A critic hated this box office smash, back after seven years. A ballet dancer loved it. As soon as the curtain fell, they discussed. Frances Chung, top, and Wei Wang in Liam Scarlett’s “Frankenstein.” ...

For the past few days, I’ve been doing everything with Al Pacino. I’ve had him along on car rides, washed dishes with him, gone for walks, and I’ve enjoyed every minute. Thanks to his memoir, “Sonny ...

Mark Cousins’ documentary on Hitchcock’s craft lays out what makes the “master of suspense” one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Alfred Hitchcock during his younger years in a still used in the ...

“Tenderness” is the word that keeps coming to mind while watching Alex Ketley’s “An Approximation of Resilience.” The dance is unfailingly, unflaggingly, extraordinarily tender. This is surprising, ...

“The Brutalist,” a 3½-hour epic about a post-World War II architect, is Brady Corbet’s third film as co-writer and director. Photo: E. Jason Wambsgans/TNS Hollywood might not know what to do with ...

Nicki Minaj already kicked off her “Pink Friday 2” world tour in Oakland, but the rapper isn’t done with the Bay Area just yet. The “Starships” singer plans to take over San Francisco’s Chase Center ...

A London party girl returns to her Scottish homeland, where fresh trauma awaits, in an effort to get sober in “The Outrun,” a predictable yet solid drama anchored by a typically outstanding ...

The publication of a little-known manuscript by chief Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter this fall is a find like no other to date, according to the Bay Area band’s official historian. “The Silver ...

Actor Christopher Reeves’ children, Matthew Reeve, left, Alexandra Reeve Givens and Will Reeve, attend the premiere of “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York ...

The connection between a wedding in Helsinki in the 2000s and a traumatic event 10 years earlier is revealed with gut-wrenching assuredness. Claire de Sévigné as the mother-in-law (Patricia), second ...

“The King of Kings” gives the Jesus story an animated treatment with some whimsical Dickensian touches. It’s nothing to write scripture about, but it should provide amusing and possibly enlightening ...

The lobster Tots from Alice Collective. Photo: Jess Lander/The Chronicle BottleRock Napa Valley is as beloved for its culinary offerings as it is for its musical acts. It’s a great opportunity to ...