The first half of 2019 is over, and with that, half a year in movies have been shown in theaters around the world. So ...

Long Shot is more than just politics, it takes the time to focus on characters and relationships.

Hilarious, ambitious and beautiful, this final battle with Thanos is one of cinema’s biggest achievements.

If you ever hear someone crying in a pitch-black alley, be smart and just walk the other way. You’ll avoid being in a ...

Author Stephen King’s newest adaptation is brought back to life, remade into something terrifying and fresh. Directed by Kevin Kölsch (Starry Eyes, Absence) and ...

I’ll forget about The Upside by next week, when Glass comes out.

Another year of film, 2018, was packed with duds and absolute marvels.

As silly as it is to talk to fish, I don’t think I’d make fun of Aquaman to his face.

With a B-movie undertone, Overlord gets much right about what it tries to accomplish.

Boy Erased is grounded and real. I can bring myself to see how this could happen to a friend of mine.

With so many movies coming out this summer, it was difficult to keep up. I did what I could and took in more ...

Social media stalking all of a sudden isn’t so funny now.

It's 2018, and there is still an unexplored region of cinema that Hollywood can represent better: the rest of the world.

With Christopher Robin as their newest live-action adaptation, the Walt Disney Company has an example of what they can do better in their ...

The introduction of badass old men in bloody and violent action movies is seemingly never-ending.

The only thing better than seeing the Bay Area represented in a Marvel film is jumping back into the quantum realm.

Sequels have resulted in some of the worst movies ever made. But sometimes, sequels defy the standards and actually care about crafting a ...

The Cerrito Theater, a popular restored 1937 Art Deco theater in the heart of El Cerrito, will be sold to Rialto Cinemas, its ...

If a dinosaur is in it, I’m usually all for it. Even if I have to witness the slow death Hollywood is carrying ...

In 1968, a children's television show launched on public television. With basic props and a simple set, weirdly enough, it succeeded.

The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (SFJFF) is marking a vibrant 36th year by offering 68 films from 16 countries at four venues ...

San Francisco's Roxie Theater is taking aim at gender bias in the film industry with its new Ms. Direction series.

Something unusual occurred this week at the press screening for Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar.

From massive blockbusters to modest indies, The City consistently offers a wide array of cinematic options. If you're overwhelmed with movie choices, here ...

Our hapless modern society is partly responsible for the abhorrent, radioactive hazmat that is Shawn Levy’s latest film.

San Francisco's Roxie Theater is hosting a tribute to the late Robin Williams this weekend with showings of some of the actor and ...

Actor Paul Rudd as comic hero Ant-Man begins filming in San Francisco this week.

It’s no hyperbole to suggest the world will never be the same without Robin Williams.

Veteran actor Harrison Ford was airlifted to a hospital after suffering an ankle injury.

Seth MacFarlane's latest is laced with enough poop, piss and penis joke to last a lifetime.

The good, the bad and the ugly all played the 57th annual SFIFF.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is derivative filmmaking with hardly an ounce of originality.

Quality of the films aside, the people who attended the screenings piqued my interest.

Director Drake Doremus' "Breathe In" tells of a father at a moral crossroads.

Underneath Bad Words' thick layer of snark, there is heart. You just have to dig deep. Very deep.

With a script lacking substance and intrigue, one can only hope 'Divergent' improves upon its inevitable expansion.