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"Margaret": Teen Angst in Post-9/11 World "Margaret"
By Karina Longworth, February 15, 2012
Shot in 2005—lead actress Anna Paquin, now 29, credibly plays a 17-year-old—Margaret was delayed first by the editing room angst of... More>>
Arthouse Movie Listings February 15-21, 2012
By SF Weekly Staff, February 15, 2012
Balboa Theater. $7.50-$10. Granito: How To Nail a Dictator: Pamela Yates' documentary about the Guatemalan Civil War, and the justice that still... More>>
"Once Upon a Time in Anatolia": Investigating Deaths and Meaning "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia"
By J. Hoberman, February 08, 2012
A 157-minute police procedural, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia elevates Turkey's leading filmmaker, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, to a new level of... More>>
"The Vow": Love Story Moves Despite Cliches "The Vow"
By Nick Pinkerton, February 08, 2012
A young married couple, Leo and Paige (Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams), are rear-ended on a snowy Chicago night. He's all right, but she comes... More>>
"Rampart": Woody Harrelson Is a Bad Cop "Rampart"
By Karina Longworth, February 08, 2012
Directed by Oren Moverman from a script by Moverman and L.A. noir master James Ellroy, Rampart tracks the downward spiral of LAPD cop Dave Brown... More>>
"W.E.": Madonna Fetishizes Subject at Story's Cost "W.E."
By Karina Longworth, February 08, 2012
W.E. is the second feature film credited to former MTV queen Madonna and the second film in about a year — after The King's Speech —... More>>
"Journey 2: The Mysterious Island": The Rock Saves Soulless Sequel "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island"
By Michael Atkinson, February 08, 2012
Its production design inspired by Yes album covers and Candy Land, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island continues the weak Jules Verne —... More>>
"Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace 3D" Feeds the Lucas Monster "Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace 3D"
By Alan Scherstuhl, February 08, 2012
Imagine how true believers would feel if Jesus finally came back after all that time — and turned out to be an asshole. That's something... More>>
"Safe House": Shaky Cinematography Blurs Action "Safe House"
By Karina Longworth, February 08, 2012
In Safe House, Ryan Reynolds plays Matt Weston, a junior CIA agent assigned to babysit a safe house in Cape Town. He's dying to be transferred to... More>>
"Big Miracle": Saving the Whales Doesn't Save Any Laughs "Big Miracle"
By Michael Atkinson, February 08, 2012
Starring everyone who wasn't in New Year's Eve—and larded with just as many bromides—Big Miracle is inspired by the true story of the... More>>
Arthouse Movie Listings February 8-14, 2012
By SF Weekly Staff, February 08, 2012
Artists' Television Access. City of Lost Souls: A transgender comedy musical made by gay-rights activist Rosa von Praunheim in which Angie... More>>
"Domain": Dependence Overshadows Charm "Domain"
By Melissa Anderson, February 01, 2012
Fearless Béatrice Dalle, who made her screen debut at age 21 as the sexed-up, self-mutilating title character in Betty Blue (1986), has,... More>>
"The Innkeepers": A Simple Approach to Supernatural Terror "The Innkeepers"
By Nick Pinkerton, February 01, 2012
Horror movies are lately given to gluttonous effects, but director Ti West (The House of the Devil) is a rare minimalist. His latest, The... More>>
"Coriolanus": Another Unnecessary Shakespeare Adaptation "Coriolanus"
By Eric Hynes, February 01, 2012
Updating Shakespeare seems doubly condescending: the implication that we need help relating to the text, and that the text needs to be made... More>>
"Carol Channing: Larger Than Life": Uncovering Broadway's Blonde “Carol Channing: Larger Than Life”
By Melissa Anderson, February 01, 2012
"There was this creature with huge eyes and an enormous red mouth," recalls Bruce Vilanch on first seeing Carol Channing on TV — an... More>>
"Chronicle": Telekinetic High-Schoolers Play with Camcorders "Chronicle"
By Aaron Hillis, February 01, 2012
Written by Max "Son of John" Landis, Chronicle playfully transcends its "Cloverfield meets Heroes" pitch. Brimming with passive anger over his... More>>
"One for the Money": A Mediocre and Messy Action Comedy "One for the Money"
By Melissa Anderson, February 01, 2012
One for the Money—not just the title of Katherine Heigl's latest but also the mantra she chants before every movie contract she... More>>
Oscar-Nominated Shorts: Sweet, sincere, cloying, beautiful
By Tim Grierson, February 01, 2012
Of the five Academy Award-nominated documentaries, Saving Face and God Is the Bigger Elvis were sadly not made available for critics, but the... More>>
Arthouse Movie Listings February 1-7, 2012
By SF Weekly Staff, February 01, 2012
Artists' Television Access. "Andrew Lampert — Man With a Movie Projector": Screening of the film Constipation: A Film for Filmmakers as... More>>
"The Grey": Too Much Mysticism, Not Enough Action "The Grey"
By Brian Miller, January 25, 2012
I was told there would be more wolf-punching. If you crash Liam Neeson and six disposable buddies in the frozen Alaskan wilderness, there is the... More>>
"Declaration of War": The Art of Emotional Struggle "Declaration of War"
By Karina Longworth, January 25, 2012
The gorgeously scruffy Juliette (director and co-writer Valérie Donzelli) and Roméo (co-writer Jérémie Elkaïm)... More>>
"Albert Nobbs": A Daring Story Rendered Static "Albert Nobbs"
By Melissa Anderson, January 25, 2012
Fulfilling a mission that has consumed her for almost two decades, Glenn Close — as producer, co-writer, and lead — brings to the... More>>
"Man on a Ledge": Wrong-Man Thriller Goes Thud "Man on a Ledge"
By Brian Miller, January 25, 2012
The hero of this red-herring heist flick draws two reactions from the throng beneath his 21st-floor perch on a Manhattan hotel. The first is the... More>>
"Sing Your Song": Harry Belafonte's Moving Hagiography "Sing Your Song"
By Melissa Anderson, January 25, 2012
Produced by his youngest daughter, Gina, this profile of Harry Belafonte, foregrounding the 84-year-old actor and singer's political activism, is... More>>
Arthouse Movie Listings January 25-31
By SF Weekly Staff, January 25, 2012
Artists' Television Access. Croatian Animations: Historical works from 1957-1978 by Nikola Kostelac, Vatroslav Mimica, Zlatko Grgic, and others.... More>>
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