The Evening Class

"Cinema is the evening class for discriminating adults."--Ousmane Sembene

Monday, October 26, 2026

THE WEIRD KIDZ (2022)—REVIEW

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When Ted Geogeghan forwarded a streaming link of The Weird Kidz (2022) , he noted: “While it's easy (and kinda accurate) to refer to it...
Friday, October 23, 2026

LED—GRACE (2026)

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Photo:  © Michelle Bliss After an exciting and electrifying inaugural season, LED returns to the Dixon with a provocative program to kick o...
Thursday, October 22, 2026

SCREAMFEST 26—VALLEY VIEW MOTEL (2026): REVIEW

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The mood is set with the slightly-blurred grindhouse opening credits of Valley View Motel (2026) , written and directed by Kevin Ignatius a...
Monday, October 05, 2026

MVFF49—JOSEPHINE (2026) / AVEDON (2026) / ODYSSEY (2026) / THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH (2026): REVIEWS

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Josephine (2026); Dir. Beth de Araújo— Channing Tatum delivers one of the most nuanced performances of his career as Damien, a young father...
Sunday, October 04, 2026

NYFF64—L’INCONNUE / THE UNKNOWN (2026): REVIEW

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So what exactly do we know after viewing Arthur Harari’s L’Inconnue / The Unknown (2026) ?  First, we learn that the heady concept of “met...
Wednesday, September 23, 2026

SFFP 2026—The Evening Class Interview With Kathy Rose O'Reagan & Jonathan Marlow

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With the inaugural edition of the San Francisco Film Preservation ("SFFP") Re:Vision Festival of Restoration and Rediscovery abou...
Tuesday, September 22, 2026

SFFP 2026—DAKAN (1997) / THE OUTCASTS (1982) / ARAYA (1955) / TRI (1965): REVIEWS

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With the inaugural edition of the Re:Vision Festival of Restoration and Rediscovery (“SFFP”) about to launch this weekend (September 24-27,...
Monday, September 21, 2026

MVFF49: ¡VIVA EL CINÉ!—BITTER CHRISTMAS (2026) / BUNKER (2026) REVIEWS

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For 13 years through their ¡Viva el Cine! sidebar, the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) has celebrated the richness of Ibero-American cinem...
Sunday, September 20, 2026

THE LAST PICTURE SHOWS (2026)—REVIEW

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Cribbing from Peter Bogdonavich’s 1971 film The Last Picture Show for its title, and following through on that film’s melancholic, near ele...
Sunday, August 30, 2026

SFFP 2026—THE VALLEY OF BEES / ÚDOLÍ VČEL (1968)

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There are times when I regret that I no longer live in San Francisco and those regrets usually revolve around notions of film literacy empha...
Friday, August 28, 2026

ODYSSEAN OVERVIEW—Filmic Adaptations of Homer’s The Odyssey

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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey (2026) has grossed approximately $1.4 billion at the worldwide box office. Its domestic gross (US and...
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