Maxwell Courtright
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Blake Barit values raw technique as much as conceptual ambition in his experimental films
The locally based educator and filmmaker presents a program of his recent short-film works at Arts + Literature Laboratory as part of Mills Folly Microcinema on September 24.
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The shifting identities of “I-Be Area” offer a radical commentary on isolationism of the digital era
Ryan Trecartin’s queer, postmodern 2007 video-art feature screens as part of MMoCA’s Rooftop Cinema series on August 14 at dusk.
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The dense digital palettes of “Body Prop” confront the horrific normalization of violence in America
M. Woods’ experimental collage essay film screens as part of Mills Folly Microcinema on April 23 at Arts + Literature Laboratory.
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Mortal and moral inquiries at the 2025 Wisconsin Film Festival
Our writers ponder four incisive, formidable documentaries (and essay films) screening as part of the fest from April 4 through 10.
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“Choose The Pond” testifies to the power of self-advocacy
Susan Borri’s inspiring documentary short premieres locally at the Wisconsin Film Festival on April 5.
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There’s always more to see and sensorially absorb in Tuohy and Barrie’s experimental films
Mills Folly Microcinema presents eight shorts by the Australian creative partners on March 26 at Arts + Literature Laboratory.
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We contained multitudes: an uncontained year in cinema
In this inclusive diary compendium, 10 writers share their thoughts and experiences on the 2024 year in moviegoing.
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Psychedelic crime thriller “Aggro Dr1ft” saturates itself in avant-garde traditions
Harmony Korine’s alluring, infrared, video art-adjacent feature premieres locally at UW Cinematheque on Halloween night.
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What will the future of cinema look like?
Film editor Grant Phipps and contributor Maxwell Courtright effusively ponder a question suggested by filmmaker Gina Telaroli.
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Ja’Tovia Gary’s films earnestly confront Black identity in an overly saturated, visually contradictory culture
The multimedia artist’s avant-garde essays, “The Giverny Document” and “Quiet As It’s Kept,” screen at Arts + Literature Laboratory on May 22.
