Arts & Culture :: Movies

Fighting ignorance with science

Fighting ignorance with science

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 15, 2017

The witty bio-doc "Bill Nye: The Science Guy" is a fast-paced dose of arguments aimed at climate-change deniers.

Dahmer Dearest

Dahmer Dearest

  • by Erin Blackwell
  • Nov 15, 2017

An intimate look at one of our greatest gay predators, "My Friend Dahmer" opens Friday at the Roxie Theater.

Riot act

Riot act

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 15, 2017

The riveting new documentary "LA 92" arrives Friday in Bay Area theaters.

Transgender Lives on the Silver Screen

Transgender Lives on the Silver Screen

  • by Sari Staver
  • Nov 8, 2017

On its 20th anniversary, the San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF) will present its largest program ever.

South Asian & Filipino perspectives

South Asian & Filipino perspectives

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 8, 2017

The 2017 edition of 3rd i Films' San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival: Bollywood and Beyond unspools at the Castro Theatre and New People Cinema.

Italian scenarios

Italian scenarios

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 8, 2017

The 2017 edition of New Italian Cinema continues Thurs.-Sun., Nov. 9-12, at San Francisco's Vogue Theatre.

Show-biz trouper

Show-biz trouper

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Nov 8, 2017

Now 94 years old and confined to a wheelchair, Rose Marie is ready for her next job.

We're all in 'The Square'

We're all in 'The Square'

  • by Erin Blackwell
  • Nov 8, 2017

The 2017 Palme d'Or at Cannes is a must-see for aesthetes who have lost faith in the power of art to surprise.

Queer & Disabled on the Big Screen

Queer & Disabled on the Big Screen

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Nov 1, 2017

Two queer-themed films will be included in "Superfest: The International Disability Film Festival" this weekend.

The French have their reasons

The French have their reasons

  • by Erin Blackwell
  • Nov 1, 2017

The heart has its reasons that Reason fails to comprehend, at least that's what the French say.

November lights up the Castro Theatre

November lights up the Castro Theatre

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 1, 2017

The Castro Theatre performs its role as both a showcase for classic film and a neat place to catch today's award-season cinema.

Cloistered life

Cloistered life

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 1, 2017

"Novitiate" (opening Friday) is that rare new film that can inspire both a shock of recognition and a feeling of deja vu.

Synchronized Hearts

Synchronized Hearts

  • by Matthew Kennedy
  • Oct 25, 2017

Todd Haynes' high-reaching ode to youthful dreams and disappointments "Wonderstruck" comes to us from New Jersey-born designer-illustrator-author Brian Selznick's popular 2011 book.

Of rats & humans

Of rats & humans

  • by Erat Blackwell
  • Oct 25, 2017

Rats are everywhere, just like people. They want what we want: warmth, shelter, food, family.