Jason Fuhrman, Author at Tone Madison

A black-and-white still from the film "Eraserhead" shows an apprehensive man with staticky hair. He's dressed in a dark suit and stands in an opened elevator. The floor in front of him has a pair of hallway lights on the wall and a chevron floor pattern that the director David Lynch came to be known for.

“Eraserhead” exemplifies David Lynch’s signature blend of the surreal and the mundane

By Jason Fuhrman

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October 8, 2025

The director's psychological, seminal debut feature from 1977 screens on 35mm at UW Cinematheque on October 10.

A modified still from the film "Weapons" shows several third-grade children running away from their suburban homes in the dead of night. The color-grading renders everything in a blue-ish grey, with the children running in a strange formation down a street into the distance. The children's arms are all held out to their sides to form an arrow-like shape.

Balancing acts in the multifaceted mystery of “Weapons”

By Edwanike Harbour & Jason Fuhrman

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August 30, 2025

Edwanike Harbour and Jason Fuhrman swap responses to Zach Cregger's late-summer hit, an adaptable network narrative of psychological horror and black comedy.

A black and white still image from the 1980 film, "The Elephant Man" shows a male figure standing in an office room. He is shrouded in dark garments and a lighter cloth that covers his entire head. A small eyehole section is cut from the lighter cloth to reveal his left eye. His left hand gestures forward.

“The Elephant Man” imbues a transcendent portrait of a tortured outsider with deep compassion

By Jason Fuhrman

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June 18, 2025

David Lynch's haunting sophomore feature kicks off the summer season at UW Cinematheque on June 25.

A black-and-white still from the 1930s propaganda film "Reefer Madness" shows a living room set with seven young people partying. Four of them are dancing in the foreground in the center and right part of the frame. Notably, the leftmost woman is leaning back and throwing her arms in the air in a silly, almost-victorious gesture. Three people sit behind them in chairs, staring on with smiles on their faces.

Take in the hysterically half-baked cult classic, “Reefer Madness”

By Jason Fuhrman

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May 14, 2025

"Schlock and Awe" presents a free screening of the 1930s propaganda film with live comedic commentary at the Crucible on May 15.

Two woman stand in front of a red parked car at night outside. The woman on the right holds her phone up with her right hand, closer to her face, while the other woman leans in slightly with her arms folded. Both women stare ahead with calm, neutral expressions that suggest they are listening attentively.

“Thank You For Banking With Us!” offers a rich, uplifting portrait of resistance to patriarchal oppression

By Jason Fuhrman

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Wisconsin Film Festival

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April 2, 2025

The Palestinian dramedy by filmmaker and academic Laila Abbas premieres locally at the Wisconsin Film Festival on April 5 and 7.

Five people sit at an elongated table in a moviehouse lobby. Two are seated on the right side, closer to or in the foreground, while the three on the left sit further away in the middle ground. All of them carefully pore over printed materials on the table. Other attendees mill about in the background.

The sights and shape(s) of the 2025 Wisconsin Film Festival

By Grant Phipps, Lewis Peterson, Jason Fuhrman, Edwanike Harbour, Sara Batkie, Hanna Kohn & David Boffa

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March 9, 2025

Seven writers size up the programming patterns in the eight-day celebration of movies, which runs April 3 through 10 across UW–Madison campus and beyond.