Film
Explore Madison’s art-house screenings and the adventurous corners of local cinema.
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“Liking This Angle” finds artistic inspiration in degrees of the edit
Nicholas R. Wootton’s experimental short, featuring sculptor Christina A. West, premieres at Art Lit Lab as part of Project Projection on January 21.
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Evaluating tenderness and depth of family dynamics in “Sentimental Value”
Grant Phipps and Lance Li argue in favor of and against the artistic framework of Joachim Trier’s latest psychological family drama.
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Movie tee envy
Pondering a shirt collection, and stumbling upon Cosmic Cabin, which has the goods—at least niche ones for cinephiles.
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“The Annihilation Of Fish” wholeheartedly renders the enchanting eccentricities of a senior romance
Charles Burnett’s long-lost love story from 1999 screens on 35mm at UW Cinematheque on December 5.
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In its third year, the Black Film Festival commits to deeper regional representation
The Nehemiah Center and Justified Anger partner with Madison Public Library to honor Black lives and culture November 12 through 15.
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Local open-mic cinema
Project Projection at Arts + Literature Laboratory is assembling all facets of Madison’s DIY and more professional film culture alike.
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“Welcome Poets” provides a portal into the Wisconsin places that shaped Lorine Niedecker’s identity
A meditation on the 20th-century Wisconsin poet’s artistic impact, in relation to Poet Laureate Nicholas Gulig’s own six-part series that screens at Art Lit Lab on October 18.
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“Welcome To The Dollhouse” cuttingly conveys the social hell of pre-teen years
Todd Solondz’s enduring cringe comedy from 1995 screens on 35mm at UW Cinematheque on October 18.
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“One Battle After Another” reclaims hope in its cluttered, unpretentious, momentous rhythms
Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest epic satire is currently screening at all theaters in the Madison area.
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“Eraserhead” exemplifies David Lynch’s signature blend of the surreal and the mundane
The director’s psychological, seminal debut feature from 1977 screens on 35mm at UW Cinematheque on October 10.
