Sara Batkie
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Continuity and expressive experimentation in the 2026 Wisconsin Film Festival
Eight writers share their initial insights on the eight-day extravaganza, April 9 through 16, across UW campus and Madison.
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One movie meditation after another: toiling through 2025
Nine writers processed these trying times through cinema, at the theaters and at home.
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It’s a thin line between men and their cocks in “No Fear, No Die”
Claire Denis’ knife-sharp portrait of masculinity from 1990 screens in a new restoration at the Chazen on September 21.
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Crises of faith and fortune in “The Phoenician Scheme”
David Boffa and Sara Batkie contemplate the spiritual and reflexive dimensions of Wes Anderson’s latest deadpan adventure.
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“A Man And A Woman” and the poetic glow of the everyday
Claude Lelouch’s undersung, dizzying romantic drama screens in a new restoration at the UW Cinematheque on June 26.
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Video: Talking 2025 Wisconsin Film Festival with Josiah Wampfler
A collaborative episode with OCA Media after recovering from festival fatigue in the wake of the 27th annual event, which was held from April 3 through 10.
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“Amadeus” understands the artist’s allure better than a traditional biopic
Miloš Forman’s fantastical 1984 period drama screens on 35mm at UW Cinematheque on April 18.
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The sights and shape(s) of the 2025 Wisconsin Film Festival
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.
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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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The splenetic slapstick and severe stakes of “Anora”
Sara Batkie and Edwanike Harbour discuss the twists and turns of Sean Baker’s latest award-winning dramedy.
