‘Q Ball’ Film Review: Rehabilitation is possible and even essential
Closing night at the 2019 San Francisco Film Festival featured Q Ball, a powerful documentary about basketball with Kevin Durant as an executive producer. This…
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Film Review: ‘When I’m a Moth’ a fascinating film inspired by a line or two from Hillary Clinton memoir
A parable about America, political narratives, and the absence of free will.
Film Capsule Review: ‘Official Secrets’ at SFFILM
Based on the book, “The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War” by Marcia and Thomas Mitchell, Official Secrets at the SFFILM Festival unfolds in…
Film Capsule Review: ‘When I’m a Moth’ at SFFILM
When I’m a Moth is an intriguing film, told in a dreamy visual style that fictionalizes a moment in Hillary Rodham’s life, just before she…
Film Capsule Review: ‘Q Ball’ documentary at SFFILM Festival
Across the Bay from the NBA champion Golden State Warriors is another Warriors team, one that plays only home games. These San Quentin Prison athletes…
Review: Revisiting ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ at Mostly British Film Festival in San Francisco
As part of the Mostly British Film Festival in San Francisco, the English film, Four Weddings and a Funeral, was celebrated with a champagne reception…
Fyre a sad, but not surprising indictment of influencer culture
If there was any doubt that influencer culture had an ugly side you need only watch one of two decent docs now streaming on Netflix…
Margot Robbie captures attention in ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’ (Review)
Essayist Jeanne Powell’s take on film Mary, Queen of Scots. Queen Mary Stuart has been celebrated and profiled on stage and screen since Friedrich Schiller’s…
Juicy romp ‘The Favourite’ should garner Oscar buzz for Emma Stone (Review)
The Favourite is a juicy and irreverent romp through the reign of Queen Anne of Great Britain (1665-1714), with a focus on her years as…
Film Review: ‘Perfect Note’ tells uplifting story about San Francisco’s Café Jacqueline
Café Jacqueline, near the intersection of Grant and Union in San Francisco, has been a culinary legend for 27 years. This tiny restaurant in the…