‘American Doctor’ Review: Three U.S. Physicians Bear Witness in Gaza
In August 2025, four authors published in The Lancet medical journal an article entitled “Break the selective silence on the genocide in Gaza”. Silence is…
Culture
Explore San Francisco and Bay Area culture through theater reviews, film, contemporary art, and creative events. Featuring original artwork by Loni Stark, film reviews by Jeanne Powell, and insights by ATCA member Clinton Stark.
Idda Review: Two Friends, Old Secrets and the Breath of Mount Etna
Catania is the second-largest city in Sicily, built on volcanic lava stone from Mt. Etna. Residents refer to the restive volcano as Idda. “If you’re…
Her Private Hell Review: Nicolas Winding Refn’s Return, In Five Words
Ottinger. Fassbinder. Mandico. Lynch. Cannes.
‘Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird)’ Review: A Friendship Rebuilt in Miniature
Born of love and grieving, the celebrated documentary Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird) recreates the life of Yolanda Shea, a mercurial artist filmmaker Anna…
Memorizu Review: A Tender Meditation on Memory and Family
Miiku Sakanishi wrote and directed Memorizu, his first feature-length film. The Tribeca Film Festival awarded him Best New Narrative Director in 2026 for this quiet…
‘Forastera’ Review: A Quietly Haunting Debut About Grief and Memory
A teenage girl steps into her late grandmother's role in a Catalan seaside household, and grief begins to blur the line between memory and presence.…
Crazy or Die: A Surrealist Short Film by Atelier Stark
A woman confronts distorted reality in this 8-minute experimental film from Clinton and Loni Stark's Atelier Stark. Slow cinema meets psychological unease.
Sonoma Film Festival 2026: Wine Country Meets Serious Cinema
The Sonoma Film Festival returns March 25-29 with Maude Apatow directorial debut and Steven Soderbergh headlining a lineup that proves wine country is a legit…
‘My Father’s Shadow’ Review: A Genuinely Powerful Film About Family, Duty, and Democracy
On the Reddit-t/movies website, director Akinola Davies Jr. is quoted as saying: “My feature debut, My Father’s Shadow, was the 1st Nigerian film selected for…
A Cake, a Command, a Childhood on the Line
Hasan Hadi’s The President’s Cake turns an authoritarian ritual into a breathless day-in-the-life chase—set against Iraq’s legendary marshlands.