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Here’s the highly anticipated film that almost put me to sleep
Have you ever had high expectations and anticipation for a film, either as a critic or a fan, and upon watching it felt utter disappointment? Steve Bage, Sausalito Hi, Steve: The best recent example ...
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Why was ‘Midnight Cowboy’ X-rated while ‘Anora’ was only rated R?
Chronicle film critic emeritus Mick LaSalle also answers questions about how much sex is necessary to a story and which time ...
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How can Maximus’ son be alive in ‘Gladiator II’? Here’s what you might’ve missed
Dear Mick LaSalle: Wait. How can Maximus’ son be alive (in “Gladiator II”)? Unless Lucius (Paul Mescal) is the love child of ...
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My best times in a theater were spent at this S.F. indie movie house
What would you say is the change in relevance of critics from major newspapers now versus when you started out at the Chronicle? David Sironen, San Francisco Dear David: Some of my best memories as a ...
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Which current stars will endure? A look at lasting entertainers
Dear Mick LaSalle: Your perfect description of (a laugh track as) “the delirious, mirthless laughter of jackals” was spot on ...
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Were we at our most impulsive as teenagers? Here's what film gets right about youth
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