from Frameline 39

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Porn patriarchs, Kenyan rebels, cute couples, stud strippers, and even more at the huge LGBT film festival By Marke B. SCREEN GRABS I remember my first...
Arts + Culture

Watch out: What to see at Frameline 39

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Mexican muxes, Indian desire, drunk guidance counselors, Tab Hunter, Yes Men, and a straight-again James Franco at the world's largest LGBT film fest. By Dennis...
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