Italian director Luca Guadagnino who has quickly and deservedly achieved much acclaim and auteur status after just a few films,…
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Anyone whose pulse has ever quickened watching classic horror and fantasy films should be thrilled by Guillermo del Toro’s “The…
Writer/director (and sometimes actress) Greta Gerwig thanks Noah Baumbach (among others) in the credits of her new dramedy, “Lady Bird”,…
Jane Goodall has long been admired for her tireless work on behalf of animal conservation in general, and specifically for…
This is the most important movie you’ll see this year. It may also be one of the best you’ll see,…
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but apparently there’s more to suburbia than meets the eye (and it’s…
Despite the devastating fires taking place just north of Marin County, where the Mill Valley Film Festival takes place, this…
In the contemporary footsteps of Michael Haneke, Gaspar Noe, and Lars von Trier and the more distant lineage of Luis…
When the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) gets underway this year on October 5th, it will mark a bit of…
Filmmaker and actress Molly Ratermann is not afraid to take on the tough topics. This Bay Area native has been…
“Whose Streets?” by Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis, is a documentary film about the aftermath of the August 2014 gunning…
“It’s like a play within a play,” Nate (Finn Wittrock) observes halfway through “Landline.” He’s the clever, charming, and handsome…
Wendy Whelan was one of the celebrated ballet dancers in the New York City Ballet. until her retirement in 2014….
When I wrote an article on Jewish film festivals for Hadassah magazine 14 years ago, the San Francisco Jewish film…