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Grant Phipps

A Madison transplant, Grant has been writing about contemporary and repertory cinema since contributing to No Ripcord and LakeFrontRow; and he served as Tone Madison‘s film section editor for a handful of years before officially assuming an arts editor role in 2026. More recently, Grant has been involved with programming at Mills Folly Microcinema and one-off screenings at the Bartell Theatre. From mid-2016 thru early-2020, he also showcased his affinity for art songs and avant-progressive music on WSUM 91.7 FM. 🌱

Grant's Latest Articles

Distorted lines of black and violet colors form staticky patterns that fill the screen. A close-up of a face with closed eyes juts through the colored static, peaking in brightness on the face's forehead.
“Mad Dreams Of Reason” will contemplate modern geopolitics through experimental audiovisual valiance

Guest drummer Gustavo Cortiñas joins You Of All People and local video artist Enrique Rueda for two unique performances at MMSD Planetarium on February 2 and 3.

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Tone Madison’s favorite records of 2023

These albums and EPs helped define what 2023 meant for Madison music.

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Tone Madison’s favorite songs of 2023, pt. III

A small collection of Madison songs that made a genuine impact.

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Tone Madison’s favorite songs of 2023, pt. II

A small collection of Madison songs that made a genuine impact.

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Tone Madison’s favorite songs of 2023, pt. I

A small collection of Madison songs that made a genuine impact.

A simple image collage of stills collected from four films on UW Cinematheque's spring 2024 calendar. Clockwise from top left: David Bowie stares mesmerized behind a wall of televisions in "The Man Who Fell To Earth" (1978), two actors dressed in 14th-century Chinese attire stare out into a the surreal but color-muted glow of a forest in "A Touch Of Zen" (1971), the titular "12 Angry Men" (1957) stand away from each other and deliberate in a room, and people dressed in vibrant costumes pose for a camera in "Pictures Of Ghosts" (2023).
Make a movie-related resolution with some help from UW Cinematheque’s spring 2024 calendar

The campus-based program will once again host a wide array of free screenings through May 4, starting with "The Zone Of Interest" on January 25.

A basic four-image collage collects colorful stills from different movies mentioned in this compilation piece. At top left is "Barbie," in shades of pink, as Margot Robbie's Barbie drives her convertible and harmonizes with Ken (Ryan Gosling) in the backseat. To its right, a dark red-toned still of "Sanctuary" shows the co-leads, Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott, during a moment of respite. Below that, Tanya Tagaq sings into a microphone on a neon blue-lit stage during a performance scene in "Ever Deadly." On the bottom left, neighbors Lizzy (Michelle Williams) and Jo (Hong Chau) stare up towards the sky from a Portland, Oregon, sidewalk.
Getting closer to fine cinema: our year in Madison moviegoing

In 2023, Tone Madison's film writers went to some interesting places, and unearthed some new favorites.

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An unusual, but lovingly local year in film

In 2023, our writers looked towards both the microcosm and macrocosm.

Graham Dalton's camera eye in "Sex, Lies, And Videotape" (1989) and a close-up of Marion Silver's eye in "Requiem For A Dream" (2000).
Cinesthesia series returns in full force for 2024

The Central Library-based film series picks up where it left off in 2019 with a 12-month slate that starts on January 17 with "Strange Days."

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Millennial nu-metal daze

A Kittie korner, a writer's lament.