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Dennis Harvey

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Film Critic, San Francisco Bay Guardian and Variety

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Drag (2026) EDIT “It’s a narrow, somewhat one-note, crisis-driven premise that might’ve worked just as well as a short. To the filmmakers’ credit, though, tension and edgy humor are sustained for nearly 90 minutes of caustic entertainment. ” – Variety Mar 14, 2026 Full Review Billy Preston: That's The Way God Planned It (2024) EDIT “That’s the Way God Planned It is well worth seeing for the incredible range and quality of archival musical performances, which span decades and myriad styles -- Preston could seemingly make himself at home in any genre. ” – 48 Hills Mar 13, 2026 Full Review André Is an Idiot (2025) 96% EDIT “This autobiographical memorial celebrates its subject’s idiosyncrasies to a degree that may irk as well as charm some viewers. But as Sinatra once sang, there is no question: Andre Ricciardi did it his way. ” – 48 Hills Mar 13, 2026 Full Review My Father's Shadow (2025) 97% EDIT “Davies Jr. takes occasional stylistic gambles that don’t quite work. But those are minor flaws -- for the most part, My Father’s Shadow has a mix of propulsion and intimacy that is striking as well as involving.” – 48 Hills Mar 13, 2026 Full Review Dreams (2025) 52% EDIT “Dreams isn’t some cheesy erotic thriller. But it might have been better as one -- in the end, it isn’t good enough to take itself so seriously. ” – 48 Hills Mar 9, 2026 Full Review Crazy Old Lady (2025) 73% EDIT “Skillfully handled as it is, there’s also a certain claustrophobic theatricality to this single-setting, one-note exercise in mingled black comedy and sadism. Throwing themselves into strenuous roles, these performers nonetheless deserve better material.” – 48 Hills Mar 9, 2026 Full Review Calle Málaga (2025) 97% EDIT “A low-key crowdpleaser, Calle Malaga manages to wring something upbeat from the nightmare scenario of a senior being forced out of their home, into the company of complete strangers.” – 48 Hills Mar 9, 2026 Full Review Ghost Elephants (2025) 100% EDIT “This Wild Kingdom-like adventure may lack the immersive, transcendent qualities of his best work, but it has its surreal, scenic, and sly aspects.” – 48 Hills Mar 9, 2026 Full Review EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2025) 97% EDIT “I enjoyed Luhrmann’s doc, but let’s hope those 60 hours of largely untapped footage get exposed further in the future, ideally by a different director. ” – 48 Hills Feb 24, 2026 Full Review Sirāt (2025) 91% EDIT “It’s a striking film, albeit one that for me ultimately lacked any tangible meaning. Nonetheless, it is a singular enough experience to warrant recommendation.” – 48 Hills Feb 24, 2026 Full Review The Dreadful (2026) 37% EDIT “It lacks a strong resolution. But it pulls you along nonetheless, thanks in large part to cinematography by Julia Swain that is often flat-out gorgeous.” – 48 Hills Feb 24, 2026 Full Review Diabolic (2025) 64% EDIT “An effective slow-burn horror that takes its time escalating -- but it does get there. I found the character psychology kind of pat, and one late revelation ridiculous. But this is otherwise a decent, sober-sided possession tale.” – 48 Hills Feb 24, 2026 Full Review Sweetness (2025) 90% EDIT “Sweetness is slick and well-cast. Still, we’ve seen numerous variations on its like in recent years, and this particular effort heads towards closing ironies as predictable as they are trite. ” – 48 Hills Feb 24, 2026 Full Review Cold Storage (2026) 79% EDIT “With its droll performances, sharp presentation, and amusing individual ideas, "Storage" gets so close to being excellent, it’s disappointing that it never quite kicks into the highest gear we expect. Still: It is definitely fun.” – 48 Hills Feb 24, 2026 Full Review Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025) 98% EDIT “Nostalgic millennials are the ideal target audience, but it’s a testament to the collaborators’ wit that Tail-End Boomer me had a very good time, too. ” – 48 Hills Feb 24, 2026 Full Review Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) 82% EDIT “This is a splashy popcorn flick fanboy types are gonna love. But even even those of us normally less susceptible to such things will have to admit it’s selling a very high grade of popcorn.” – 48 Hills Feb 24, 2026 Full Review An American Pastoral (2024) 100% EDIT “Auberi Edler’s 2024 documentary remains alarmingly relevant -- a scrupulously neutral gaze at Americans so indoctrinated they have no idea they represent an extreme, and who are now driving national policy.” – 48 Hills Feb 20, 2026 Full Review A Poet (2025) 100% EDIT “A Poet is a relatively small story. Still, it traverses a wide arc, starting out as caustic satire, finally arriving at an understated depth and tenderness. ” – 48 Hills Feb 20, 2026 Full Review The President's Cake (2025) 99% EDIT “Compellingly performed by mostly nonprofessional actors, very well crafted on an often impressive scale, it’s a depressing-sounding story that somehow sports too much warmth, color, and suspense to come off as a simple downer.” – 48 Hills Feb 20, 2026 Full Review Pillion (2025) 99% EDIT “Lighton’s debut-feature adaptation maintains some of the book’s cringey aspects, but also adds humor and grace notes.” – 48 Hills Feb 20, 2026 Full Review Dracula (2025) 54% EDIT “It’s an entertaining enough movie, albeit one of those occasions where Luc Besson provides heaping plates of eye candy that leave you hungry for substance an hour later.” – 48 Hills Feb 9, 2026 Full Review Send Help (2026) 93% EDIT “It is thoroughly enjoyable without ever quite touching the greatness this director is capable of. But why quibble: He’s having fun, and so will you.” – 48 Hills Feb 9, 2026 Full Review Magellan (2025) 88% EDIT “What it may lack in excitement and character intimacy, however, the film makes up for in sheer beauty -- it’s best to let the images cast their hypnotic spell, en route soaking up a creditable amount of insight about the clash between cultures.” – 48 Hills Feb 9, 2026 Full Review H Is for Hawk (2025) 80% EDIT “A relatively straightforward portrait of coping with grief. But as such, it is thoughtfully crafted and acted, to ultimately touching results.” – 48 Hills Feb 9, 2026 Full Review In Cold Light (2025) 54% EDIT “A satisfying crime drama that works craftily toward an ending that feels satisfyingly hard-won -- a bittersweet triumph.” – 48 Hills Feb 9, 2026 Full Review
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