Movies
Screen Dance at Danceworks
Dances for film, screened in the open air on a summer night by the river.
Jul 11th, 2010 by Tom StriniCoco & Igor
It's beautiful to look at, but watching this film is like thumbing through a coffee table book while waiting for dinner to be served at a boring party. Nothing happens.
Jul 10th, 2010 by Mark MetcalfMicMacs
MicMacs is stunning to look at and delightful to see. There is tenderness is right in the middle of the story, beneath the gloss and behind the shimmer.
Jul 3rd, 2010 by Mark MetcalfPlease Give
Catherine Keener and Oliver Platt play a couple who sell what the dead leave behind. It's like something out of a Woody Allen film, but with less artfulness and subtlety.
Jun 11th, 2010 by Mark MetcalfMother and Child
It can’t be true. But it is true. As true as anything we might hope to be or become.
Jun 5th, 2010 by Mark MetcalfMilwaukee Film unveils partial lineup for 2010 festival
The local premiere of Fritz Lang's now fully-restored Metropolis is just one of the treats in store for film lovers this fall
Jun 4th, 2010 by Jon Anne WillowI Remember Better When I Paint
For those living with Alzheimer's, the act of creation is an act of liberation.
May 25th, 2010 by Mark MetcalfRocky Trails
Local filmmaker Drew Rosas' first feature, an 80s hipster slasher/comedy, opens tomorrow night at the Oriental
May 19th, 2010 by Mark MetcalfThe Secret in Their Eyes
Even though the film begins with a murder and follows the obsession of one man to solve that crime, "The Secret in Their Eyes" is a romance, really.
May 15th, 2010 by Mark Metcalf“The first art disaster movie”
Banksy never intended to make a film. He didn't intend to create an "art" monster either, but sometimes these things just happen.
May 14th, 2010 by Erin PetersenBabies
Babies is a surprising film, both in the technique it uses to communicate and in the emotional response that accumulates while watching it.
May 8th, 2010 by Mark MetcalfSergio
"Revolutionary to the core." Milwaukee Film and HBO present a film about the world's go-to guy
Apr 26th, 2010 by Nick Schurk