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Radiating with passion and persistence, Jessica Chastain has a unique propensity for shading in the contours of colorful, often historically-grounded characters.

Soon enough, I fell into the never ending cycle of swiping, chatting and unmatching because I was addicted to words of affection from 24-year-old men that knew absolutely nothing about me. 

Horror movies are experiencing a renaissance right now. Like me, you might've wanted to see them and participate in the discourse but were too scared.

Based on the Vanity Fair article “Marie Colvin’s Private War,” the biographical film follows celebrated journalist and foreign affairs correspondent Marie Colvin on many of her daring trips to report on various foreign conflicts.

On Wednesday, the American Conservatory Theater presented Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Sweat” at the Geary Theater in San Francisco. The play explored both the intimate experiences and crippling dilemmas of the blue-collar steel mill workers in Reading, Pennsylvania.

It is crucial to honor those such as McDaniel who strove for equality in earlier generations, and the musical play “Hattie McDaniel…What I Need You to Know!” does this effectively.

Theaters aren’t going anywhere, at least for Berkeley. The city’s cinema scene has managed to exist outside the typical film industry narrative.

“Best Picture” is a massive concept that is not properly captured by the rules and logistics in place because it transcends them.

Christopher Nolan may have received that coveted nomination, but the industry’s unwillingness to celebrate him remains to a significant degree.

“Three Billboards” is pretty much useless. It masquerades as a progressive narrative, only to generate pages upon pages of discourse about what’s not there.