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Review of The Tender Bar (2021)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 16 Dec 2021

Tender Bar is a lovely movie — so long as it stays within a half mile radius of the bar. When it drifts from the bar, it collapses…

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Review of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 15 Dec 2021

The filmmakers put their faith in a character, not fireworks, and the result is big blockbuster that feels more like a sweet little movie…

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Review of The Lost Daughter (2021)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 14 Dec 2021

Still, no matter how flat “The Lost Daughter” can sometimes seem, there’s always something to hold our attention…

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Review of Nightmare Alley (2021)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 14 Dec 2021

Though it never runs out of gas or even shows signs of sluggishness, del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley” runs out of importance about a half…

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Review of Drive My Car (2021)

By G. Allen Johnson (514) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 09 Dec 2021

Like Yûsuke’s beloved classic Saab 9000 that Misaki drives ever so carefully, Drive My Car moves ahead with smooth confidence and a fine-tuned…

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Review of Being the Ricardos (2021)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 07 Dec 2021

The bottom line on Being the Ricardos is that it’s irresistible…

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Review of Don't Look Up (2021)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 07 Dec 2021

Don’t Look Up might be the funniest movie of 2021…

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Review of Single All the Way (2021)

By Carla Meyer (580) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 03 Dec 2021

The movie eventually settles into a more relaxed, warmer tone, as veteran TV writer Chad Hodge’s self-aware script acknowledges all the tropes…

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Review of Writing with Fire (2021)

By G. Allen Johnson (514) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 03 Dec 2021

Writing With Fire, directed by Sushmit Ghosh and Rintu Thomas, tags along with these remarkable women as they go about their work…

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Review of Red Rocket (2021)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 02 Dec 2021

As in The Florida Project, Baker lingers too long on the atmospherics, and that’s fatal here, because Red Rocket is a comedy and needs a…

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Review of West Side Story (2021)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 02 Dec 2021

The big news about Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story is that it’s a magnificent movie, even by Spielberg standards and even by “West…

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Review of The Hand of God (2021)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 01 Dec 2021

In essence, Sorrentino thought his way up to the middle of The Hand of God and assumed the rest would take care of itself…

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Review of Encounter (2021)

By Cary Darling (452) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 01 Dec 2021

Unfortunately, Encounter is the kind of small film that could get lost in the holiday cinematic shuffle…

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Review of Encounter (2021)

By Cary Darling (452) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 01 Dec 2021

Unfortunately, Encounter is the kind of small film that could get lost in the holiday cinematic shuffle…

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Review of Encounter (2021)

By Cary Darling (452) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 01 Dec 2021

Unfortunately, Encounter is the kind of small film that could get lost in the holiday cinematic shuffle…

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Review of Benedetta (2021)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 30 Nov 2021

Benedetta continues Verhoeven’s strong run with as good a movie as he’s ever made…

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Review of The Unforgivable (2021)

By Bob Strauss (787) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 29 Nov 2021

Even with a script that doesn’t provide much behavioral variety and goes in many wrong directions, Bullock commands the screen with little…

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Review of The Humans (2021)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 23 Nov 2021

Not counting no-budget movies with casts of nonprofessionals, The Humans is one of the worst-directed films in recent memory…

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Review of C'mon C'mon (2021)

By G. Allen Johnson (514) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 22 Nov 2021

To imagine the future, one must consider the past and be active in the present. C’mon C’mon is about the present, and how precious it truly is…

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Review of House of Gucci (2021)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 22 Nov 2021

Scott is having a remarkable year. To be exact, he’s having a remarkable season…

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