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‘Green Book’ is holidays-oriented Oscar bait, but that’s OK.
December 5, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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Inspired by the memoirs of a father and son, Beautiful Boy is an overwrought depiction of addiction as a family disease.
November 28, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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The death of FilmStruck, and the essays of renowned movie critic A.S. Hamrah.
November 28, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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‘Ralph Breaks’ the Internet’ brings some laughs, but a shortage of big ideas.
November 21, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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Space-Western ‘Prospect’ presents dangerous journey for a young girl on a green planet far away.
November 14, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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Coen Brothers go West once again with the ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.’
November 14, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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Punchouts and world domination in the best Lisbeth Salander movie ever, ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web.’
November 7, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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Sex, sarcasm and terminal moviemaking converge in ‘The Other Side of the Wind.’
November 7, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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New Amazon series, ‘The Romanoffs,’ boasts some serious tsar power.
October 31, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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Lana Turner stars opposite Gene Kelly in ‘The Three Musketeers,’ which plays as part of Stanford Theatre’s tribute to Kelly.
October 31, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ plays forgery for fun and profit.
October 24, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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Audiences come to see a horror film, stay to see a drama in new ‘Halloween.’
October 24, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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In ‘Mandy,’ Nicolas Cage roars, rampages and obtains his bloody satisfaction.
October 17, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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The dangers and pleasures of a troubled world on display at UNAFF.
October 17, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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The 10th annual San Jose International Short Film Fest tackles tricky topics, from reverence to rape.
October 10, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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Damien Chazelle shoots for the moon and hits his mark with ‘First Man.’
October 10, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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In ‘Hell Fest,’ amusement park patrons pay to get in and pray to get out.
October 3, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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Lady Gaga rises, Bradley Cooper descends in ‘A Star is Born’ reboot.
October 3, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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Frost on the pumpkins and shorts at the theaters this film fest season.
September 26, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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Season 7 of ‘The Venture Bros’ dives deeper into the realm of super-science and arrested development.
September 26, 2018 by Richard von Busack
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