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Fish Out of (Frozen) Water

Renée Zellweger is the anti–Norma Rae.

Who Knows What Darkness Lurks in the Hearts of Men?

Renée Zellweger is the anti–Norma Rae.

Intolerable Cruelty

Remarkably consistent, the Coens make another mockery with Burn After Reading.

Fourth and Inches

George Clooney's ode to screwball comedies of yore is sooooo close. But yet.

Repertory Film Listing

George Clooney's ode to screwball comedies of yore is sooooo close. But yet.

The House Always Wins

Ocean's Thirteen is a washed-up threequel. How much you wanna bet Hollywood makes a bundle?

The Good German

A thoughtful, although sometimes scattered, look at how regular Germans became hate-mongers in the '40s

Get on the Guest List

El-P plays hip-hop host

Nostalgia Trip

Steven Soderbergh tries, and largely fails, to make 'em like they used to

Extra! Read All About It

Steven Soderbergh tries, and largely fails, to make 'em like they used to

Repertory Film

Steven Soderbergh tries, and largely fails, to make 'em like they used to

Hoop Dreams Come True

Steven Soderbergh tries, and largely fails, to make 'em like they used to

Blood for Oil

Brilliant, confounding Syriana digs for a necessary truth

Cape of Good Hope

Brilliant, confounding Syriana digs for a necessary truth

Exhuming McCarthy

The Red Scare returns in Good Night, and Good Luck

Good Shot

Lord of War unloads one of the year's best cinema moments

Faker's Dozen

A rare superior sequel, Ocean's Twelve entertains with cinematic sleight of hand

Stander Delivers

Thomas Jane, as folk hero, robs banks and steals a movie

Bar Code

Laws of Attraction is so generic, it oughta be illegal

Dali's Folly

A Gala presentation

Think Different

Could it be that this year's crop of summer movies actually requires a brain cell or two?

The Bleeding Edge

A decade ago, Vertigo started a revolution by making comics for adults

Chin Up

Bruce Campbell knows why bad movies happen to great actors

House Of Tudor

O Brother, Where Art Thou?; "Biff! Bang! Pow!" ; Me First & the Gimme Gimmes; Hogmanay

Blow Up the Box

TV managed to suck and blow in 2000, but still, we watched...and watched

The Perfect Spoiler

George Clooney stars in The Perfect Storm

War Is Heck

George Clooney stars in The Perfect Storm

Shanghai Express

George Clooney stars in The Perfect Storm

Eight Isn't Enough

Michael Sragow finds eight good films, and countless condescending duds, in a year at the movies

The Waiting Was the Hardest Part

Michael Sragow finds eight good films, and countless condescending duds, in a year at the movies

But Not Out of Mind

Michael Sragow finds eight good films, and countless condescending duds, in a year at the movies

Bomb

Michael Sragow finds eight good films, and countless condescending duds, in a year at the movies

Sex and the Single Parent

Michael Sragow finds eight good films, and countless condescending duds, in a year at the movies

Got Your Goat: Clooney's latest lacks humor

Michael Sragow finds eight good films, and countless condescending duds, in a year at the movies

Mr. Fox is a fantastic fit

Michael Sragow finds eight good films, and countless condescending duds, in a year at the movies

Clooney's Up in the Air lands the emotion

Michael Sragow finds eight good films, and countless condescending duds, in a year at the movies

Going Places

Jason Reitman is the director to watch in the next decade.

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Jason Reitman is the director to watch in the next decade.

What To Do? Monday's Pick: Fantastic Mr. Fox at Red Vic

​Fantastic Mr. Fox @ Red Vic Working with his Life Aquatic co-writer (and The Squid and the Whale director), Noah Baumbach, Wes Anderson has added an existential layer to the protagonist of Roald Dahl's 1970 children's novel, Fantastic Mr. Fox. Onscreen, Mr. Fox (voiced by George Clooney) is no ... More >>

(100) Days of Summer Movies

​Fantastic Mr. Fox @ Red Vic Working with his Life Aquatic co-writer (and The Squid and the Whale director), Noah Baumbach, Wes Anderson has added an existential layer to the protagonist of Roald Dahl's 1970 children's novel, Fantastic Mr. Fox. Onscreen, Mr. Fox (voiced by George Clooney) is no ... More >>

"The American": George Clooney stars in a deconstructed action movie

​Fantastic Mr. Fox @ Red Vic Working with his Life Aquatic co-writer (and The Squid and the Whale director), Noah Baumbach, Wes Anderson has added an existential layer to the protagonist of Roald Dahl's 1970 children's novel, Fantastic Mr. Fox. Onscreen, Mr. Fox (voiced by George Clooney) is no ... More >>

Dirty Politics Deconstructed

​Fantastic Mr. Fox @ Red Vic Working with his Life Aquatic co-writer (and The Squid and the Whale director), Noah Baumbach, Wes Anderson has added an existential layer to the protagonist of Roald Dahl's 1970 children's novel, Fantastic Mr. Fox. Onscreen, Mr. Fox (voiced by George Clooney) is no ... More >>

More Theater Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

This Weekend's World Veg Fest is Guaranteed Bananas!

Tamara PalmerOCD Sweet's Caramel 'Not' Corn for your face.​What: 12th Annual World Vegetarian Festival Where: San Francisco County Fair Building When: Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1 & 2, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: $8 suggested donation The rundown: Gather round, ye hippies and bleeding hearts, it's ... More >>

"The Ides of March": George Clooney for President!

Tamara PalmerOCD Sweet's Caramel 'Not' Corn for your face.​What: 12th Annual World Vegetarian Festival Where: San Francisco County Fair Building When: Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1 & 2, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: $8 suggested donation The rundown: Gather round, ye hippies and bleeding hearts, it's ... More >>

Park Tavern Has Its Audience Figured Out

Melissa BarnesPark Tavern's smoked deviled eggs.​Most restaurants take a few, financially perilous months to settle into their own skins. The tables get rearranged to improve the feng shui of the dining room. Slackoff servers are fired and wobbly line cooks are replaced. The kitchen masters the op ... More >>

Interview: Alexander Payne Discusses "The Descendants," Pessimism, Failure, Filmmaking

Melissa BarnesPark Tavern's smoked deviled eggs.​Most restaurants take a few, financially perilous months to settle into their own skins. The tables get rearranged to improve the feng shui of the dining room. Slackoff servers are fired and wobbly line cooks are replaced. The kitchen masters the op ... More >>

"The Descendants": Alexander Payne's Latest Is Surprisingly Predictable

Melissa BarnesPark Tavern's smoked deviled eggs.​Most restaurants take a few, financially perilous months to settle into their own skins. The tables get rearranged to improve the feng shui of the dining room. Slackoff servers are fired and wobbly line cooks are replaced. The kitchen masters the op ... More >>

Weekend Parties: Juan Atkins and Balam Acab, Slow Hands, Groove Merchant Holiday Party, and More

Slow Hands performs Friday at Beatbox​ The holidays are rapidly approaching and, if you're anything like us, you're probably getting pretty stressed. If that's the case, take some time out for yourself and decompress at one of this weekend's many offerings. Here are four solid options for goin ... More >>