Film
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2.5KFilm Review: ‘Elle’
Controversial director Paul Verhoeven returns with intense and disturbing ‘Elle’
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2.3KFilm Review: ‘Lion’
Adoptee searches for birth family in powerful ‘Lion’
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2.6KFilm Review: ‘Fences’
Black family copes with racism, dreams, disillusion in ‘Fences’
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2.4KReview: ‘Passengers’
In space, waking up is hard to do
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2.7KFilm Review: ‘La La Land’
Movie musical reborn in glorious joyride ‘La La Land’
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2.5KFilm Review: ‘Manchester By the Sea’
Life-sized human dilemmas fuel poignant ‘Manchester by the Sea’
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2.3KFilm Preview: ‘Eagle Huntress’
Girl defies tradition in soaring documentary ‘Eagle Huntress’
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5.1KFilm Review: ‘Moana’
Auli’i Cravalho voices Moana in the mythology-rich Disney animation ‘Moana.’
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2.5KFilm Review: ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’
J.K. Rowling’s world gets new life in ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’
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5.1KPreview: ‘Beneath The Waves’ Film Festival
Exploring its depths and raising awareness about the plight of the ocean
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2.1KFilm Review: ‘Moonlight’
Race, identity and love explored in eloquent ‘Moonlight’
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2.3KFilm Review: ‘The Handmaiden’
Sex, lies, gender politics fuel twisty, edgy ‘Handmaiden’
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2.3KFilm Review: ‘Miss Hokusai’
Female artist rediscovered in painterly animated tale
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3.4KPreview: Telluride Mountainfilm Tour at the Rio
The successful return of the film festival is a boon for local schools
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2.3KFilm Review: ‘Denial’
Historian faces Holocaust denier in timely ‘Denial’
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2.7KFilm Review: ‘The Accountant’
Ben Affleck riffs on Batman in ‘The Accountant’
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2.6KFilm Review: ‘Girl on the Train’
Suspense speeds along in thriller ‘Girl on the Train’
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2.4KFilm Review: The Dressmaker
Pieces don’t quite fit in revenge comedy ‘The Dressmaker’
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1.9KFilm Review: State of a Nation
Controversial ‘Birth of a Nation’ attempts to paint a fuller picture of a real American horror story
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4.8KWatsonville Film Festival Launches in Restored Fox Theater
How Consuelo Alba made her dream of bringing the Watsonville Film Festival to the historic Fox Theater a reality
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2.0KFilm Review: ‘Demon’
Unquiet spirit from Jewish folklore inhabits Polish filmmaker Marcin Wrona’s eerie ‘Demon’
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2.5KBe Our Guest: Watsonville Film Festival
Win tickets to the Watsonville Film Festival Sept. 29—Oct. 2 at SantaCruz.com/giveaways
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1.9KFilm Review: ‘Little Men’
Fathers, friendship, family examined in wistful ‘Little Men’
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5.0KPreview: Sheila E. and the Mountain Sol Festival
Sheila E. performs at this weekend’s Mountain Sol Festival on the heels of a new song paying tribute to Prince
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2.4KBe Our Guest: Radical Reels Tour
Win tickets to Radical Reels at the Rio Theater on Sept. 25 at SantaCruz.com/giveaways
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2.0KFilm Review: ‘Complete Unknown’
Results fall short of ambition in ‘Complete Unknown’
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2.3KFilm Review: 100th Anniversary of ‘Intolerance’
As it turns 100, D.W. Griffith’s other pioneering film, ‘Intolerance,’ is almost forgotten
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1.8KFilm Review: ‘Southside With You’
Writer-director Richard Tanne captures the budding love of the Obamas, played by Tika Sumpter and Parker Sawyers, in ‘Southside With You.’
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2.0KFilm Review: ‘Indignation’
Airless exposition, lack of resonance, cause dramatic ‘Indignation’
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3.1KDad and Me and Netflix
I stopped making fun of my dad’s trouble with technology and started embracing it. Here’s what happened
