SCREENS
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Back to the alley
Arts + Literature Laboratory continues its edgy experimental series, projecting in the alley. This year the curators chose from nearly 250 submissions to create the varied program. The films run on Saturdays throughout August. more
In garden memoriam
The brothers from Flippfly create a new game, “Evergarden,” a fascinating tribute to their late mother. more
Aug 9, 2018
August Television Preview
If the heat’s too oppressive, get indoors and watch TV. This month’s highlights are a new medieval animated show from Matt Groening, two excellent documentaries on youth, and the highly anticipated return of “Ozark.” more
Aug 8, 2018
Surrealistic satire
“Sorry to Bother You” is a hilarious comedy and a critique of capitalism, all wrapped up in a bizarre plot centered around a hapless telemarketer. more
Aug 2, 2018
ABBA-tastic!
It’s got a Mad Libs script cobbled together around ABBA lyrics, but “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” is irresistible fun. more
Aug 2, 2018
Short films made rapidly
This year’s crop of films for Madison’s 48 Hour Film Project is one of the best. Josh Heath reports from the screening, in advance of the awards on Aug. 19. more
Jul 26, 2018
Off the grid
A damaged father and resilient daughter live together in the forest in “Leave No Trace,” the transformative new feature from Debra Granik (“Winter’s Bone”). The director once again shows her mastery of storytelling and character development. more
Jul 26, 2018
The end of comedy
Hannah Gadsby’s extraordinary Netflix special, “Nanette” is a storytelling masterwork. The Australian comedian takes the viewer on a journey from hilarity to heartbreak, leaving nothing on the table. more
Jul 19, 2018
5:00 AM
Pictures of Argentina
If you missed it at the 2002 Wisconsin Film Festival, UW Cinematheque is screening director Lucrecia Martel’s debut feature, La Ciénaga, on July 26. It’s an impressionistic wonder, capturing the decay and decadence of the Argentine bourgeoisie. more
Jul 19, 2018
5:00 AM
Erica Parise/Netflix
Screen time
Our screens are exploding with great TV shows. Isthmus TV critic Alex Claiborne breaks it down to her fave four for 2018. more
Jul 11, 2018
3:15 PM
Marvel Studios
Keeping it fun
Adorable and hilarious Paul Rudd is back in a delightful Ant-Man sequel, “Ant-Man and the Wasp.” It’s a relief to be a part of the silly, self-aware fun, in the face of ponderous epics in the Marvel Comics Universe. more
Jul 5, 2018
5:00 AM
Revisiting the master
UW Cinematheque brings back “Come Drink with Me,” a classic film starring Cheng Pei-pei, whom modern viewers might recognize as Jade Fox in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” more
Jul 5, 2018
5:00 AM
Thank goodness for the dinosaurs
If you’ve seen The Lost World: Jurassic Park — the 1997 sequel to 1993’s Jurassic Park — then you’ve pretty much seen Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the sequel to 2015’s reboot of the franchise. more
Jun 28, 2018
5:00 AM
Special Screenings
The Leisure Seeker
A Boomer couple (Donald Sutherland, Helen Mirren) hits the road in their vintage RV. R, 2017. Free. more
Aug 15, 2018
1:30 PM
Hotel Salvation
A father's dying wish means a trip to Varanasi. NR, 2017. Free. more
Aug 15, 2018
6:30 PM
Ready Player One
Users of a virtual world try and find the creator's easter egg (which leads to his fortune). Free. more
Aug 17, 2018
5:15 PM
A Wrinkle in Time
Adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's beloved novel, starring Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling & Storm Reid. PG-13, 2018. Free. more
Aug 17, 2018
5:30 PM
