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Alisyn Amant

Alisyn Amant is a film writer for Tone Madison, Gen Z Critics, and The Daily Cardinal. Her all-time favorite movie is Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette (2006).

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The scruffy "Dude" (Jeff Bridges) stares half-puzzled and half-amused at a mirror on the wall with a red border that reads: "Man of the Year / TIME." In the lower right-hand corner, smaller diagonal text reads: "Are You A Lebowski Achiever?"
What to do when he tells you his favorite movie is “The Big Lebowski”
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July 21, 2023

A film critic faces the cinematic relationship trauma of her past.

Four teenage boys sit on a sparsely grassy hill, all staring intently to the right of the frame. Daniel, the youngest and smallest among them, wears a white button shirt with long sleeves.
“My Little Loves” lovingly and candidly renders teenage angst
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July 18, 2023

Jean Eustache's 1974 coming-of-age drama screens in a new restoration at UW Cinematheque on July 21.

Molly (Beanie Feldstein, left) stares off-screen to the right, wearing a yellow turtleneck sweater and green plaid blazer. Her best friend Amy (Kaitlyn Dever), wearing a denim jacket, locks hands with Molly, and also stares off-screen with a stunned look on her face.
“Booksmart” earnestly embraces all of Gen Z’s differences in celebration of all their similarities
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June 1, 2023

Catch Olivia Wilde's 2019 feature debut at Memorial Union Terrace on Monday, June 5, at 9 p.m.

An image collage of the five 2023 Wisconsin Film Festival selections. Clockwise from top left: Disaffected 16-year-old Eva (Daniela Marín Navarro) and her unstable father, Martín (Reinaldo Amien Gutiérrez) stare one another in the face while riding an elevator in "I Have Electric Dreams." Adam (Tawfeek Barhom) places his hand on the shoulder of an unseen man in a black shirt; both stand in the courtyard of Al-Azhar University in Cairo in "Cairo Conspiracy." A group of pink flamingos take refuge inside an enclosure during a spring rainstorm in "Zoo Lock Down." Mukunda Angulo from "The Wolf Pack" sports a pair of dark sunglasses as he leans back with his arms behind his head in "Subject." Taeko (Kimura Fumino) and Park (Sunada Atom) reconnect after a tragic accident forces them to examine their failed marriage and relationship in "Love Life."
Searing themes and fleeting presences in five 2023 Wisconsin Film Festival selections
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April 13, 2023

As the festival gets underway, a quick look at a quintet of compelling international documentaries and narrative features.

Ralph Arlyck's friend discusses his wife's declining health and battle with memory issues as the two get ready to ski together.
The flourishingly bittersweet “I Like It Here” captures the golden essence of humanity
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April 12, 2023

Documentarian Ralph Arlyck's latest autobiographical feature premieres locally at the Wisconsin Film Festival on April 16 and 17.

Sophie (Frankie Corio) hugs her father (Paul Mescal) as they dance together on the last night of their vacation in Turkey, one of the final moments she will spend with him.
“Aftersun” reconciles the hazy memories of adolescence with a hardened knowledge of maturity induced by loss
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January 30, 2023

Charlotte Wells' astonishing directorial feature debut premieres locally at UW Cinematheque on February 2.

A simple image collage that depicts (at top left) a Monday night screening of "Sharknado" at Memorial Union Terrace in Madison with three other film stills. To its right, an shot of actress Katia Pascariu in "Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn;" below that, a shot of Kristen Stewart, Viggo Mortensen, and Léa Seydoux in "Crimes Of The Future;" and to its left, a still of Michelle Yeoh, a looming Jamie Lee Curtis, and reflection of Ke Huy Quan in "Everything Everywhere All At Once."
Everyone everywhere all at once: a Tone Madison year-end film thread
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December 20, 2022

The bulk of our film team imparts their highs and lows of 2022.

Annette (Marie-Christine Friedrich) and her young daughter Pamela (Victoire Rousseau) listen to the piano at a family gathering.
“All Is Forgiven” captures the prosaic malaise of familial drama
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November 15, 2022

Mia Hansen-Løve's directorial debut feature hits local theaters for the first time at UW Cinematheque on November 18.

A publicity photo shows 12 members of the Sun Ra Arkestra posing in colorful clothes against a blue background.
CodaFest’s cosmic lift-off and a Polish “Sonata”
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November 13, 2022

Plus more events we recommend checking out in Madison, November 14 through 20 edition.

After a long night spent in the interrogation room, Detective Hae-jun (Park Hae-il) offers Seo-rae (Tang Wei) a toothbrush to clean out some of the sushi they shared together.
“Decision To Leave” is a daunting puzzle and chilling romance of true equals
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October 24, 2022

Park Chan-wook's new noir-inflected thriller premieres in Madison at UW Cinematheque on October 27.