Movies
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Wasted opportunity
One of the most fascinating figures in modern music history gets a flat, Hollywood treatment in “All Eyez on Me,” a biopic on Tupac Shakur. more
Putting the woman in Wonder Woman
“Wonder Woman” has all the trappings of a big summer blockbuster — a beloved superhero, a dastardly villain, epic fight scenes and no shortage of campy charm. But it’s important for so many other reasons. more
Jun 8, 2017
Dancing in paradise
Documentary filmmaker Amy Oden spent a year following exotic dancers and sex workers in Guam. Her new film, “Exotic,” screens June 13 at Art In Gallery. more
Jun 8, 2017
Tommy Washbush
Hold the ALL CAPS!
Despite hyperbole on social media, AMC Dine-In Madison 6 might end up being a lot like Sundance, with even more Asian cinema. James Kreul crunches some numbers to get past the knee-jerk reactions. more
May 25, 2017
Poetic magnificence
Anchored by a superb performance by Cynthia Nixon as poet Emily Dickinson, Terence Davies’ “A Quiet Passion” rises above the biopic formula. more
May 18, 2017
Family Therapy
In some ways it is a “bigger and more” variation on the first film, but it’s also a richer variation. more
May 5, 2017
Bring the tissues
“Gifted” may rely on the extremely old-school lovable-orphan-and-adopted-parent template, but there’s a certain emotionally complex realism to both the performances and the storyline that lifts the film beyond the obvious and the cliched. more
Apr 20, 2017
The real-life Indiana Jones
The Harrison Ford character is based on British explorer Percy Fawcett, who was obsessed with the idea that remnants of a lost civilization were hidden in the Amazon jungle. His disappearance in 1925 remains a mystery. more
Apr 20, 2017
5:00 AM
A morality play
If you missed “The Salesman” at the Wisconsin Film Festival, you can catch the Oscar-winning foreign film at the Union South Marquee. more
Apr 13, 2017
5:00 AM
The power of maternal love
Pedro Almodovar’s mournful adaptation of three short stories by Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro focus on a woman named Juliet Henderson at different times in her life. It is a straightforward and emotionally complex film. more
Apr 13, 2017
5:00 AM
Real people, real sex
Sex advice columnist and kink guru Dan Savage won’t be in town for this year’s HUMP! Film Festival. And that’s making Savage jealous because he misses the town where he launched “Savage Love.” more
Apr 6, 2017
1:09 AM
Cinematic gifts
Isthmus film critic Kenneth Burns reviews three films at the 2017 Wisconsin Film Festival: “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail,” “Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo” and “Sami Blood.” more
Mar 30, 2017
5:00 AM
Special Screenings
The Light Between Oceans
Adaptation of the novel by M.L. Stedman, about a couple who raise a baby found in a drifting rowboat. PG-13, 2016. more
Jun 26, 2017
6:30 PM
My Neighbor Totoro
Studio Ghibli Fest: Two sisters encounter a mythical forest sprite and its woodland companions when they move to rural Japan. G, 1988. more
Jun 26, 2017
7:00 PM
The Lego Movie
WUD Lakeside Cinema. An ordinary-looking minifigure from Lego Land tries to foil a villain seeking to glue the universe together. PG, 2014. Free. more
Jun 26, 2017
9:00 PM
The LEGO Batman Movie
Animated action comedy with voice work by Will Arnett and Michael Cera as the Caped Crusader and Boy Wonder. PG, 2017. more
Jun 27, 2017
6:00 PM
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