Cinesthesia

04/28/2026

With the candor and rage of many hip-hop albums of the nineties, the Hughes brothers’ controversial debut feature depicts Watts as a pitiless urban war zone with no exit. See Menace II Society (1993) on Wed., May 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Central branch of Madison Public Library (room 302). Free screening!

04/20/2026

The critic and cowriter of Guillermo del Toro's NIGHTMARE ALLEY explores the complexity of Gene Tierney’s femme fatale in LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN, compares Adam Sandler’s collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson on PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE to to the collaboration of James Stewart and Alfred Hitchcock, and talks about the enduring influence of KISS ME DEADLY.

The writer explores the complexity of Gene Tierney’s femme fatale in LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN, compares Adam Sandler’s collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson on ...

03/23/2026

Based on a novel by the pulp writer Mickey Spillane, Kiss Me Deadly (1955) is a masterpiece of cold war paranoia. See Robert Aldrich's apocalyptic sci-fi noir thriller on Tues., April 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Central branch of Madison Public Library. (Free screening!) 💋☢️

03/23/2026

Spike Lee's essential films list. John Schlesinger's Midnight Cowboy (1969) screens later this year. 🤠

03/20/2026

Happy birthday, Spike Lee!

10/23/2025

A haven for punks and drifters, 1980s downtown New York is captured in all its grit and romance in Susan Seidelman’s Palme d’Or–nominated debut feature. See Smithereens (1982) on Wed., Nov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at Central Madison Public Library. 📽️