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Lewis Peterson has worked at Four Star Video Rental since 2013, and currently co-owns it.

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An illustration shows a series of multicolored guitar necks pointing in from either side of the frame.

A homegrown emo fest and a heavy farewell

By Maxwell Courtright, Scott Gordon, Lewis Peterson & Steven Spoerl ● Music ● November 6, 2022 November 8, 2022

Plus more events we recommend checking out in Madison, November 7 through 13 edition.

Actor Jeffrey Combs is shown in a mutated, glowing-pink form in the film From Beyond.

Stuart Gordon, goblins, and moths

By Ian Adcock, Emili Earhart, Scott Gordon, Hanna Kohn, Lewis Peterson & Grant Phipps ● Music ● October 23, 2022 October 26, 2022

Plus more events we recommend checking out in Madison, October 24 through 30 edition.

Heavy Looks performing live at the closed Art In. Photo by Heidi E Johnson.

Release shows from Heavy Looks, Cribshitter, and Mr. Chair

By Ian Adcock, Jason Fuhrman, Scott Gordon, Lewis Peterson & Grant Phipps ● Music ● October 16, 2022 October 18, 2022

Plus more events we recommend checking out in Madison, October 17 through 23 edition.

Alain (Alain Chabat) and Marie (Léa Drucker) stand in their basement with red walls, looking down at a hole that contains a mysterious device.

Big, if true: inherent human folly drives the absurdist comedy “Incredible But True”

By Lewis Peterson ● Film ● September 26, 2022 September 26, 2022

The latest oddball production from Parisian filmmaker Quentin Dupieux premieres at UW Cinematheque on September 29.

In a still from Nosferatu: Phantom Of The Night, Dracula, played by Klaus Kinski, is shown from below with a dramatically tilted camera angle. Dracula, deathly pale and clad in a flowing black garment, has extended his fingers, which have long pointy nails.

An ethereal “Nosferatu” and austere doom-metal

By Scott Gordon, Lewis Peterson, Grant Phipps & Steven Spoerl ● Music ● September 25, 2022 September 27, 2022

Plus more events we recommend checking out in Madison, September 26 through October 2 edition.

A photo shows the members of music duo Good Corners seated and performing in a warehouse-like setting.

A country-ambient release show and on-screen heroics

By Ian Adcock, Maxwell Courtright, Emili Earhart, Scott Gordon, Edwanike Harbour, Steven Spoerl & Lewis Peterson ● Music ● September 11, 2022 September 12, 2022

Plus more events we recommend checking out in Madison, September 5 through 11 edition.

A blood-soaked Alfred Chamberlain (Elliott Gould) stands in the middle of a New York subway car while the other passengers pay no attention to him.

“Little Murders” comically skewers American cultural sickness

By Lewis Peterson ● Film ● September 6, 2022 September 6, 2022

Alan Arkin’s New Hollywood satire as envisioned by writer Jules Feiffer screens in a new DCP restoration at UW Cinematheque on September 10.

Daveed Diggs (left) and Rafael Casal (right) as best friends Collin and Miles, respectively.

“Blindspotting,” Mingus meditations, and PUP

By Grant Phipps, Steven Spoerl, Scott Gordon & Lewis Peterson ● Music ● September 4, 2022 September 6, 2022

Plus more events we recommend checking out in Madison, September 5 through 11 edition.

An image collage featuring several stills of premiere showcase films, including Park Chan-wook's "Decision To Leave" (2022) on the bottom left and "The Plains" (2022) on the bottom right. Others include David Lynch's "Lost Highway" (1997) on the top left, "Dial Code Santa Claus" (1989) on the middle left, and documentary "Television Event" (2020) on the top right.

UW Cinematheque’s new fall 2022 premiere series fills in the gaps missing from Madison multiplexes

By Lewis Peterson ● Film ● August 23, 2022 August 23, 2022

The often-repertory movie house on campus expands its horizons with a dozen premiere films every Thursday from September 1 through November 17.

(Don't) call them "before and after" shots. Before the podcast recording, Cap Times critic Rob Thomas (right) joins Grant Phipps (left) and Lewis Peterson (center) as they pose with sunglasses in front of the Four Star Video Rental counter. The bottom photo was taken after recording without Rob Thomas, with Jason Fuhrman taking his place on the right. Grant and Lewis assume similar poses and face the camera with sunglasses again.

The Four Star podcast on cinema in the great outdoors

By Grant Phipps, Lewis Peterson & Jason Fuhrman ● Film ● August 16, 2022 August 16, 2022

With special guest Rob Thomas, Jason Fuhrman, Lewis Peterson, and Grant Phipps share their thoughts on and a short history of the all-too-brief Madison outdoor movie season.