Ian Adcock
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Continuity and expressive experimentation in the 2026 Wisconsin Film Festival
Eight writers share their initial insights on the eight-day extravaganza, April 9 through 16, across UW campus and Madison.
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The unrelenting chase of “Night Of The Juggler” captures the turbulence of late ’70s New York
Robert Butler’s gritty action-thriller screens in a new restoration at UW Cinematheque on August 29, and kicks off their fall calendar.
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The lovesick silliness of “Shanghai Blues” turns exhilaratingly bittersweet
Tsui Hark’s lively romantic comedy from 1984 screens in a new 4K restoration at the Wisconsin Film Festival on April 7 and 10.
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Sam Peckinpah’s Westerns serve as autobiographies for a man out of time
UW Cinematheque celebrates the maverick director’s centennial throughout March with three Saturday features that kick off with “The Wild Bunch” on March 8.
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Action vehicles on America’s sentimentally skewed open road
UW Cinematheque presents a trio of wildly varied 1970s car-centric features across three Fridays in July—”Vanishing Point” on July 12, “Race With The Devil” on July 19, and “Damnation Alley” on July 26.
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The painterly and methodical martial arts landscapes of “A Touch Of Zen”
King Hu’s epic, influential wuxia masterpiece from 1971 screens on 35mm at UW Cinematheque on April 27.
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A 2024 Wisconsin Film Festival preview in full bloom
Nine of our writers offer their picks and advice on the annual cinematic rite of spring that runs between April 4 and 11.
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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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The psychedelic dystopia of “Zardoz” captures a singular, kaleidoscopic vision
John Boorman’s eccentric sci-fi satire from 1974 screens in a DCP restoration at UW Cinematheque on July 6 at 7 p.m.
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The 2023 Wisconsin Film Festival goes grindhouse galore
Grindhouse Releasing’s co-founder Bob Murawski presents three obscure, unflinching genre gems—”The Tough Ones,” “Hollywood 90028,” and “Impulse”—on April 15, 17, and 18.
