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Screen Grabs: Confronting the horror of throwing kids in cages

Dennis Harvey - March 2, 2023

Plus: Inspiring eco-youth in 'Blueback,' devastating grooming in 'Palm Trees and Powerlines,' snitty brats in 'Children of the Corn'

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What We Saw at Sundance: In 39th edition, fest finds strength in powerful newcomers

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - February 28, 2023

Bay rapper Tia Nomore's film debut, terrifying teen spirit-conjuring, and a grisly 'Frankenstein' reboot thrilled.

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What We Saw at Slamdance 2023: Park City’s indie-indie fest returned with outsider gems

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - February 26, 2023

Nuclear fallout doc, Hallmark TV romance parody, and zany geniuses of 'Space Happy' were Slam standouts

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Screen Grabs: How to be a man’s man—and why not to be one

Dennis Harvey - February 15, 2023

Godland, The Integrity of Joseph Chambers, Marlowe, The Wounded Man, more reviewed. Plus: Wild & Scenic Film Festival

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Ficks’ Picks Epic List: Our fave 2022 films (part one!)

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - February 13, 2023

The best indies and blockbusters of the year that was, in double and triple feature form for the cinema completist in you.

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IndieFest’s 25th anniversary roars in with local lore, fabulous freaks, and high school hijinks

Dennis Harvey - January 29, 2023

Here's the standouts, from Jim Rose's 'Circus of the Stars' to Bay BDSM drama 'Rough Edges,' and so many more.

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Screen Grabs: Another Cronenberg, twice the ghastly fun?

Dennis Harvey - January 25, 2023

'Infinity Pool' pours on the clones. Plus: tense 'Cairo Conspiracy,' 1962's 'A Violent Life' reissued, more movie reviews

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Screen Grabs: Tales of the radical left in ‘Anarchy in the USA!’

Dennis Harvey - January 16, 2023

Plus: Goofy fun 'Virtually Heroes,' artistic gamble 'Seven Faces of Jane,' energetic 'Kids Vs Aliens,' more

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Screen Grabs: Superior ways to goose the rich and privileged

Dennis Harvey - December 31, 2022

Bolivian climate drama 'Utama,' Georgian oligarch-indictment 'Taming the Garden,' and French classic 'Rules of the Game' hit home.

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Screen Grabs: Don’t mess with brilliant, spitfire director Christine Choy

Dennis Harvey - December 6, 2022

From Tiananmen Square's dissident exiles to the roiling Mississippi Triangle, the driven filmmaker tackles deep subjects

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Screen Grabs: Confronting the horror of throwing kids in cages

What We Saw at Sundance: In 39th edition, fest finds strength in powerful newcomers

What We Saw at Slamdance 2023: Park City’s indie-indie fest returned with outsider gems

Screen Grabs: How to be a man’s man—and why not to be one

Ficks’ Picks Epic List: Our fave 2022 films (part one!)

IndieFest’s 25th anniversary roars in with local lore, fabulous freaks, and high school hijinks

Screen Grabs: Another Cronenberg, twice the ghastly fun?

Screen Grabs: Tales of the radical left in ‘Anarchy in the USA!’

Screen Grabs: Superior ways to goose the rich and privileged

Screen Grabs: Don’t mess with brilliant, spitfire director Christine Choy

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