Review: THE CHILDHOOD OF A LEADER at CTEK Fri Sep 30, 7:00pm
James Kreul suggests that The Childhood of a Leader might have worked better as a genre film, rather than the art cinema that it aspires to be. […]
September 2016
Stream: Rivette’s PARIS BELONGS TO US Remains a Riddle Told in Riddles
Grant Phipps examines the often overlooked feature debut from Jacques Rivette (L’amour fou, La Belle Noiseuse) […]
Stream: THE FITS Intimately Explores Identity and Adolescence
Edwanike Harbour caught up with the third and final theatrical screening of The Fits in Madison. She argues that Anna Rose Holmer’s enigmatic directorial debut vividly illuminates the experience of adolescence and girlhood. […]
Review: SLACKJAW at Micro-Wave Cinema, Sun Sep 18, 7:00pm
James Kreul meditates on the range of his responses to the anti-comedy and funny staging of Zach Weintraub’s Slackjaw. […]
Review: BODY DOUBLE at CTEK, Fri Sep 16, 8:45pm
Emily Caulfield concludes Madison Film Forum’s coverage of the UW Cinematheque’s Brian De Palma series with an ode to one of his most celebrated films, Body Double. […]
Review: THE INNOCENTS at Sundance Cinemas, Opens Fri Sep 9
The latest drama from Anne Fontaine (Gemma Bovary) is a subtle and moving tribute to women who have harnessed the power of their shared experience to face adversity. […]
Review: RAISING CAIN at CTEK, Fri Sep 9, 8:45pm
Erik Oliver suggests that despite having characteristics of Brian De Palma’s better films, Raising Cain also indulges his worst tendencies as he fails to transform its pulpy material. […]
Review: BELLADONNA OF SADNESS @ CTEK, Sat Sep 3, 7:00pm
Mushi Productions’ Belladonna of Sadness pushes to extremes the tension between motion and stillness often found in Japanese animation (“anime”) to great aesthetic effect. James Kreul argues that despite a decidedly 1970s male-fantasy (and a little rapey) take on sex and power, the film delivers a uniquely rich and textured visual experience. […]