Our government may be actively attacking seemingly half the world, but here in the Bay, we still cling to notions of achieving cultural understanding.
This week brings another slew of events celebrating international cinema #ScreenGrabs
It's an important moment for BAMPFA's Iranian film series to be hitting screens. Watch Dariush Mehrjui's 'The Postman', Bahram Beyzaie's 'Bashu, The Little Stranger', and more #ScreenGrabs
Tfw your comeback is two feature films debuting the same week. Catching up with Carmen Maura in #ScreenGrabs
Looking to let that scream out? This week is FULL of horror movies that provide the perfect excuse #ScreenGrabs
Helped as best she can by her grandmother, the heroine of 'The President's Cake' sets out on her near-impossible quest in a time and place we'd do well to learn more about as Americans #ScreenGrabs
Which screenings are a must at @sfindiefest.bsky.social and Mostly British this week? Critic Dennis Harvey delivers his top picks for Bay-centric docs and innovative feature films #ScreenGrabs
High times for elite-level cinema fans: an in-person Stateside Robert Beavers sighting at @bampfa.bsky.social and Bay auteur Rob Nilsson's films at featuring Tenderloin residents and pro actors alike #ScreenGrabs
Women are taking center screen this week, from the self-launched Second Coming of 'Ang Lee' to the distressed, bird of prey-toting protagonist of 'H is for Hawk', and beyond #ScreenGrabs
Major cinema showcase for yesteryear, @noirfoundation.bsky.social's #NoirCity23 kicks off Fri/16, with a 2026 programming leaning heavily on musician protagonists, and set in classic smoky nightclubs #ScreenGrabs
Cherien Dabis’ ambitious torch-passing narrative 'All That’s Left Of You' and Kaouther Ben Habia’s gratifyingly in-your-face 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' explores lives lived in occupied Palestine. Check them in local theaters #ScreenGrabs
The films that critic Dennis Harvey resolutely turned to (instead of fascist mind games) in 2025, from 'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl' to 'One Battle After Another' #ScreenGrabs
"I pretty much loathed watching it to a point, after which its energy and invention won me over," writes critic Dennis Harvey. The curious case of Mary Supreme in #ScreenGrabs
The new 'Resurrection', which opens at The Roxie today, is dazzlingly hubristic, and utilizes a sci-fi premise as an excuse to trip through what feels like the entire history of cinema #ScreenGrabs
'The Secret Agent' is a lethal action movie—and possesses a certain breeziness despite the crushing weight of authoritarian corruption.
Holiday new releases, anyone? #ScreenGrabs
One of Stephen Sondheim's biggest flops has been subject to endless revisions—and now it hits movie theaters. Is 'Merrily We Roll Along' worth the rehash? #ScreenGrabs
Holidays themselves are horror enough for many—so why not spend them with the latest edition of @ahithfilmfest.bsky.social? It runs all month, and our critic Dennis Harvey has the stand-outs for you in the latest #ScreenGrabs
Yes yes, reviews for 'Hamnet' and 'Wake Up Dead Man'—but our critic was more taken with a lower-profile film that is Taiwan’s submission for Best International Feature consideration at the Oscars this year #ScreenGrabs
The world's longest-running trans film festival welcomes audiences at a moment both upbeat and embattled. Catch it Thu/13 through Sat/15 at the Roxie Theater #ScreenGrabs
The multinational mix of narrative and documentary works at Arab Film Fest (Thu/6-November 15) starts with the historical drama 'Palestine 36', featuring the likes of Jeremy Irons and Hiam Abbass #ScreenGrabs
It's been a banner year for horror! But what are the—actually good—October new release freak fests? Critic Dennis Harvey has your demonic dancecard in #ScreenGrabs
Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Bugonia' is "a canny mix, always on the cusp of bad taste." Let #ScreenGrabs guide your weekend movie choice.
SF Latino Film Festival (Thu/23-November 4) will fire up theaters with looks at past eras of activism, inspiring life stories, and offbeat features. Get the highlights—plus more of this week's new releases—via #ScreenGrabs
This year's United Nations Association Film Festival opens with Judith Ehrlich’s 'An Ordinary Insanity', about famed whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg’s campaign against the nuclear threat.
That's far from it's only "message for the future" #ScreenGrabs
Several countries the US at least used to be friends with friends with are well-represented in the latest edition of 3rd i’s San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival, Fri/10-Sun/12 at the Roxie Theater #ScreenGrabs
Our critic calls Paul Thomas Anderson's latest "a torch thrown into the gasoline pool of today’s headlines." #ScreenGrabs
In the post-WW2 years, aJordan Belson helped shape a new West Coast avant-garde. His films are being shown Fri/26-Sun/28 by @grayarea.org @bampfa.bsky.social @sfcinematheque.bsky.social #ScreenGrabs
Starting Thu/4, your fave Mission and Bernal Heights eateries, community groups & parks are inviting you to screenings of family films and insightful local docs. The inside scoop on Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema—and other new releases—in #ScreenGrabs
In Ukrainian journalist Mstyslav Chernov’s latest documentary, a solider asks, “What if this war is until the end of our lives?" #ScreenGrabs
