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Review of Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton (2017)

By David Lewis (299) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 10 Oct 2017

Take Every Wave remains entertaining because of Hamilton’s awe-inducing skill on the ocean, and his determination to ride the waves as long…

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Review of Marshall (2017)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 10 Oct 2017

As played by Boseman and Gad, Marshall and Friedman are a complementary pair, like something you’d see in a buddy movie — one fit and one…

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Review of The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)

By Carla Meyer (580) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 10 Oct 2017

You also cannot help but think about what Baumbach has that Allen lacks: Empathy for his characters. Not insight into them, but empathy for them…

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Review of Wasted! The Story of Food Waste (2017)

By G. Allen Johnson (514) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 10 Oct 2017

In the face of this relentless nihilism, it’s quite an achievement that the new documentary Wasted…

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Review of Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 10 Oct 2017

A story of courage and sacrifice, as well as a moving love story that’s really three love stories in one…

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Review of Howl (2010)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 10 Oct 2017

The result is a film of passion and ambition, but one whose success is intermittent at best…

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Review of Taking Woodstock (2009)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 10 Oct 2017

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to be there - to actually be there, man - this movie gets it…

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Review of The Florida Project (2017)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 08 Oct 2017

The results in an experience that is smooth sailing for the first 45 minutes, but then hits a slog that goes on for another 40, before the…

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Review of Invictus (2009)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 06 Oct 2017

It's never less than worthy and entertaining, but the importance of Invictus doesn't broaden as it goes along. It narrows…

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Review of Bugs! (2003)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 05 Oct 2017

By the standards of most IMAX films, this is a bizarre entry, a documentary about bugs that was produced by Terminix, the pest control company…

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Review of Loving Vincent (2017)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 04 Oct 2017

The film does have enough visual interest and occasional revelation to allow it to limp with dignity to its conclusion…

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Review of My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)

By Peter Hartlaub (620) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 04 Oct 2017

Some people clearly had a good time making this film. Whether you have a good time watching it depends almost entirely on your Pony love walking in…

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Review of The Lottery (2010)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 04 Oct 2017

The documentary shows the stranglehold that the teachers union has on politicians, particularly Democratic politicians…

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Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 03 Oct 2017

Blade Runner 2049 is long and slow…

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Review of Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 03 Oct 2017

Watched today, in light of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of the Trump administration, it has an extra intensity, as a possible…

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Review of The Mountain Between Us (2017)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 03 Oct 2017

Ultimately, The Mountain Between Us tries to pull the audience’s interest in a relationship direction…

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Review of Better Watch Out (2017)

By G. Allen Johnson (514) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 03 Oct 2017

A horror “comedy” about a deranged 12-year-old boy with a script that feels like it was written by a deranged 12-year-old boy…

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Review of Lucky (2017)

By Walter Addiego (380) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 03 Oct 2017

A couple of other odd moments to savor: Lucky, seeking a crossword answer, reads a dictionary definition of “realism” that’s perfectly…

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Review of Gossip (2000)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 03 Oct 2017

Has a high-gloss, heightened style reminiscent of that of the film's executive producer, Joel Schumacher…

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Review of Happy Gilmore (1996)

By Edward Guthmann (364) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 02 Oct 2017

It may smell awful from a distance, especially if you have low tolerance for lowbrow humor, but up close this yarn about an unlikely golf star…

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