Arts & Culture :: Movies

Card shark

Card shark

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 29, 2017

"Dealt" tells the story of a man who turned a disability into a successful parlor act and a most unusual career.

Creepy peep-show motel

Creepy peep-show motel

  • by Erin Blackwell
  • Nov 29, 2017

"Voyeur" streams on Netflix starting Friday.

Great Dickens

Great Dickens

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 21, 2017

In the trailer for "The Man Who Invented Christmas," Christopher Plummer, the movie's Ebenezer Scrooge, ends his pitch with "Bah humbug!"

Swiss Women voting

Swiss Women voting

  • by Erin Blackwell
  • Nov 21, 2017

It's hard to imagine not being able to vote and really wanting to.

Military madness

Military madness

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 21, 2017

In "Last Flag Flying" director Richard Linklater offers a fractured-fairy-tale sequel to Hal Ashby's 1973 Navy buddy/coming-of-age saga "The Last Detail."

Riot act

Riot act

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 15, 2017

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.