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Critic’s Pick

"Fauve" follows two boys on their journey through an empty wilderness (courtesy of Shorts TV).

Tales of boyhood and family in this year’s Oscar-nominated live-action short films

Marika Tron
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Feb. 25, 2019
The Stanford Shakespeare Company presents "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (courtesy of Frank Chen).

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ delves into the trials of love through fantasy

Shana E. Hadi
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Feb. 22, 2019
Phil Lord and Chris Miller assemble a compelling cast of cute minifigures for "The Lego Movie 2" (courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures).

‘The Lego Movie 2’ is built on heart

Daniel Wu
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Feb. 20, 2019
Arts & Life
Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" is one of the most bitter love stories ever written (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Reading between the lines for love

Arts & Life Reads beat writers, Lily Nilipour, Carly Taylor, Scott Stevens, Mark York, Claire Francis and Shana E. Hadi
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Feb. 14, 2019
In "Young Mr. Lincoln," John Ford highlights the idyllic American landscape (courtesy of Dr. Macro).

Ford and Fonda examine the legend of ‘Young Mr. Lincoln’

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Feb. 13, 2019
Barry Jenkins' "If Beale Street Could Talk" features a surfeit of brilliant images (courtesy of Annapurna Pictures).

‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ brings Baldwin’s story to the screen

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Feb. 11, 2019
John Schlesinger, Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman filmed "Midnight Cowboy" on location in New York (courtesy of MGM and The Criterion Collection).

‘Midnight Cowboy’ critiques American mythology

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Feb. 8, 2019
Joyce Carol Oates is the author of "We Were the Mulvaneys" (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Joyce Carol Oates chronicles the fall of an American family in ‘We Were the Mulvaneys’

Scott Stevens
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Feb. 8, 2019
Arts & Life
Awkwafina stars in Lulu Wang's new film "The Farewell," which will be distributed by A24.

Sundance 2019, part 3: Best of the Fest

Olivia Popp
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Feb. 7, 2019
"Alita: Battle Angel" features awesome action and a subpar script (courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox).

‘Alita’ features angelic action

Noah Howard
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Feb. 7, 2019
Arts & Life
Alfre Woodard stars in Chinonye Chokwu's "Clemency," which won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize Award at Sundance 2019. (Courtesy of Ace Pictures Entertainment)

Sundance 2019, part 2: U.S. Dramatic Competition

Olivia Popp
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Feb. 6, 2019
Arts & Life
Jocelyn DeBoer (left) and Dawn Luebbe (right) wrote, directed, and star in the absurdist comedy "Greener Grass." (Courtesy of IFC Films)

Sundance 2019, part 1: Quirky and boundary-breaking films

Olivia Popp
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Feb. 5, 2019
Allison (Ally Sheedy) and Claire (Molly Ringwald) experience epiphanies in Saturday detention (courtesy of Universal Pictures and Getty Images).

‘The Breakfast Club’ is an antique analysis of adolescent anguish

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Feb. 5, 2019
n "Her Body and Other Parties," Carmen Maria Machado discusses the debilitating effects of trauma on the female psyche (courtesy of Graywolf Press).

‘Her Body and Other Parties’ gives shape to female stories

Shana E. Hadi
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Feb. 4, 2019
L to R: Jake Gale, Isabel Anne To, Ted Zoldan, Nick Rodrigues, and Angel Adedokun. (Courtesy of Lois Tema)

‘Avenue Q’ brings laughs to the Bay Area

Olivia Popp
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Feb. 4, 2019
In "Call Me By Your Name," director Luca Guadagnino uses visuals, not voiceovers, to convey the characters' complex emotions (courtesy of Mongrel Media and Sony Pictures Classics).

What movies can do that books cannot

Carly Taylor
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Feb. 1, 2019
Stephen Sondheim's musical masterpiece centers around a troupe of traveling actors (courtesy of Frank Chen).

A masterful interplay of music and acting in ‘A Little Night Music’

Natalie Francis
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Feb. 1, 2019
In "Nothing to Hide," smartphones and secrets ruin a dinner party (courtesy of Netflix.)

‘Nothing to Hide’ proves a secret success

Juan Fueyo-Gomez
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Jan. 29, 2019
Aparna Nancherla performs in 2017. (Courtesy of FilmMagic)

SF Sketchfest brings great comedy to the Bay

Olivia Popp
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Jan. 28, 2019
Gregory La Cava confronts the grim Great Depression in "My Man Godfrey" (courtesy of Universal Pictures and The Criterion Collection).

‘My Man Godfrey’ supplies sidesplitting comedy and social commentary

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Jan. 22, 2019
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