‘Freaky Tales’ is a beautiful, bonkers love song to Oakland
Oakland has been through a lot in recent years, losing a sports legend and a beloved actor — not to mention two sports franchises.
Perhaps one way to cope is to escape to the movies, or one particular movie, where you can hoot and holler as a bunch of East Bay teen punks give a whuppin’ to neo-Nazis outside the 924 Gilman Street music club. If that doesn’t pep you up, how about cheering on a fictionalized version of Golden State Warriors legend Eric “Sleepy” Floyd as he slam-dunks some really rotten guys?