Maxwell Courtright
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“Ghost Tropic” reevaluates our relationship to city and space
Bas Devos’ latest feature, available virtually through MMoCA’s Spotlight Cinema on Oct 14, bridges the gap between “kitchen sink” social drama and the avant-garde.
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“Terrorizers” is a humanely nuanced take on urban malaise and toxic masculinity
Edward Yang’s Taiwanese New Wave classic is streaming on MUBI through Oct 5.
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Facing our dreaded fate in “She Dies Tomorrow”
Amy Seimetz’s first feature in eight years, now available on VOD services, is a thrillingly deadpan piece of postmodernism.
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“La Flor” is a majestic devotional and protean act of creation
Mariano Llinás’ intensely personal, yet endlessly digressive masterwork is available to stream in three parts on MUBI.
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Within a fairly conventional rom-com, “Palm Springs” offers unnerving of-the-moment insights
Max Barbakow’s take on the time-loop premise hits Hulu on July 10.
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“Shirley” is a psychologically abstract biopic of lost souls
Josephine Decker’s interpretive film on the late author Shirley Jackson is now available on Hulu and VOD services like Vudu and Amazon.
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“American Factory” chronicles modern labor and callous capitalism
Wednesday, February 19, Union South Marquee, 6:30 p.m., free.
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Madison calendar, February 13 through 19
Fire-Toolz at the Rathskeller, “The Hours And Times” at UW Cinematheque, and more events of notes in Madison this week.
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“The Hours And Times” is a speculative queer Beatles drama
Saturday, February 15, 4070 Vilas Hall, 7 p.m., free.
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Madison calendar, December 5 through 11
“Seven Samurai” in 35mm, the return of Slow Pulp, icy ambiance from Syneva, and more events of note in Madison this week.
