Christmas Movie Round-Up 2019

A Christmas screen-hop features Black Power, White romance, and Sci-Fi. Guess which one I loved?

Pure Incel Cinema: (2019 Movie Addendum)

The popularity of 2019's two biggest film should NOT be something we celebrate.

2019 Movie Catch-Up

In which Yours Truly tries to recount the few flicks he actually saw these past few months.

Freezing Our Balls Off: ‘Snowed In’ by Killing My Lobster

An impossible SF snowstorm provides the setting for KML's latest holiday sketch set.

Still some Magic Left: ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ San Francisco at The Curran

The story of The Boy Who Lived continues in an entertainingly bombastic production at the Curran.

Not the Worst ‘Day’ Ever: ‘Groundhog Day: The Musical’ West Coast premiere at SF Playhouse

Tim Minchin amps up the darkness of the classic film in SF Playhouse's (mostly) well-organized production.

Tale of the None-Too-Tall: ‘The Tale of Despereaux’ Musical at Berkeley Rep

The beloved children's book makes for a creative (if wildly uneven) musical from PigPen.

Better off Broken: ‘Bull in a China Shop’ Bay Area Premiere at Aurora Theatre

Aurora's final 2019 is a winning dramatic-comedy set during the Women's Suffrage Movement.

O Horny Night: ‘The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told’ at LCTC

LCTC stages a raucous, and somewhat bloated, retelling of biblical creation from the writer of 'In & Out'.