Have you ever had high expectations and anticipation for a film, either as a critic or a fan, and upon watching it felt utter disappointment? Steve Bage, Sausalito Hi, Steve: The best recent example ...

If you haven’t seen the season finale of “The White Lotus,” be warned: This will contain spoilers. However, nothing could be a bigger letdown than the finale itself. After seven episodes that created ...

Chronicle film critic emeritus Mick LaSalle also answers questions about how much sex is necessary to a story and which time ...

Adolescence” is probably the best movie out there, and it’s not even a movie. The new Netflix miniseries is about the arrest of a 13-year-old boy for murdering a fellow middle-school student, with ...

What would you say is the change in relevance of critics from major newspapers now versus when you started out at the Chronicle? David Sironen, San Francisco Dear David: Some of my best memories as a ...

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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 ...

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Have a question? Ask Mick LaSalle at [email protected]. Include your name and city for publication, and a phone number for verification. Letters may be edited for clarity and length.

Have a question? Ask Mick LaSalle at [email protected]. Include your name and city for publication, and a phone number for verification. Letters may be edited for clarity and length.