“Clown in a Cornfield” will never be ranked among the classics of our time, but there are aspects of it that are worthy of admiration. Based on Adam Cesare’s 2020 novel of the same name, it’s not only ...

Despite the comedic star power of Tina Fey, Will Forte and Steve Carell, the series remake of Alan Alda’s 1981 film on midlife marriage feels old and tired. Steve Carell, from left, Kerri Kenney, Tina ...

The show reimagining Henry VIII’s six wives makes clear that the boundary between pop concert and musical theater is increasingly blurring, to salutary effect. Gaby Albo as Anne Boleyn, center, and ...

The four-part series, which will chronicle the team’s Super Bowl-winning glory years, is set to premiere on AMC and AMC+ in 2026. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana and head coach Bill Walsh, ...

The preposterous but pleasingly escapist “G20” imagines a Black woman as the United States president, which of course almost happened in real life a few months ago. But Viola Davis’ Danielle Sutton is ...

The screening of the Oakland-filmed “Freaky Tales” at the Grand Lake Theatre became a star-studded event and full on celebration of the Bay Area. Oakland hip-hop legend Too Short, left, and actor ...

Lou Goossens, from left, and Marius De Saeger star in “Young Hearts,” a 2024 Belgian film about teenage gay love. Photo: Strand Releasing There’s something in the water in Belgium. Two years after ...

When that DeLorean accelerates to 88 miles per hour, make sure you have a hand free to grip your armrest. Wheels whirl. Layers of projections zoom through the streets and parking lots of Hill Valley.

The longtime journalist’s book focuses on the lives of Rita and Tyson, two homeless people in the Tenderloin whom he encounters in his reporting. Longtime Chronicle reporter Kevin Fagan’s book, “The ...

Dazaun Soleyn is part of Black Choreographer Festival’s opening panel, “Throwback to the Future.” Photo: Fox Nakai Every milestone naturally brings reflection, but the Black Choreographers Festival’s ...

Cynthia Erivo, left, is Elphaba and Ariana Grande is Glinda in “Wicked,” directed by Jon M. Chu. Photo: Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures The marketing of “Wicked” has been so obnoxious for so long — ...

The makers of the horror film “Heretic” include this line during the end credits: “No generative AI was used in the making of this film.” Well, duh. What artificial intelligence bot could replicate ...