SCREENS
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About damn time
Director Kasi Lemmons provides an important historical corrective with “Harriet,” the origin story of the original badass American hero, Harriet Tubman. It stars a towering Cynthia Erivo. Read more
Salty conflict
The supernatural elements of “The Lighthouse” are less successful than the dramatic conflict between two seafaring characters played by Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe. Read more
Oct 31, 2019
Electric drama
Film critic MaryAnn Johanson revisits the critically maligned “The Current War.” A new director’s cut is in theaters now. Read more
Oct 24, 2019
The future of cinema
Zia Anger’s first film was labeled “abandoned.” Find out what really happened at “My First Film,” the director’s groundbreaking multimedia presentation at MMoCA on Oct. 23. Read more
Oct 17, 2019
Punk and circumstance
Punk rock lives, and it’s captured in a new independent documentary, “Punk the Capital,” screening at Communication on Oct. 12. Bonus: It’s touring with Jeff Nelson, former drummer of Minor Threat and Teen Idles. Read more
Oct 10, 2019
Roger Turner
Street fighting town
Glenn Silber, one of the directors of the groundbreaking “The War at Home,” visits Madison for a special screening of the restored documentary Oct. 13 at the Orpheum Theater. Read more
Oct 10, 2019
Film for a troubled planet
“Anthropocene: The Human Epoch,” showing at Union South Marquee on Sept. 25, is a chilling look at humans’ impact on the planet — and a call to action. Read more
Sep 19, 2019
5:00 AM
Simple and profound
UW-Cinematheque hosts a series of films by Abbas Kiarostami, an Iranian filmmaker who inspired a generation to fall in love with cinema. Read more
Sep 19, 2019
4:59 AM
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
It’s hard to keep still and quiet while watching “Say Amen, Somebody,” a documentary that shines a spotlight on U.S. gospel pioneers. Read more
Sep 12, 2019
5:00 AM
Native history, white tears
In “Neither Wolf Nor Dog” a white writer is kidnapped (sort of) by two Native American men who take him on a journey through Indian Country to impart lessons of spirituality and history. Read more
Sep 5, 2019
5:00 AM
Netflix
Local stories, global consequences
“American Factory” takes a close, personal look at the workforce in Dayton, Ohio, after the Chinese-owned Fuyao Group reopens a shuttered GM plant, offering non-union jobs to former auto workers. Read more
Aug 29, 2019
5:00 AM
Music Box Films
Culture clash
“Give Me Liberty,” a film made in Milwaukee, has already gained acclaim at Sundance and Cannes. It has its Madison premiere at Cinematheque Aug. 29. Read more
Aug 22, 2019
5:00 AM
Special Screenings
Tribal Histories
Wisconsin Public Television series episodes on Lac Courte Orielles Ojibwe and Lac Du Flambeau Ojibwe history. Free. Read more
Nov 12, 2019
12:00 PM
Men in Black: International
Franchise reboot starring Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson. PG-13, 2019. Free. Read more
Nov 12, 2019
1:00 PM
La pazza gioia
La Cineteca Italiana: Women leave a psychiatric facility and go on an adventure. NR, 2016. Free. Read more
Nov 12, 2019
7:00 PM
The Human Shelter
SITEseeing series documentary about building while considering climate change. Free; ticket required. Read more
Nov 12, 2019
7:00 PM
High Hopes and Higher Education: Honoring Black Students' Aspirations
Screening of documentary by Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest and Wisconsin Public Television; panel discussion follows. Free. Read more
Nov 13, 2019
4:30 PM
