Mick LaSalle also answers questions about enduringly creepy movies and the theater with the best projection in San Francisco.

Halsey is treating San Francisco fans to a one-off intimate concert next month. But there’s a catch. The Grammy-nominated singer is putting on a special show exclusively for Wells Fargo Autograph ...

“An Approximation of Resilience” by Alex Ketley uses dance to explore a real-life murder case and California’s justice system.

In an era of emergency fundraising campaigns and sudden closures, it’s noteworthy to remain a pillar of the theater community, as Shotgun Players has.

Chronicle movie critic emeritus Mick LaSalle also discusses dark cinematography and the proper response when someone tells you about their favorite movies.

Bob Dylan’s songbook contains more than enough drama to power a hundred novels or screenplays. Yet, despite bristling with thwarted characters, ripe narrative fragments and devastatingly emotional ...

Dede Wilsey poses for a portrait with her dog Dazzle at her home in San Francisco. Photo: Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle 2015 After 21 years as president of the board of the Fine Arts Museums of San ...

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.

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 ...

Tilda Swinton, left, and Julianne Moore star in “The Room Next Door,” the first English-language feature from acclaimed Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar. Photo: Sony Pictures Classics Soon enough we ...

Muriel Leung, author of the apocalyptic but hopeful novel, “How to Fall in Love in a Time of Unnameable Disaster.” Photo: Muriel Leung In the early days of the COVID pandemic, author Muriel Leung ...

In her sophomore novel, National Book Award finalist Julia Phillips crafts a grim fable about the giant beasts lurking within.