Critics' Picks
AddLord of the Rings: Fellowship of the RingMick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Watching it, one can't help but get the impression that everyone involved was steeped in Tolkien's work, loved the book, treasured it and took care not to break a cherished thing in it. ... Read More
AddFinding Nemo (Widescreen)C.W. Nevius, San Francisco Chronicle
The visuals pop, the fish emote and the ocean comes alive. That's in the first two minutes. After that, they do some really cool stuff. ... Read More
AddThe Wizard of OzPeter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
This wonderful romp of a movie looks magical on the big screen: colors are a picnic for the eyes, details loom so clearly you can practically touch them and there's a sense of the larger-than-life with a film that's already larger than life. ... Read More
AddSaving Private RyanBob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle
Launches and climaxes with two of the greatest extended battle sequences ever put on film. ... Read More
AddGood Will HuntingPeter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
Intimate, heartfelt and wickedly funny, it's a movie whose impact lingers. ... Read More
AddHotel RwandaMick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
What makes the film not just harrowing but transcendent is Cheadle. He does nothing traditionally heroic. He just presents a picture of basic decency, showing how, when combined with courage, decency can result in an awe- inspiring moral ... Read More
AddPete Seeger: The Power of SongJoel Selvin, San Francisco Chronicle
The filmmakers treat this aged curmudgeon almost too reverently, but it is hard not to be awed by this gentle, resolute soul because of the ideas he steadfastly and faithfully represented. ... Read More
AddGone with the WindBob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle
The first new Technicolor print in 37 years, digital sound and moments of digitally cleaned-up footage scattered throughout its three hours and 42 minutes all make for a gorgeous sight-and-sound experience. ... Read More
AddRear WindowPeter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
Since the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock classic is all about the voyeuristic instinct, the better the view, the more sensational the experience. ... Read More
AddFight ClubBob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle
Delivers a sucker punch to the audience and then pulls the rug out from under it. It is sensational. ... Read More
