Sep 9, 2026

For her 2025 release pick, Rita selected a film with loads of local Milwaukee flair. Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson play Mike and Claire Sardina, a real-life Neil Diamond tribute duo known as Lightning & Thunder. Documentary filmmaker Greg Kohs captured the couple’s attempted comeback in a 2008 festival favorite,...

Sep 2, 2026

From the depths of his birth year - 1980 - Beef brings us a tale of horror and suspense based on Stephen King’s classic novel. Yes, for the second month in a row, Beef picked a movie based on a story by Stephen King. Redrum! Redrum! Redrum! Yes, it is that movie, the one directed by Stanley Kubrick and...