u/Hamburglurker

Hi all - I just created a private subreddit for Milwaukee movie fans: r/mkemoviepotluck. It's not a typical movie/film club where we watch then discuss a movie, although that can certainly be part of it.

The idea is simple: it’s a "movie potluck." We organize meetups around the Milwaukee area to hang out, bring physical copies of movies to share (hence the potluck), and have great conversations over good snacks/drinks.

I had a great time attending the Milwaukee Film Fest this year (my first!) but was missing the space for engagement and conversation after screenings. Going to the movies is one of my favorite activities, but normal meetups to go watch a movie adds 2-3 hours of additional time commitment so I wanted to focus on sharing movies we own and making it more of a casual hangout, with the bonus that you could borrow movies that aren't in your library.

Anyway, check out the brand new subreddit (keeping it private since we'll be talking about in-person meetups but I'm open to changing that if there's no reason to keep it private).

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u/Hamburglurker — 17 days ago

Today's the last day of this year's Milwaukee Film Festival! For those who have checked out movies during the fest, how was your experience? What were your favorite movies of the festival?

This was my first year doing MFF, and I've had a great experience. Ticketing system was mostly smooth, volunteers ushered crowds in mostly on time, and the lineup itself was quite diverse. The staff at MKE film have been super helpful when I've had any issues - for example, they accommodated some ticket switching when I knew I couldn't make a screening, and they helped me out when there was a glitch as I was trying to buy tickets for a movie last minute.

As far as movies, these are the ones I ended up seeing, and I'm loosely ordering by how much I enjoyed them:

  1. Marama
  2. Blue Heron
  3. Flush
  4. Hokum
  5. Obsession
  6. Carolina Caroline
  7. Maddie's Secret
  8. The Big Cheese
  9. Midnight Shorts
  10. Filipiñana
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u/Hamburglurker — 23 days ago