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Logan on the cutting edge of superhero films

‘Logan’ on the cutting edge of superhero films

Comic book movies have dominated the decade, with movie studios shelling out hundreds of millions of dollars in exchange for billion dollar box office returns. They’re generally fun spectacles — villains...

JoJo on her Mad Love Tour Feb. 19 at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco.

Crowd gets ‘Mad Love’

Adria Watson, [email protected]
February 23, 2017

JoJo ended an impossibly magical night in the most down-to-earth way, by greeting fans with a simple thank you. A rainy two-hour wait did not deter devotees — some of whom still buzzing with energy,...

Rowling film ‘fantastic’

When the Harry Potter film series ended in 2011, J.K. Rowling was not finished just yet. “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is a prequel of sorts to the Harry Potter franchise, and follows magizoologist...

Gilmore Girls brings back fond memories

Gilmore Girls brings back fond memories

To the delight of people who watched the original Gilmore Girls series, Netflix revamped and released a four-episode follow-up just in time for Thanksgiving. After months of teaser trailers and promotion,...

Quijada finds his seat

Quijada finds his seat

Using a mix of spoken words and the musical influences of Latin and hip-hop paired with humor, Brian Quijada’s “Where Did We Sit on the Bus?” captivated the Los Medanos College Little Theater whilst...

American Monk Paul along with Brothers Larry and Hugo played by Robert Dunn, Michael Simpson and Steve Millard, respectively, rehearse a scene.

‘Brother Gary’ brings the laughs

“Brother Gary,” the unique play featured at Los Medanos College's little theater and directed by Jack Nicolaus, touched up on the controversial topic of diversity while also successfully maintaining...

Be Happy inspires

‘Be Happy’ inspires

Kimberly Stelly, [email protected]
September 30, 2016

Black people suffering with mental illnesses were given a voice when YouTuber and Vine star Demetrius Harmon released his 11-minute film, “Be Happy” Sunday, Sept. 18. The film follows a fictionalized...

Hold on for ‘Don’t Breathe’

Tyler Mortimore, [email protected]
September 1, 2016

Genre conventions are tossed aside and predictability is out of the question in Fede Alvarez’s “Don’t B of his home, beastlike. The casting is both some of the film’s greatest strengths and...

‘Hell or High Water’ thrills

Capitalism is the villain in David Mackenzie’s neo-western “Hell or High Water,” the driving force behind the thievery at the center of the film: the seizure of the West Texan land from the Comanche,...

Kubo charms audiences of all ages

“Kubo” charms audiences of all ages

“Kubo: And the Two Strings” takes its audience through an 11-year-old boy’s journey when he uncovers the truth behind the stories he tells to the villagers for money through the use of origami and...

Huntsman lacks direction

‘Huntsman’ lacks direction

“The Huntsman: Winters War,” prequel to the groundbreakingly boring ‘reinvention’ of the Snow White fairytale, “Snow White and the Huntsman,” although stunning visually, still left me with...

‘Jungle’ retelling delights

Hollywood is regularly criticized for its reboot- and sequel-heavy business model, often milking a franchise for two or three sequels before the well runs dry — then waiting a decade to reboot it and...

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