Moonlight may shine particularly in a certain context—blackness, queerness, masculinity, the backdrop of inner-city Miami, the supercharged sociopolitical climate of 2016—but the most radical breakthrough of Barry Jenkins’ second film is its patient dedication to revealing the most vulnerable, transitory moments in an individual’s life. It is neither a romance…
Film events are great, especially this time of year when the weather is getting all frightful and stuff. You know what else is great this time of year? Getting in the giving spirit. You’ll get your chance to do both at the Colonial Theatre (3522 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento) on Dec….
Don’t hate me for this, but I think the 21st century hasn’t really done sci-fi very well. It’s disappointing (though I guess Hollywood has been making up for it with a fine selection of contained horror films). We’ve had our fair share of hokey premises, paper-thin plot lines and murky…
Geeks will have plenty to be thankful for this year. After you awaken from your post-Thanksgiving food coma, you should head over to the Crest Theatre for an anime feast that will be a treat for your eyes. You’ll have two chances to see Hayao Miyazaki’s classic Nausicaä on Nov….
Ski and snowboard season are rapidly approaching, and you can get yourself hyped for your impending trips up the mountain at the Crest Theatre for the debut of Warren Miller’s 67th annual film, Here, There and Everywhere. Warren Miller Entertainment has been a pioneer in the field of action sports…
When Akira Kurosawa directed Seven Samurai in 1954, he had no idea how influential his tale of heroes inspiring regular folk to stand up to bullies would be. Followed by The Magnificent Seven in 1960, Battle Beyond the Stars in 1980, A Bug’s Life in 1998 and Bernie Sanders’ presidential…
Get ready to fall in love with riding your bike all over again. We can, from experience, guarantee that if you attend the upcoming Bicycle Film Festival you will immediately want to get on your bike and just ride forever. Don’t believe us? The BFF returns to Sacramento’s Fremont Park…
Don’t Breathe Rated R | 3.5 out of 5 stars Are you familiar with “Three Blind Mice?” Aren’t we all? But did you know that it actually has nearly two dozen stanzas, and that in the end the mice grow their tails back with the help of a chemist? That’s…
The number of records that 2015’s Star Wars: the Force Awakens shattered is simply mind-boggling: It’s the highest-grossing film of all time, surpassing Avatar; it was the fastest film to gross $1 billion (it took just 12 days!); it had the biggest worldwide opening weekend and single weekend gross ($529…
Captain Fantastic Rated PG-13 | 4 out of 5 stars Viggo Mortensen … probably one of the best looking 58-year-old men on the planet. Also! He’s a pretty darn decent actor when he feels like it. Yeah, I thought Eastern Promises and A History of Violence were ridiculous too, but…
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