Movie Review: Lincoln
Concentrating on the then controversial 13th Amendment, which ultimately ended slavery, this narrow view of Lincoln’s presidency avoids most of the biopic pitfalls and portrays him as more man than myth.
Movie Review: Skyfall
Skyfall is a decidedly personal Bond film as Daniel Craig bounces back in his third film as the infamous British secret agent.
San Francisco Film Society Presents Cinema by the Bay
Continuing its fall line up of mini-festivals, the San Francisco Film Society will next feature Cinema by the Bay. Running November 9-11, the series highlights new and established filmmakers from the local area.
Movie Review: The Loneliest Planet
As an atmosphere piece, The Loneliest Planet succeeds at exploring the minutiae of life but it’s lack of story doesn’t justify it’s length.
Movie Review: Flight
Despite a mostly good lead by Denzel Washington and a return to live-action filmmaking by Robert Zemeckis, Flight doesn’t exactly soar.
Movie Review: Chasing Mavericks
Despite some beautiful shots of the Northern California coast, Chasing Mavericks turns the life of Jay Moriarity into a watered down melodrama.
Movie Review: Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas is about humanity’s triumphs, failures and everything inbetween. An epic in every sense of the word, it’s a film that crosses worlds and generations but fails to really connect on a personal level.
Movie Review: The Sessions
The Sessions (formerly “The Surrogate”) is centered around a seriously disabled man based loosely on the true story of the late Mark O’Brien, a poet, journalist and disabled rights advocate, who died at the age of 49 in 1999.
SF Film Society Presents French Cinema Now
Beginning October 24 through October 30, the San Francisco Film Society will presents French Cinema Now exclusively at the Landmark’s Embarcadero Center Cinema.
Movie Review: Seven Psychopaths
Martin McDonagh arrives with his long-awaited follow up to In Bruges, with Seven Psychopaths another dark comedy that’s as much a head trip as it is gripping.
Movie Review: Argo
With Argo, his third film as director, Ben Affleck solidifies his reputation as a powerhouse behind the camera.
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