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In this week's 'Ask Mick LaSalle' column, The Chronicle movie critic talks about Eric Clapton's vaccination opinions and recalls an interview with Al Gore.
Mick LaSalle January 18, 2021Updated: January 19, 2021, 3:38 pm The Grand Lake Theater in Oakland, like many movie houses, shut down during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle 2020 Dear Mick: My wife and I are avid movie lovers. It was not unusual, in pre-COVID-19 days, for us to go to a movie theater two or three times a week. To our surprise, we have embraced the convenience of viewing movies on streaming platforms in our home. We no longer feel the need to go to the theater. I fear that we are witnessing the extinction of movie houses. Please tell me it...