By Gary M. Kramer Raoul Peck’s rousing, provocative documentary, I Am Not Your Negro, opening February 3 in San Francisco, is a tone poem and a clarion call. This urgent,…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity Sister Dana sez, “Have we all survived the DENAUGURATION (I can’t even use the proper word) of the Orange Ogre of Oligarchy & Plutocracy? Personally, I have not, and…
By Debra Walker “The Devil whispered in my ear, ‘You are not strong enough to withstand the storm.’ Today I whispered in the Devil’s ear, ‘I am the storm.’” Leonard…
By Gary M. Kramer Julieta, which opened last week in San Francisco, has the often-outrageous gay filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar working in a more restrained mode. This drama, based on three…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity Sister Dana sez, “Have we already broken our New Year’s resolutions? Well, take my annual Resolution Solution: ‘I resolve to be the best me I can possibly be.’…
By Dr. Tim Seelig The holidays can just wear you out. Take heart, they’ll be over soon enough. Even holiday music can get old really quickly—like two days after Halloween…
By Gary M. Kramer The year in queer film 2016 had both notable achievements—Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight, about three stages in the life of an African American man, chief among them—and…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity Sister Dana sez, “The holidays are here! I will not be enlisting in the Christian Far Right’s fight against the ‘War on Christmas,’ and will feel free…
Feinstein’s at the Nikko has announced Feinstein’s Presents, a new series showcasing world-class performers at larger venues throughout the Bay Area. Kicking off the series, Feinstein’s at the Nikko will…
By Gary Krammer Closet Monster, opening December 2 in San Francisco, is a fantastic—as in great, as in surreal—Canadian film about Oscar (Connor Jessup), a confused teenager who confides his…
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