Haley Bennett stars as Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, the woman who invented Champagne as we know it, in “Widow Clicquot.” Photo: Vertical More movies should be like “Widow Clicquot” — smart, ...

Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell star in an intermittently exciting, often boring reboot of a 1996 blockbuster.

“Skin of Glass” on PBS delves into the history and current state of Roger Zmekhol’s famed São Paulo tower, revealing personal and architectural stories.

“The Four Seasons” was a 1981 film about growing old together, not only with one’s spouse but also alongside one’s dearest friends. Yet, while the new Netflix adaptation brings together a new cast of ...

The Icelandic film harks back to 1960s London, when a young man fell in love with a Japanese girl — and lost her. Miko (Kōki) and Kristófer (Pálmi Kormákur) fall in love while working together at Miko ...

About a third of the way through “Dope Thief” you might get hit by a gnawing and familiar thought: This should have been a two-hour movie, not an eight-episode limited series. It is sporadically ...

The Chronicle movie critic also answers questions about favorite election films and whether Walter Matthau would have made it in 2024.

Vallie Brown, director of Grants for the Arts, stands among artwork at the African American Art & Culture Complex in San Francisco. Photo: Noah Berger / Special to The Chronicle 2021 When I reported ...

There's catastrophic destruction of our landmarks and intimate explorations of the world around us in these films that characterize our region in the new millennium.

A view from the windows of Galería de la Raza, which will be leaving its home of nearly 50 years. Photo: Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle Word of a growing Chicano art movement had spread to Europe by the ...

“Jeopardy!” winner Hannah Wilson talks about nerves, the reaction from young LGBTQ viewers and receiving a special message from former champion Amy Schneider.

Beat poet Michael McClure is seen on his deck with sculptures by his wife, artist Amy Evans McClure, at their home in Oakland in 2010. Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle 2010 Michael McClure, the young ...