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Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone of The Lonely Island performs on the Colossal Stage during Clusterfest at Civic Center Plaza and The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on June 1, 2018 in San Francisco, California. (JEFF KRAVITZ/Clusterfest by FilmMagic.com)

Despite logistical challenges, Clusterfest brings gut-busting laughs to San Francisco

Samantha Wong and Olivia Popp
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June 6, 2018
Entomologists Jeff (Lucas Verbrugghe) and Betty (Lori Prince) discuss New York's bedbug epidemic. (Courtesy of Jessica Palopoli)

‘An Entomologist’s Love Story’ never takes off

Olivia Popp
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May 31, 2018
Arts & Life
Moll (Jessie Buckley) and Pascal (Johnny Flynn) stand on the coast of Jersey in "Beast." (Courtesy of 30WEST)

‘Beast’ lacks bite but leaves audiences haunted

Olivia Popp
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May 31, 2018
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Throwback Thursday: Sergei Parajanov’s ‘The Color of Pomegranates’ is a mystifying masterpiece

Maxwell Menzies
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May 31, 2018
Courtesy of Matthew Murphy

‘The Color Purple’ revival stuns and dazzles, emotionally and theatrically

Olivia Popp
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May 30, 2018
Janelle Monáe performing at Boston Calling in 2016. (ADAM SLASMAN/Flickr)

Janelle Monáe proves she’s human after all on ‘Dirty Computer’

Jacob Nierenberg
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May 30, 2018
Clay Jenkinson as Theodore Roosevelt. (Courtesy of Clay Jenkinson)

Theodore Roosevelt returns in Clay Jenkinson’s impersonation performance

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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May 30, 2018
Courtesy of Marvel Studios

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ is infinitely impressive

Isaac Vaught
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May 30, 2018
Will Yun Lee and Dichen Lachman in "Altered Carbon." (Courtesy of Netflix)

‘Altered Carbon’ is visually radioactive yet as decaying as its name suggests

Abe Thompson
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May 25, 2018
Bella Wilcox '19 and Elias Mooring '18 in a scene from "The Ocean and the Avenue." (Courtesy of Spencer Slovic)

‘The Ocean & the Avenue’: an antidote to deadened Marvel cinema

Carlos Valladares
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May 25, 2018
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‘Deadpool 2’ is rife with blood, sweat and nonsense

Noah Howard
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May 24, 2018
(CHRIS WANG/The Stanford Daily)

Behind Y2E2 lies Stanford’s hidden treasure: a daily supply of food trucks

Chris Wang
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May 23, 2018
Louis Garrel as the filmmaker and Stacy Martin as his actress-wife, Anne Wiazemsky, in “Godard Mon Amour.” (Courtesy of Cohen Media Group)

‘Godard Mon Amour’ is a loving tribute to an irreverent genius

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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May 15, 2018

‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’ is a grossly entertaining production

Alli Cruz
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May 15, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in "RBG," directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen. (Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)

‘RBG’ fails to do justice to its subject

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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May 15, 2018

Jack White’s ‘Boarding House Reach’ is a confounding disappointment

Jacob Nierenberg
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May 15, 2018
John Boyega, left, and Scott Eastwood in the movie "Pacific Rim Uprising." (JASIN BOLAND/Universal Pictures)

‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ doesn’t one-up the original

Noah Howard
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May 14, 2018
The Breeders in concert in 2008. (QUIQUE/Wikimedia Commons)

The Breeders: a cross-generational appeal

Dylan Grosz
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May 14, 2018
Paul Fusco, "Untitled," from the series "RFK Funeral Train," 1968, printed 2008; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, purchase through a gift of Randi and Bob Fisher, Nion McEvoy, Kate and Wes Mitchell, The Black Dog Private Foundation, Candace and Vincent Gaudiani, Michele and Chris Meany, Jane and Larry Reed, and John A. MacMahon;. Copyright Magnum Photos, courtesy of Danziger Gallery and SFMoMA.

The truth of grief: Paul Fusco, Robert F. Kennedy and “The Train” at SFMOMA

Mac Taylor
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May 11, 2018
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

‘A Quiet Place’ is silently scary

Hamza Ali Zahurullah
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May 10, 2018
The Stanford Daily

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