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Just another week of Kaiju, Bollywood, and Video Art for ol' Jimbo
I know I won't convince many of you to see Shin Godzilla (2016), but that doesn't mean I can't try. Also I-BE AREA at Rooftop, and War 2 at AMC, Marcus…
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History intersects with current lived experience in Sugarcane
The documentary Sugarcane reminds us that, as Faulkner put it, "The past is never dead. It's not even past."
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Who's up for some late-night docs?
Three picks for this week: Sugarcane, Architecton, and Son of Sardaar 2. And Paid Subscribers get to hear a fake podcast.
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James Kreul

July 2025

The Cathedral of New Emotions harnesses the transformational properties of animation
Even if you lose track of who is who and what is what, The Cathedral of New Emotions offers many rich moment-to-moment rewards.
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MMoCA Rooftop Cinema begins July 31 with The Cathedral of New Emotions
Three films I hope to catch this week: Ick (Sunday thru Wednesday); The Cathedral of New Emotions (MMoCA, Thurs); The War of the Beach Gods (Ctek, next…
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Eddington punches left, right, up and down just a little too systematically
Eddington works best when the satire emerges from small town conflicts, but I'm not convinced that writer-director Ari Aster cares about any of these…
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Three movie picks for this weekend in Madison
I want to see The Mystery of Chess Boxing (Friday at Ctek), Eephus (Saturday at Bartell), and Eddington (theatrical release).
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Superman, Standardized Patients, and the Ol' Slow Ball
Lori Felker's Patient tonight at ArtLitLab, Eephus at Bartell on Saturday, and my preliminary thoughts on Superman.
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So much happening: Madison movie news highlights
Mary Sweeney at Ctek; Lori Felker at ArtLitLab; MMoCA Rooftop Cinema; Eephus at Bartell; new Wisconsin film office; and more.
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James Kreul

June 2025

Sum Sum Summertime: Some Series and Special Screenings
A Photographic Memory tonight at ArtLitLab; UW-Cinematheque resumes; Matt Farley double-feature at Bartell; Local author book launch at Marcus.
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Ballerina: Wick or wack?
Mark your calendar for a special screening next week: A Photographic Memory Monday, June 23, 7pm with filmmaker Rachel Seed at Arts + Literature…
Thursday Movie Journal, and observational documentaries, part two
The Paid Subscription posts will be like a small dinner party, for now. So I'll draw inspiration from Jonas Mekas's "Movie Journal" columns in the…
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