|Ben Tuthill| In late 1994, high off the box office fumes of Speed, Keanu Reeves took a break from movies to play Hamlet in a two-month run for the Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg. Opening night was by all accounts a disaster, but Reeves found his nerve in the coming weeks… Continue reading
|Abraham Tueber| Though it embarrasses me to admit it, I own just a single DVD. At one time, I had many more I could proudly hold in my hands. Now, sheaves of plastic collect dust in my parents’ basement, entombing masterpieces like Spy Kids, Ice Age, and Akeelah and the Bee… Continue reading
|Ben Tuthill| Maybe nothing has raised the moviegoing populace to space-brain meta-awareness more than the sequel. The sequel presents itself as a new window into an already established cinematic universe, but in reality it exposes the moviemaking infrastructure to which that… Continue reading
|Devin Warner| Note: There are many links to Muppet related material that I am referencing. You do not need to see them to understand this piece but should watch them because they are all delightful. The Muppet Movie starts with the camera descending into the swamp as we… Continue reading
|Dan Howard| Dom DeLuise, James Coburn, Madeline Khan, Telly Savalas, Carol Kane, Paul Williams, Milton Berle, Elliot Gould, Edgar Bergen (and Charlie), Bob Hope, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, Cloris Lechman, and Orson Welles! Talk about an… Continue reading
|Chris Polley| My spouse often teases me for being drawn to films where “nothing really happens and then the bottom drops out from the main character’s life.” She’s not wrong. After all, right now, I have Eyes Without a Face, Sirāt, and Mikey & Nicky in my top four on Letterboxd… Continue reading
| Sophie Durbin | Wanda plays at the Trylon Cinema from Sunday, July 26th, through Tuesday, July 28th. For tickets, showtimes, and other series information, visit trylon.org. MR. DENNIS: You don’t want anything, you won’t have anything. You don’t have anything, you’re nothing. Might as well be dead. You’re not… Continue reading
|Dan Howard| Oftentimes, it feels like younger people have been told all our lives by our elders to “never get old” and to appreciate the time we have while we have it. When we see how some people become more cynical with age, it lessens any desire to get that old. I believe we’ve all had our fair share of encountering jaded folks… Continue reading
|Finn Odum| I frequently dream about driving a car that’s lost control. In these dreams, the driver is missing, and I am left trying to navigate a vehicle from the backseat. Usually, the car is in peril. I’m flying down a hill. Another car is in the way. I’m back in Milwaukee, driving down… Continue reading
