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Steve James (Hoop Dreams, Life Itself) returns with a portrait of a community-driven Chinese-American family caught in the middle of the mortgage crisis backlash in Abacus: Small Enough to Jail. New contributor Nicole Rogers reviews the film as part of our 10-day Wisconsin Film Festival preview. […]

Hong Sang-soo’s charming absurdist allegory Yourself and Yours takes a modern look at the renewable spirit of romantic love, the fluidity of self and identity, and the idea that maybe we should all just get a drink and get along. Emily Caulfield reviews the film to continue our 10-day Wisconsin Film Festival preview. […]

A deadpan black comedy about the class struggle, Lukas Valenta Rinner’s A Decent Woman meticulously exposes the structural violence inherent in contemporary Argentinean society, but finally falls short of its subversive potential. Jason Fuhrman reviews the film to continue our 10-day Wisconsin Film Festival preview. […]

The Traveler, an early short feature film by Abbas Kiarostami, anticipates many themes that appear in his later work, but also showcases a much looser, kinetic visual style. James Kreul reviews the film as part of our 10-day Wisconsin Film Festival preview. […]

While far from a radical gesture, Andrzej Wajda’s Afterimage lingers in the mind as a vivid, somber portrait of a defiant artist systematically crushed by the machinery of Soviet oppression. Jason Fuhrman continues our 10-day Wisconsin Film Festival preview with his review. […]

A touching film about the relationship between region, family, and identity, Sami Blood offers a glimpse into a shameful period in Scandinavian history. Edwanike Harbour continues our 10-day Wisconsin Film Festival preview with her review. […]