Cuckoo Edible Magic,” inspired by gaming and anime, suffers from typical early-career shortcomings, but playwright Reed ...

Daisy Ridley, left, and Matthew Tuck star in the action film “Cleaner.” ...

Grief is the ultimate video game boss. You can try to quash it with drinking, sleeplessness, soap operas, exurban chain establishments or running away. You can avoid talking about it and seek out ...

Strong singing and direction give Béla Bartók’s one-act chiller plenty of thrills in this production from OSJ’s Shawna Lucey. Baritone Zachary Nelson and soprano Maria Natale star in Opera San José’s ...

Lucas Hallauer, left, and Zan Berube in “Back to the Future: The Musical,” which tours to BroadwaySF’s Orpheum Theatre.

Ann "Sole Sister" Johnson, "Egyptian Collar," 2002. Mixed Media: Beads, gilding, on regulation backboard, with regulation goal, chain net, found objects. Photo: Museum of the African Diaspora / Elliot ...

Tyler, the Creator is set to perform in Oakland on Feb. 24. Photo: Jack Plunkett / Invision/AP After pulling out of his headlining Outside Lands slot last year, Tyler, the Creator is finally making it ...

The star Chinese pianist strides confidently through Einojuhani Rautavaara’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand. Pianist Yuja Wang, right, with Music Director ...

The new Apple TV+ thriller, starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller, mixes rom-com with sci-fi, with mostly ridiculous results. Miles Teller, left, and Anya Taylor-Joy in a scene from “The Gorge.” ...

Pearl Ong is determined to be different from her mother, with her cashmere and silk, her white tablecloths and filet mignon. But “I overdid it,” Ong recounts in “Night Driver,” now at the Marsh. “In ...

“Skin of Glass” on PBS delves into the history and current state of Roger Zmekhol’s famed São Paulo tower, revealing personal and architectural stories. Filmmaker Denise Zmekhol, in her production ...