April - Wisconsin Film Fest / Day 2

Day 2 (4/4) -

• 23 - Yella, a German film described in the program as a "metaphysical thriller" which is fest-speak for "totally tedious" apparently. Alex & I split up and went to different films in this time slot, and due to it's running time and the location of the venue for our next movie, I actually left this one before it was over. And I didn't regret it one little bit.
• 24 - Ben X, a Belgian film about a mildly autistic boy struggling to deal with bullies in high school. The solution he comes up with is not the one you think you're going to see, based on the "interviews" conducted with his family members and other students at the school that are interspersed throughout the film. Alex & I both liked this one.
• 25 - Bon Cop, Bad Cop is probably best described as a Canadian Lethal Weapon that's centered around a hockey-obsessed serial killer. Really funny - probably my favorite film of this year's fest.

The first two days are the "light" days; since the movies don't start until 5p (presumably so people who aren't using their vacation time for this like Alex and I are can go to work during the day), you can really only fit in about three a night. It's on Saturday (Day 3) that things start to get serious, with screenings starting at 10a and going way into the wee hours of the morning.