Profile: Meet Ayad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize-winning Playwright

Lindsey AndersonDecember 31, 2018

With his play Junk up and running at the Rep, Pulitzer Prize winner AYAD AKHTAR reflects on his Milwaukee roots....

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Making a Mediocrity: The Story of ‘Making a Murderer Part 2’

Brittany BookbinderDecember 14, 2018

The second season of the Netflix original true-crime documentary is even less satisfying than the first....

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8 Milwaukeeans Who Have Gotten the Hollywood Treatment

Matthew PriggeNovember 10, 2018

A handful of Milwaukee's own have appeared as characters in films and television. ...

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Review: ‘Invisible Lines’ Deserves to be Seen More Widely

Tom TolanOctober 30, 2018

It's no longer screening at the 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival, but there may be other opportunities to see it....

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Review: ‘Ava’ Credibly Affects Coming of Age Amid Impending Blindness

Karisa LangloOctober 26, 2018

The French film, part of the Competition programming at the 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival, is in the running for the $10,000 Herzfeld Competition Award....

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Review: ‘Riverwest Film & Video’ is an Intriguing Fly-on-the-wall Look at a Community Staple

Tom TolanOctober 26, 2018

Part of the "Cream City Cinema" program at the 2018 Milwaukee Film Fest, 'Riverwest Film & Video' is a documentary worth seeing twice....

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Review: ‘Pick of the Litter’ is as Warm and Fuzzy as the Pups It Follows

Lindsey AndersonOctober 24, 2018

Two award-winning documentary filmmakers unleash a touching story about seeing-eye dogs on Milwaukee audiences....

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Review: Women Lead in ‘The Heat: A Kitchen R(evolution)’

Ann ChristensonOctober 23, 2018

They can stand the heat, and they're not getting outta the kitchen....

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Review: ‘Netizens’ Brings Cautious Optimism to the #MeToo Age

Karisa LangloOctober 21, 2018

Three remarkable women fight back against gendered cyber abuse in 'Netizens,' part of the Milwaukee Film Festival's 2018 Documentary Festival Favorites program....

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7 Milwaukee Film Festival Screenings for Music Lovers

Kevin MuellerOctober 19, 2018

The Milwaukee Film Festival (October 18-November 1) is back and it’s more focused on music than ever. Here are some films for music buffs to check out....

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Review: ‘Science Fair’ Delights Audience at Film Fest Opening Night

Tom TolanOctober 19, 2018

Milwaukee native's documentary puts high school kids center stage...

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5 Milwaukee-Made Film Fest Movies We Can’t Wait to See

Tom TolanOctober 16, 2018

This year at the Milwaukee Film Festival, I’m going to concentrate on movies with Milwaukee connections. What the heck – that’s the name of the fest, right?...

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