Caroline Smith

If you haven’t seen “Wicked,” consider buying tickets or entering the lottery — the costumes, vocal displays and dancing of the show remain awe-inspiring, all this time later.

There’s a reason people showed up, and there’s a reason that people stayed — even if it meant violating fire hazards and waiting for hours in line.

The 20th anniversary tour... doesn’t reinvent the wheel as much as it treats its source material like a well-loved, dog-eared book.

The film’s titular performance of “Rocketman” pulls no punches in its fantasia and choreography, with Elton raised in the sky by EMTs in a Christ-like pose.

... for all the saccharine teen romances that end with a diamond earring or musical number, there are just as many that end, well, explosively.

As much as I wanted to end this tour with some advice or wisdom, I have yet to process my impending graduation. Maybe it’s because I can’t fit four years into 900 words, as hard as I try.

The festival will celebrate its fifth year on May 4 and 5 in Downtown Berkeley, its home since the beginning.

My absolute weakness is free Cal gear. Call it an occupational hazard, given that I have to be decked out in blue and gold for my campus job, but my roots reach back to far earlier than when I was hired.

And while this does include a couple of films that prioritize queer representation, here is what some of the Oscars lineup would look like if the entire awards ceremony prioritized queer representation.

The comedic momentum of “Isn’t It Romantic” experiences its honeymoon phase as Natalie enters the rom-com, and then it abruptly dies once she’s embraced the ridiculousness of her situation.