Raka (Peter Macon), left, Noa (Owen Teague) and Mae (Freya Allan) in “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.” As far as movies go ...

Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp and Willem Dafoe lift an often agonizing film that is drenched in period atmosphere.

A Complete Unknown” is one of the best films about a singer in years, but here are five others worth watching too.

“Anora,” Sean Baker’s raunchy screwball comedy about a sex worker whose dangerous adventure begins when she elopes with the ...

The Oscar- and Grammy-winning comedian’s Netflix special is equal parts stand-up routine, mini-concert and church.

San Francisco filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman are also honored, as well as “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” and ...

Christine Bruno as Ani, left, and Daniel Duque-Estrada as Eddie in Oakland Theater Project’s “Cost of Living.” Photo: Ben Krantz Studio/Oakland Theater Project By almost any measure, it’s been a tough ...

It’s been a big year for the local music world, from surprise performances and the return of beloved festivals to seismic shifts in the radio world. Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs during ...

The year 2024 will not go down in history as a particularly good one for movies. The big films disappointed, and the best films were small in scale and sometimes even small in ambition. There was, ...

From seismic shifts at local institutions to groundbreaking performances across the Bay Area, 2024 was a year of high drama and unforgettable music. The San Francisco Symphony’s struggles with budget ...

What a whirlwind year for books. With no shortage of riveting reads across genres, as 2024 draws to a close, we’re looking back on the books published this year that left a lingering impression, from ...