Movies

Review: Joss Whedon’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ is magical, tear-inducing

By Mick LaSalleSan Francisco Chronicle | Wednesday, June 19 11:40 a.m.
Joss Whedon, best known for “The Avengers” and TV’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” has made a...

Review: ‘Monsters University’ gets a passing grade

By JAKE COYLEAssociated Press | Wednesday, June 19 11:38 a.m.
In Pixar’s “Monsters University,” a prequel to 2001’s “Monsters, Inc.,” our expert...

Review: Superman has a heart of stone in ‘Man of Steel’

By Roger MooreMCT | Thursday, June 13 12:01 a.m.
This Superman settles scores. And takes his shirt off.

'Man of Steel' reimagines Superman for a new generation

By Rene RodriguezThe Miami Herald | Wednesday, June 12 12:32 p.m.
The Man of Steel had gotten rusty. While his DC Comics counterpart, Batman, was conquering the world via the Dark Knight trilogy...

DC Entertainment marks Superman’s 75th anniversary with a new logo

By MATT MOOREAssociated Press | Wednesday, June 12 12:32 p.m.
What to get Superman for his 75th birthday? DC Entertainment’s starting with a new logo.

Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig’s ‘Frances Ha’ takes a look at life in your late 20s

By Mick LaSalleSan Francisco Chronicle | Wednesday, June 12 11:44 a.m.
Noah Baumbach keeps making his own kind of movie and getting better at it each time. His latest, “Frances Ha,” a...

Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy are pitch-perfect in ‘Before Midnight’

By JOCELYN NOVECKAssociated Press | Wednesday, June 12 11:42 a.m.
She: “Baby, you are gonna miss that plane.”

‘This is the End’ is the last word in apocalyptic comedy

By Roger MooreMCT | Monday, June 10 10:22 a.m.
The lads of Hollywood’s “Pot Pack” get together for a riotous riff on The Rapture in “This is the...

Review: Vaughn-Wilson’s ‘Internship’ silly but fun

By JOCELYN NOVECKAP National Writer | Monday, June 10 10:17 a.m.
There are really three movie stars headlining “The Internship”: Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, and Google. Actually,...

Review: Gimmicky ‘Purge’ void of distinction

By NEIL YOUNGThe Hollywood Reporter | Friday, June 07 4:23 p.m.
LOS ANGELES — Characters are frequently urged to “release the beast” in “The Purge,” a...

‘What Maisie Knew’ places viewer in shoes of child caught between self-centered parents

By Mick LaSalleSan Francisco Chronicle | Thursday, June 06 12:01 a.m.
‘What Maisie Knew” is a loose, modern-day adaptation of the Henry James novel, about self-centered, useless parents...

‘Stories We Tell’ explores the layers of myth and memory

By CHRISTY LEMIREAssociated Press | Thursday, June 06 12:01 a.m.
‘Stories We Tell” is a documentary about Sarah Polley’s family: her father and mother, sister and brother,...

‘Reluctant Fundamentalist’ shows how post-9/11 American behavior looks from a Muslim prospective

By Mick LaSalleSan Francisco Chronicle | Thursday, May 30 10:11 a.m.
“The Reluctant Fundamentalist,” from director Mira Nair, is clumsily plotted and rather labored. It’s...

‘Now You See Me’: Movie magic just doesn’t work on-screen

By Roger MooreMCT | Thursday, May 30 12:01 a.m.
The razzle dazzles but the smoke never quite hides the mirrors in “Now You See Me,” a super-slick new...

Michael Shannon gives contract killer Richard Kuklinski his iciness in ‘The Iceman’

By Mick LaSalleSan Francisco Chronicle | Thursday, May 30 12:01 a.m.
More than most actors, including most screen actors, Michael Shannon belongs in movies. Just put the camera on that face and...