Feature: “The Afflicted” (2010), “Alien Opponent” (2010), “Angels Crest” (1966), “Carnival of Fear” (2012), “Chasing Madoff” (2010), “The Corsican Brothers” (1941), “The Double Hour” (2011), “Dysfunctional Friends” (…
The Kid With a Bike: The Belgian filmmaking Dardenne brothers are back with this subtle, well-acted, seemingly impassive but ultimately emotional slice of life, about a boy who has been abandoned by his parents and his…
RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) Carnage Roman Polanski’s adaptation of Yasmina Reza’s scathing comedy – about misbehavior between kids and malice among parents – is stagy and unrealistic. But it’s well shot, filled with the…
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Silent House Elizabeth Olsen stars in this brilliantly conceived horror thriller that takes an old trope – a woman is trapped inside her house with dangerous intruders – and films it entirely in one long take, following…
In collaboration with Rotten Tomatoes and its parent company, Flixster, The Chronicle presents the critical consensus of movies adapted from television shows. The latest film, “21 Jump Street,” is at Bay Area theaters. (…
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) This is a prime example of a well-made independent film that deserves a major release but won’t get it because it lacks star names and budgetary extravaganzas. Based on true events that once…
Lou Harrison: A World of Music: Director Eva Soltes’ lovely documentary, based on years of footage, provides an intimate and varied look at the life of this important composer. It follows Harrison from his West Coast…
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Footloose The pace may be amped up and the setting modernized, but the charm and much of the music of the original “Footloose” remain intact, and the two newcomers, Kenneth Wormald and Julianne…