All Hail The King: Kong – Skull Island Reigns Supreme
Savage violence and a surprisingly strong focus on character dynamics make Kong: Skull Island the most wickedly delightful action-adventure romp of the year so far.
Bernard Boo
Bernard Boo is a Bay Area film, TV, and games critic and proud member of the San Francisco Film Critics Circle.
‘Before I Fall’ Can’t Break Free From Its Built-in YA Shackles
Before I Fall is more cinematically interesting than its contemporaries and boasts a solid lead performance from Zoey Deutch, but it's bogged down by teen-drama clichés.
Ricky Gervais’ ‘David Brent: Life on the Road’ Will Make You Laugh Until You Cry, Cry, Cry
Ricky Gervais' most iconic character becomes his most tragic in this surprisingly dour mockumentary.
High School Angst With an Edge: An Interview With Hailee Steinfeld
In her last few weeks as a teenager, Hailee Steinfeld talks about making The Edge of Seventeen and navigating her young acting career.
‘The Eagle Huntress’ Flies in the Face of Adversity
One of the most spectacularly cinematic sports on earth is highlighted in this real-life story of a girl who fought back gender oppression.
‘American Pastoral’ Is Yet Another Lifeless Philip Roth Adaptation
Like so many before him, Ewan McGregor fails to do right by Philip Roth.
Quiet and Beautiful, ‘Certain Women’ Is Observational Storytelling at Its Best
Kelly Reichardt has made some of the most powerful American movies in recent memory, and Certain Women may be her best.
‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ Is All Style, No Sense
Tim Burton misses again, though his bizarre take on the superteam gimmick has its charms.
Over the Moon: An Interview With ‘Operation Avalanche’ Matt Johnson and Matt Miller
Johnson and Miller talk about the long hours and dodged bullets behind the making of Operation Avalanche, a film that's "like The Dirties on acid."
‘Goat’ Is a Terrifying Cautionary Tale of Bro Brutality
As gut-wrenching and savage as advertised, Goat is an imbalanced but powerful examination of the ugliest of all campus traditions.