Ex Machina isn’t just misogynistic; it gets the science wrong, too.
Terrific production of ‘Stupid F##king Bird’ proves SF Playhouse has arrived
With its wonderful and often hilarious new production, “Stupid F##king Bird,” Aaron Posner’s modernization of Chekhov’s “The Seagull” directed by Susi Damilano, the San Francisco Playhouse has earned its place as one of the best, major theater companies in the Bay Area. What started as a company that put on amazing productions — with terrific […]
Effie Gray a feminist not-quite fairy tale
In Effie Gray, John Ruskin wanted to marry a child; he was disappointed when he found himself face-to-face with a grown woman, with sexual needs, agency, and feelings. It’s an interesting reversal. We expect to watch Effie be exploited, but the problem is that she’s a woman and not that she’s an ingenue.
Review: In ’71, a British soldier is lost in IRA territory
Yann Demange’s debut film, ’71, is a tense thriller set over the course of one fateful night for a British soldier lost in IRA territory at the height of The Troubles. It features a fantastic central performance from Jack O’Connell. Read our interview with director Yann Demange here. Yann Demange’s tense film, ’71, is a thriller […]
Director Kornél Mundruczó and Animal Trainer Teresa Miller talk White God
Director Kornél Mundruczó and animal trainer Teresa Miller on White God, aesthetic approach, street dogs, and the importance of “Hungarian Rhapsody.”
Seymour: An Introduction: A moving portrait of the artist as a humble teacher
In Seymour: An Introduction, Ethan Hawke follows his friend. former concert pianist Seymour Bernstein, for an intimate, inside look at the process of making art, its rewards and struggles, and an ode to a great teacher.