I once met Gene Hackman at a boxing match and spoke with him. Nice man. Did you ever meet him? Robert Freud Bastin, Petaluma Dear Robert Freud Bastin: I never really met Gene Hackman, but I was at a ...

Which theaters have the best projection and sound? Teresa Concepcion, Emeryville Dear Teresa Concepcion: Well, in one sense of the word “best,” I’d say the Roxie Theater, the Stanford Theatre, the ...

Are there any recent films that feed the soul? Alan Takeda, San Francisco Dear Alan Takeda: By “feed the soul,” I’ll assume you mean movies that leave you feeling expanded, enlightened and maybe ...

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Dear Mick LaSalle: Wait. How can Maximus’ son be alive (in “Gladiator II”)? Unless Lucius (Paul Mescal) is the love child of ...

I don’t believe that, but “Adolescence” is the first made-for-TV enterprise to make me wonder. Mick LaSalle is the film critic emeritus of the Chronicle. Reach him at [email protected].

Dear Mick LaSalle: You were asked about where you stand on the cancellation of Woody Allen [in April]. I have decided that ...

By investing nothing in the viewing experience, I may have wrecked a great film. Dear Mick LaSalle: You touched on the subject of pornography, and I wondered if you reviewed the film “Deep ...

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