In Cirque Flip Fabrique and Ex Machina’s circus-theater hybrid, deep understanding and love of wrestling norms yield delightful scenarios. Maeva Desplat, top, and Naomi Eddy in Cirque Flip Fabrique ...

Director Greg Jardin’s impressive visual dexterity cannot overcome this Netflix film’s confusing, and eventually boring, body-swap storylines. Reina Hardesty as Brooke, left, Brittany O’Grady as ...

A documentary about the artist makes its world premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival the same weekend a de Young exhibition opens. Filmmaker Julie Rubio, director of the documentary “The True ...

The lobster Tots from Alice Collective. Photo: Jess Lander/The Chronicle BottleRock Napa Valley is as beloved for its culinary offerings as it is for its musical acts. It’s a great opportunity to ...

Patrick Dooley is a bit sheepish acknowledging that his theater’s doing well. “That feels a little bit uncool to say that — like, ‘Shut up, man!,’” he told the Chronicle. In surveying the South ...

Two renowned musicians with a love of jazz and popular song come together with the San Francisco Symphony for a night of piano virtuosity. French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and American pianist and ...

October means streaming is going to be flooded with horror content. We love ghosts and goblins, but as a palate cleanser we’re focusing on the incredible selection of animated shows that are hitting ...

For the past few days, I’ve been doing everything with Al Pacino. I’ve had him along on car rides, washed dishes with him, gone for walks, and I’ve enjoyed every minute. Thanks to his memoir, “Sonny ...

Sooner or later, we’re going to have to have a conversation about Richard Linklater being one of America’s best filmmakers. His movies have a consistent emotional intelligence, worn lightly. His worst ...

In the beginning, and the end, there was Alice Coltrane. As a novice choreographer just starting to make a name for himself in 1982, Alonzo King set his first dance in San Francisco to music by ...

E-40 is delivering a special performance during BottleRock Napa Valley weekend. The Vallejo musician is set to perform a special Wine Country concert as part of the festival’s AfterDark series at Jam ...

Women’s sports is having a moment, and the story of one of its pioneers, two-time Olympic gold medal boxer Claressa Shields, packs a punch. Ryan Destiny as Olympic two-time gold medal boxer Claressa ...