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Both Woody and the cowboy characters of Jimmy Stewart must wrangle personal demons in their respective roles.
June 19, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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‘Shaft’ is baaaad—really… it’s a bad film.
June 12, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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Netflix plumbs Oakland A’s history for laughs, delivers dystopian future with ‘Black Mirror.’
June 12, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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All the world’s a stage in this imagining of the late William Shakespeare and his family.
June 5, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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In ‘Godzilla, King of the Monsters,’ first they run screaming, then they kneel.
June 5, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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In ‘Rocketman’ Sir Elton John hits the highest highs and lowest of lows.
May 29, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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Judi Dench is Red Joan in the fictionalized version of the Melita Norwood case.
May 15, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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Mary Harrison takes intriguing, feminist slant on the Manson Family saga.
May 15, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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Filmmakers brave rough terrain, observe the wild side of the US-Mexico border.
May 8, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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A remake of ‘Terror at 20,000 Feet’ in the new ‘Twilight Zone’ fails to take off.
May 1, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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The Stanford Theatre celebrates actress Doris Day with career retrospective.
May 1, 2019 by Richard von Busack
read moreMike Leigh’s ‘Peterloo’ revistits a 1819 massacre of working class protesters in England.
April 17, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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After the young Billy is transformed into the adult superhero Shazam, shoulder-tapping is no longer necessary.
April 10, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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In ‘Mary Magdalen’ a stacked cast adds to the story of Jesus of Nasareth.
April 10, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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Agnes Varda’s humanism was an ornament to the cinema.
April 3, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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A high-tech grift goes horribly awry in the ‘The Hummingbird Project.’
April 3, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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Jordan Peele has a bloody good time in Santa Cruz-shot ‘Us.’
March 27, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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Though the live-action ‘Dumbo’ has its moments, it can’t top the original.
March 27, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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Humanity fights back against a fascist alien regime in ‘Captive State.’
March 20, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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Ever-rising actress Elle Fanning receives the Maverick Spirit Award at Cinequest.
March 13, 2019 by Richard von Busack
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