Documentaries have always been a staple of film festival programming.  What makes the scrappy San Francisco Documentary Film Festival (hereafter “SF DocFest”) a treasure to SF Bay Area filmgoers is its willingness to take that extra step to show films a little more out there than bog standard documentaries.  Over

Every Tuesday our subscribers get this awesome roundup in their inboxes. You should sign up right here to makes sure you never miss a thing. It’s the first day of Pride month, the sun is shining on our sequins and glitter, and The City is gearing up for a summer full of

Frameline and San Francisco Pride present the first-ever Pride Movie Night at Oracle Park on June 11 & 12! TICKETS ON SALE NOW at sfpride.org/movienight Movies include:⁠⁠ Friday, June 11: “In the Heights”⁠⁠ Saturday, June 12: “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” ⁠⁠ Pre-movie festivities will take place each evening at Oracle Park

Where can art be found?  The “art as commodity” mentality would have you believe it’s found only on exhibit in institutional settings such as galleries and museums.  Alternately, this mentality says the paintings and sculptures rich collectors buy or sell should definitely be considered art.  But what if art could

June means Pride Month, and Hulu’s ready for it.  This month features an acclaimed documentary about transgender teen athletes, a French drama about an elderly lesbian couple, and a new season of a teen dramedy about an out high school athlete. Other highlights of the month include new seasons of

Welcome to Bay of the Living Dead, a regular column about the horror genre. In 1979 Klaus Kinski played the title role in Nosferatu the Vampire, acclaimed German filmmaker Werner Herzog’s re-imagining of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, the expressionistic silent film which was the first screen adaptation of Dracula. Herzog’s film was

By Sarah Givens Open any newsource these days and the reminders of human intolerance are everywhere. From George Floyd to the rise of Asian American hate, it’s rather soul crushing, really. But there are also signs of hope out there, like a group of Oakland teens who are now finishing

Ready to check out the new hot titles on Netflix in May? There are new seasons of an animated science fiction adaptation series, an acclaimed comedy/drama featuring Lena Waithe this year, and a Spanish crime thriller where the suspect pool got bigger and the dark secrets nastier. Zack Snyder fans