Movies
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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
Melancholy comedy
Gillian Robespierre’s sophomore film, “Landline,” is a sweet and melancholy comedy featuring the excellent Jenny Slate. more
Aug 10, 2017
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
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
Simians ascending
“The War for the Planet of the Apes” is a thrilling conclusion to a surprisingly good blockbuster trilogy. Watch the human characters wither away as the apes begin controlling their destiny. more
Jul 13, 2017
Crashing and burning
After an inspiring first act, “Baby Driver” goes off a cliff. But director Edgar Wright’s blend of music and cinematic technique still qualifies the film as one of the summer’s best action flicks. more
Jul 6, 2017
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
Jun 16, 2017
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
5:01 AM
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
5:00 AM
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
5:00 AM
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
5:00 AM
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
1:13 PM
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
5:00 AM
Special Screenings
Moonstruck
A bookkeeper (Best Actress Oscar winner Cher) is engaged to be married, but falls for the groom's brother. PG, 1987. more
Aug 18, 2017
7:00 PM
Shut Up and Play the Hits
Free screening of LCD Soundsystem concert documentary. more
Aug 18, 2017
11:00 PM
"Hairspray" Sing-Along
Adaptation of the Broadway musical, itself adapted from John Waters 1988 commercial breakthrough. PG, 2007. Free. more
Aug 19, 2017
2:00 PM
Madison Gay Video Club
"Crazy All These Years" and "Property Lovers," 8 pm, 8/19, confidential location: mgvc.org. more
Aug 19, 2017
8:00 PM
No location
Roman Holiday
Bored, "drunk" princess (Audrey Hepburn) + handsome American reporter (Gregory Peck) = scoop ... or romance? NR, 1953. Free. more
Aug 19, 2017
8:00 PM
