Brady Corbet’s ambitious “The Brutalist,” about a post-World War II architect, challenges the way Hollywood makes movies.

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, ...

Despite the comedic star power of Tina Fey, Will Forte and Steve Carell, the series remake of Alan Alda’s 1981 film on midlife marriage feels old and tired.

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.

The In-N-Out hamburger chain is sizzling mad after San Francisco shut down its indoor dining for refusing to check customers’ vaccination status. Photo: Adam Lau / Associated Press When San ...

School Library Journal Librarian of the Year Amanda Jones came under fierce personal attack in 2022 when she spoke out against book bans.

More than 200 former Great Dickens Christmas Fair participants are organizing a boycott, saying it has not done enough to address concerns from people of color.

When an Ethiopian American in Paris returns home for a reset, he finds only more mysteries about the immigrant experience and what we each call home.

A blurb, that brief bit of endorsement on almost every book cover, can range from heartfelt to helpful to hilarious.

Barbara Slone at City Lights Bookstore’s celebration of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 100th birthday March 24. Photo: Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle It’s estimated that roughly 250,000 new books are ...

Psychedelic rock poster artist Wes Wilson defined the poster movement’s visual style. Photo: Courtesy Wes Wilson Wes Wilson, the artist who helped define the radical visual style of the psychedelic ...