Author Maxwell Courtright Maxwell Courtright is a social worker and film writer living in Chicago. Maxwell's Latest Articles “Ghost Tropic” reevaluates our relationship to city and space By Maxwell Courtright ● Film ● October 13, 2020 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. “Terrorizers” is a humanely nuanced take on urban malaise and toxic masculinity By Maxwell Courtright ● Film ● September 19, 2020 Edward Yang's Taiwanese New Wave classic is streaming on MUBI through Oct 5. Facing our dreaded fate in “She Dies Tomorrow” By Maxwell Courtright ● Film ● August 10, 2020 Amy Seimetz’s first feature in eight years, now available on VOD services, is a thrillingly deadpan piece of postmodernism. “La Flor” is a majestic devotional and protean act of creation By Maxwell Courtright ● Film ● August 5, 2020 Mariano Llinás’ intensely personal, yet endlessly digressive masterwork is available to stream in three parts on MUBI. Within a fairly conventional rom-com, “Palm Springs” offers unnerving of-the-moment insights By Maxwell Courtright ● Film ● July 10, 2020 Max Barbakow's take on the time-loop premise hits Hulu on July 10. “Shirley” is a psychologically abstract biopic of lost souls By Maxwell Courtright ● Film ● June 11, 2020 Josephine Decker’s interpretive film on the late author Shirley Jackson is now available on Hulu and VOD services like Vudu and Amazon. “American Factory” chronicles modern labor and callous capitalism By Maxwell Courtright ● Film ● February 13, 2020 Wednesday, February 19, Union South Marquee, 6:30 p.m., free. Madison calendar, February 13 through 19 By Maxwell Courtright, Edwanike Harbour & Scott Gordon ● Music ● February 12, 2020 Fire-Toolz at the Rathskeller, “The Hours And Times” at UW Cinematheque, and more events of notes in Madison this week. “The Hours And Times” is a speculative queer Beatles drama By Maxwell Courtright ● Film ● February 9, 2020 Saturday, February 15, 4070 Vilas Hall, 7 p.m., free. Madison calendar, December 5 through 11 By Maxwell Courtright, Jason Fuhrman, Scott Gordon, Edwanike Harbour & Henry Solo ● Music ● December 4, 2019 “Seven Samurai” in 35mm, the return of Slow Pulp, icy ambiance from Syneva, and more events of note in Madison this week. Posts pagination Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 Next