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Ficks’ Picks: The best flicks of 2019
From Inuk to Tasmania, blockbuster to experimental, this year's list ranges widely and highlights breathtaking films.
Screen Grabs: A very contemporary Les Misérables
Plus: an incredible tale of 70,000 VHS tapes, the Village People's disco disaster, and more in cinemas this week.
Micky Dolenz on Monkeemania, Sketchfest, and the band’s enduring appeal
Appearing with Michael Nesmith, the beloved Monkee talks about his favorite songs and their new album.
DA Chesa Boudin sworn in with promises of dramatic reform
New DA vows end of cash bail, end of three-strikes, the start of restorative justice.
Screen Grabs: New year, death row
January's usual grab-bag of silly movies is leavened by two serious legal dramas (and a legend's epitaph).
Our top stories of 2019
Protests, blackouts, shady developments, a close election, tenant victories, and a ton of arts and culture—we couldn't cover it without your support
Screen Grabs: The (first world) war on Christmas
1917 is emotionally and atmospherically vivid. Plus: Little Women, Uncut Gems, Decoder, and more in cinemas this week.
[UPDATED] Outrage as CBS announces development of Ghost Ship show
Famous local author couple Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman to helm project; survivors and families feel 'blindsided' and vow to protest.
Screen Grabs: Strange fantasies, just before the holidays
A horticultural thriller, a killer red dress, The Two Popes, A Million Little Pieces: Here's what's in cinemas this week
Finnish your drinks
Aurora Glögg is a Nordid mulled wine concentrate made by two Finnish-American women — one of whom won MasterChef Finland