Movies
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Dreaming in pictures
Alejandro Jodorowsky, one of cinema’s great “enfants terribles,” softens a bit in “Endless Poetry,” a follow-up to 2013’s autobiographical dreamscape “The Dance of Reality.” But the film still dances with joy and strangeness. more
Fun with scandal
With the help of Tom Cruise, “American Made” turns the Iran-Contra affair into a sky-high action comedy. more
Oct 5, 2017
Friend of the queen
“Victoria & Abdul” is the “mostly true” story of a friendship between the queen and an Indian visitor. Director Stephen Frears explores themes of class and colonialism, but the audience doesn’t feel like we’re being schooled. more
Oct 5, 2017
Misogyny — on and off the court
Battle of the Sexes is an entertaining and necessary account of the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. more
Sep 28, 2017
Fever dream
Director Darren Aronofsky explores an entirely new circle of hell in his newest film, “Mother!”. It is, from start to finish, an exercise in distress. more
Sep 21, 2017
Distinguished visitor
This month, UW Cinematheque and WUD are hosting filmmaker Charles Burnett, who will make two appearances in conjunction with UW Cinematheque’s focus on restorations of important films by African Americans. more
Sep 14, 2017
Mystery on the rez
Taylor Sheridan’s third writing-directing effort, “Wind River,” is not his strongest script. But it’s an affecting, atmospheric film, set on a windswept Indian reservation in Wyoming. more
Sep 7, 2017
Southern-style caper
Steven Soderbergh is back in action with a fun, Southern-style caper, “Logan Lucky.” It’s not deep, but it’s structured as efficiently as a well-planned heist. more
Aug 31, 2017
5:00 AM
Raised by television. Literally.
“Brigsby Bear,” starring SNL’s Kyle Mooney as a bunker survivor, crystallizes our ever-growing bond to entertainment into a film that is larger than life. more
Aug 24, 2017
5:00 AM
Movies in the alley
Arts + Literature Laboratory heads into its second season of screening experimental films on the wall outside the gallery. The gritty series takes place Saturdays in August. more
Aug 10, 2017
5:00 AM
Melancholy comedy
Gillian Robespierre’s sophomore film, “Landline,” is a sweet and melancholy comedy featuring the excellent Jenny Slate. more
Aug 10, 2017
5:00 AM
The war at home
Kathryn Bigelow’s “Detroit” is a harrowing, immersive war movie that looks up close at the events that led to the Detroit race riots. more
Aug 3, 2017
5:00 AM
Un-American sci-fi
Luc Besson creates a new type of comic cinema in the breathtaking “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” based on the French series. more
Jul 27, 2017
5:00 AM
Special Screenings
Oct 18, 2017
5:00 PM
Endless Poetry
Spotlight Cinema: Alejandro Jodorowsky creates a surreal depiction of his artistic coming-of-age. NR, 2016. $7. more
Oct 18, 2017
7:00 PM
Gray Area: Wolves of the Southwest
Documentary screening, followed by panel discussion with producer Alan Lacy, Melissa Tedrowe (Humane Society) & others. $12 ($10 adv.). more
Oct 18, 2017
7:00 PM
The Big Lebowski
A stoner (Jeff Bridges) and his bowling buddies get involved in a case of mistaken identity in the Coen Brothers' cult comedy. R, 1998. $5. more
Oct 18, 2017
8:00 PM
