Saturday, June 2, 2012
Read local reviews of Men in Black 3, Sound of my Voice and and more popular movies, then use the widget feature to research showtimes and ticket availability.
A night out at the movies is not always cheap, so you don't want to waste your money. Rely on Patch's reviewers for a sneak peek into the hottest films before you spend your hard-earned cash. They're back, the Men in Black: Though it's not much of a compliment to say that "Men In Black 3" is an improvement on its predecessor, it is better — and it's a fun and enjoyable ride that can everyone can enjoy, according to movie reviewer Andrea Thomspon. She gave the movie a B+ rating. 'Sound of my Voice' aims for ambiguity, but at the cost of both character and plot, according to Thompson. The result is we never really get invested and the questions we leave the theater with are more out of frustration than anything else. She gave this movie a C…
Monday, September 26, 2011
Drizzle starts the week and persists, so it might as well be a work day.
Click below to get your live, local information. In the event of something out of the ordinary, such as a major crash, Patch editors will update this as quickly and accurately as we are able. Give me a list of today's events. Patch calendar editors recommend: Catching a good flick at the Milwaukee Film Festival, which is showing a portion of its features at the Marcus Ridge Cinemas, just up Moorland Road. The festival began September 22, and runs through October 2. Tonight's features include Tuesday, After Christmas at 4:45pm, Let's Get Animated at 5pm, Here at 7pm, and Pianomania at 9:45pm. For a complete list of films, venues and schedules, visit the Milwaukee Film Festival website. Is there information you'd like to get every day that…
Monday, September 5, 2011
A member of the festival's program committee gives his recommendations.
Labor Day weekend marked the release of the Milwaukee Film Festival's Program Guide. The annual fest begins Sept. 22 and is set to feature more than 100 films from the Milwaukee area and around the world. Over 11 days, these films will play at four area theatres - The Downer and Oriental on Milwaukee's east side, Ridge Cinema in New Berlin and North Shore Cinema in Mequon. Over the summer, I had the great honor of serving on Milwaukee Film's Program Committee. We met twice weekly and screened over 50 films, which we judged in hopes of narrowing the festival's selections. Not every film we watched was great, but some of them were. Especially strong this year is the crop of entertaining and powerful documentaries. Here are my favorites, …
