Screening Report 6/18/2026
They paved paradise (lost) and put up a parking lot
Hello, and welcome to this week’s screening report. The most pivotal news this week in Madison film is undeniably that they are finally, after years of some of the craziest potholes I’ve ever seen, resurfacing the AMC Fitchburg lot. A fair warning that as of the time of this writing, the lot is still only half-paved, requiring most guests to park across the street, and causing the people parking in the lot now to park…poorly. While our trips to AMC may be impacted by the renovation in the short-term, I’m genuinely kind of relieved to not worry about my car getting shredded, especially in the winter.
It’s a surprisingly busy weekend for them to choose, though, with the newest sequel to the Toy Story franchise garnering characteristically positive reviews. There’s also queer horror film Leviticus, seemingly riffing on the premise of It Follows, holding onto its largely positive reception after its festival opening earlier this year. Michael Sarnoski’s The Death of Robin Hood and Hayley Kiyoko’s Girls Like Girls are mustering more positive reviews than I expected as well, though the praise is generally warm and not glowing. Next week’s commercial fare primarily comes down to a battle between Supergirl and Jackass: Best and Last, the final installment for the original cast of Buster Keaton descendants.
The rep lineup for the next two weeks is fairly strong even not accounting for UW Cinematheque’s Bleak Week programming - WUD has two winners in Bend It Like Beckham and Challengers, Flix has two winners in Midsommar and The Muppet Movie, and AMC has two winners in Moonlight and To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar. There’s also the broader anniversary releases of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Ocean’s Eleven, and Talladega Nights. Perhaps the biggest surprise is anime release Adolescence of Utena, an essential queer anime film but hardly part of the standard rotation. Bleak Week rolls right into Cinematheque’s opening week - the week of the July 4th weekend, which already includes one July 1st premiere, will also debut Minions & Monsters and Young Washington.
PLUG ZONE
-James Kreul gives some context for MMoCA’s cinema programming this next two weeks, including tonight’s screening of The Wizard of Oz.
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THIS WEEK (6/18/26-6/24/26)
New Releases
-Toy Story 5 - AMC, Marcus Point, Marcus Palace, Flix Brewhouse
-The Death of Robin Hood - AMC, Marcus Point, Flix Brewhouse
-Leviticus - AMC, Marcus Point, Marcus Palace, Flix Brewhouse
-Buffalo Kids - Marcus Point, Marcus Palace
-Cocktail 2 - AMC
-Girls Like Girls - AMC, Marcus Point
-Supergirl (Early Access Screening) - 7p 6/24 at AMC/Marcus Point/Marcus Palace
-Backrooms - AMC, Marcus Point, Marcus Palace, Flix Brewhouse
-Disclosure Day - AMC, Marcus Point, Marcus Palace, Flix Brewhouse
-Masters of the Universe - AMC, Marcus Palace, Flix Brewhouse
-Obsession - AMC, Marcus Point, Marcus Palace, Flix Brewhouse
-Scary Movie - AMC, Marcus Point, Marcus Palace
-Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu - AMC, Marcus Point, Marcus Palace, Flix Brewhouse
-The Furious - AMC, Marcus Point
-Michael - AMC, Marcus Palace
-Project Hail Mary - AMC
-The Sheep Detectives - AMC
-STOP! THAT! TRAIN! - AMC, Marcus Point
-The Breadwinner - 11:15a 6/18, 10:15a 6/21 at AMC
Repertory
-The Wizard of Oz - 7p 6/18 at Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
-Adolescence of Utena - 7p 6/21-6/22 at Marcus Point
-Bend It Like Beckham - 9p 6/22 at Memorial Union Terrace
-Midsommar - 6p 6/22 at Flix Brewhouse
-The Muppet Movie - 12p, 2:45p 6/23 at Flix Brewhouse
-Miracle Mile - 7p 6/24 at UW Cinematheque
-Born To Be Wild 3D - 10a 6/24 at AMC
-Moonlight - AMC
-Paddington in Peru - AMC
-Ocean’s Eleven - AMC, Marcus Point, Marcus Palace, Flix Brewhouse
-Raiders of the Lost Ark - AMC, Marcus Point, Marcus Palace
NEXT WEEK (6/25/26-7/1/26)
New Releases
-Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War: The Calamity - AMC, Marcus Point, Marcus Palace
-Jackass: Best and Last - AMC, Marcus Point, Marcus Palace
-Supergirl - AMC, Marcus Point, Marcus Palace, Flix Brewhouse
-Couture - AMC
-Lucky Strike - AMC, Marcus Point
-Welcome to the Jungle - AMC
-Köln 75 - 7p 6/25 at Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
-Schlockaganda: Kitsch from the Abyss - 8p 6/29 at Aftershock Classic Arcade
-Minions & Monsters (Early Access Screening) - 7/1 at AMC/Marcus Point/Marcus Palace/Flix Brewhouse
-Toy Story 5 - AMC, Flix Brewhouse
-David - AMC
Repertory
-The Great Silence - 7p 6/25 at UW Cinematheque
-Chime - 7p 6/26 at UW Cinematheque
-Cure - 8p 6/26 at UW Cinematheque
-Messiah of Evil - 7p 6/27 at UW Cinematheque
-Le Bonheur - 5p 6/28 at UW Cinematheque
-Such a Pretty Little Beach - 7p 6/28 at UW Cinematheque
-Challengers - 9p 6/29 at Memorial Union Terrace
-The Hole - 7p 6/29 at UW Cinematheque
-Twister - 6:45p 6/29-6/30 at Flix Brewhouse
-Testament - 7p 6/30 at UW Cinematheque
-Blue Angels 3D - 10a 7/1 at AMC
-The Producers - 7p 7/1 at UW Cinematheque
-Dog Man - Marcus Point, Marcus Palace
-Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby - AMC, Marcus Point
-To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar - AMC
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