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Film review: ‘Tower’ finds humanity amidst tragedy

Rey Barceló
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Nov. 4, 2016
Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular Doctor Strange. (Photo courtesy of Marvel and Film Frame).

Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange,’ or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Like the MCU

Olivia Popp
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Nov. 4, 2016
Pulp friction: A typical scene from Anna Billing's "The Love Witch" (Courtesy of Oscilloscope)

Film review: Technicolor feminist sex-horror B-movie ‘Love Witch’ is kinda kooky

Hannah Frakes
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Nov. 2, 2016
A scene from TAPS' production of "Spring Awakening," the inaugural performance of the new Roble Studio Theater. (Photo: Frank Chen)

Theater review: TAPS’ ‘Spring Awakening’ is an inaugural production to be remembered

Olivia Witting
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Oct. 30, 2016
Grimes, known for her unique blend of art pop, electronic and experimental music, performs at Way Out West in 2013. (Wikimedia Commons, Kim Metso)

Grimes and HANA embrace eccentricity in their Ac!d Reign Chronicles video series

Medina Husakovic
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Oct. 28, 2016
A scene from Park Chan-Wook's "The Handmaiden." Photo courtesy of Amazon Studios / Magnolia Pictures.

‘Oldboy’ director’s ‘The Handmaiden’ is a tough, smart watch

Rey Barceló
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Oct. 28, 2016
Brahim Haggiag (center, with arm outstretched) as revolutionary leader Ali La Pointe in a scene from Gillo Pontecorvo's THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1965). Photo courtesy of British Film Institute/Rialto Pictures.

Political movie classic “The Battle of Algiers” receives new restoration

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Oct. 28, 2016
Alex Hibbert and Mahershala Ali in Barry Jenkins' "Moonlight." Courtesy of David Bornfriend, A24.

Film review: The Miami of ‘Moonlight’ mystifies

Raymond Maspons
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Oct. 27, 2016
Memorial Church at night (Wikimedia Commons, Rao.anirudh).

Trenton’s Playlist: For those cold October nights

Trenton Chang
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Oct. 20, 2016
Jeff Tweedy, frontman and principal songwriter for Wilco, performs an acoustic set (Wikimedia Commons, Alterna2).

New Wilco finds vulnerable, cynical Tweedy looking back

Nick Burns
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Oct. 19, 2016
Breakout actor Lily Gladstone as a lonely Montana rancher in Kelly Reichardt's "Certain Women." (Photo: Jojo Whilden, IFC Films)

Subtle Symphonies: Kelly Reichardt’s ‘Certain Women’ moves by standing still

Carlos Valladares
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Oct. 14, 2016
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Ten featured albums of the summer

Tyler Dunston
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Oct. 11, 2016
Bon Iver gives an impassioned performance at the Fillmore in San Francisco. (Moses, Wikimedia Commons)

Bon Iver’s ‘22, A Million’ finds beauty in uncertainty

Tyler Dunston
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Oct. 4, 2016
Linda Emond in "Indignation." (Photo: Alison Cohen Rosa, Roadside Attractions).

Hip Support: On Aubrey Plaza, Tom Bennett, Bill Hader, and Hollywood’s Character Cast

Carlos Valladares
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Oct. 1, 2016
(l-r) Tom Hanks and Aaron Eckhart star in Clint Eastwood's "Sully", about the pilots who, in 2009, had to emergency land a passenger plane on the Hudson River. (Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.)

Film review: Clint Eastwood’s solemn ‘Sully’ stars Tom Hanks in career high

Carlos Valladares
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Sept. 22, 2016
(l-r) Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham in HELL OR HIGH WATER (Photo courtesy of Lionsgate Pictures).

Film review: Crime western ‘Hell or High Water’ is worth watching

Raymond Maspons
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Sept. 20, 2016
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Food review: When life gives you lemons, go to “Lemonade”

Ashley Chang
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Aug. 28, 2016
Werner Herzog, the director of "Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World," an investigation into the ins and outs of the Internet Era. (Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.)

The Birds, the Tweets, the Monks: Werner Herzog documentary “Lo and Behold” investigates the Internet

Carlos Valladares
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Aug. 20, 2016
Leslie Caron stars in "Gigi", an MGM musical directed by Vincente Minnelli, screenplay and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, and music by Frederick Loewe. (Courtesy of TCM)

Young Love: Vincente Minnelli (‘Gigi’, ‘Reluctant Debutante’) at the Stanford Theatre

Carlos Valladares
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Aug. 8, 2016
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‘Monumental Clay’ fires up viewers at Palo Alto Art Center

Gwen Cusing
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Aug. 2, 2016
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