Rob Thomas
The Capital Times
Madison, WI, United States
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Hulu's 'Only Murders in the Building' provides serial laughs
“Only Murders in the Building” is probably the best thing Steve Martin’s done since “Bowfinger.” → Read More
Madison comedy scene still conflicted over Louis C.K. appearances
Comedian Sasha Rosser co-organized the Babe-Apalooza comedy event in response to Louis C.K.'s shows at Comedy on State. But she remains conflicted about the controversial comedian. → Read More
Bingeworthy: Andra Day's powerful performance pulls Hulu's blurry Billie Holiday biopic into focus
Singer Andra Day is devastating in the title role in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday," playing the jazz singer as she fights against government officials who want her to → Read More
Robin Wright's survival drama 'Land' doesn't stick the landing
Robin Wright directs and stars in "Land," playing a grieving woman who decides to live off the grid in Wyoming. → Read More
'The August Virgin' is a gorgeous movie about a staycation in Madrid
With “staycations” an unfortunate byproduct of COVID-19, there may be no better time to watch “The August Virgin.” → Read More
Bingeworthy: Toby Jones is unforgettable in BritBox's 'Don't Forget the Driver'
Toby Jones plays a tour bus driver who ends up taking in a stowaway in this affecting BBC comedy. → Read More
Fear spreads like a virus in chilling 'She Dies Tomorrow'
There are no traditional “scares” in Amy Seimetz's mood piece of a horror film, just a clammy fear that spreads its tendrils across the screen. → Read More
Bingeworthy: Domestic thriller 'The Nest' is a beach read, sans beach
For the next best thing to a beach read, try BBC’s five-part miniseries “The Nest” about a couple whose surrogate may be more than they bargained for. → Read More
Bingeworthy: Let's do the time warp again in Hulu's 'Palm Springs'
Even if it feels like you’re reliving “Groundhog Day” while watching “Palm Springs,” the rom-com finds its own sunny spin on the material. → Read More
Q&A: Aaron Dutenhoefer and his macaw Luna love flying down the bike paths together
On a break from their daily ride, Dutenhoefer talked with the Cap Times recently about how he met Luna, why he decided to go bike riding with her, and why, → Read More
'7500' is a midair hostage thriller that flies into nowhere
Patrick Vollrath's suspenseful "7500" would have made a great short film, but there’s not quite enough here to sustain a 90-minute feature. → Read More
'Babyteeth' adds bite to the dying teen romance genre
Eliza Scanlen ("Sharp Objects") stars as a teenage prodigy who falls for a petty thief (Toby Wallace) in this fresh Australian drama, now available on demand. → Read More
Sabrina Carpenter gets nomadic in 'Short History of the Long Road'
The actress and singer Sabrina Carpenter is effective in this indie drama about a teenage girl raised on the road. It's now available on video-on-demand. → Read More
Time isn't on the side of a frustrated lover in 'Hill of Freedom'
The UW Cinematheque is screening the film as part of a Virtual Cinema series, and is giving away a limited number of free screening links to viewers. → Read More
Pete Davidson gets personal in Judd Apatow's 'King of Staten Island'
As he did with Amy Schumer in "Trainwreck" and Seth Rogen in "Knocked Up," writer-director Judd Apatow creates a star vehicle for Pete Davidson of "Saturday Night Live" about an → Read More
'The Grey Fox' is an elegaic Western about a train robber
Kino Lorber has released the 1982 Canadian film in a new restored print, starring the late Richard Farnsworth as real-life train robber Bill Miner. → Read More
Listen here! 'The Vast of Night' is a gangbusters sci-fi debut
I’ve never made this recommendation in a movie review before, and because I usually review movies that are in theaters, I couldn’t make it anyway. But I’ll say it for → Read More
Bingeworthy: HBO's 'The Sleepers' puts a Czech on sleek spy thrillers
“Sleepers,” an HBO Europe production that just now is coming stateside, is about a moment in the history of the Czech Republic when the country was wide awake. → Read More
'The Painter and the Thief' is a lesson in the art of forgiveness
There’s forgiveness, and then there’s the radical act of empathy that artist Barbara Kysilkova performs in Benjamin Ree’s moving documentary “The Painter and the Thief.” → Read More
'Military Wives' sings a very familiar tune
The British comedy-drama, starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan as the co-leaders of a women's choir, is now available on Hulu and video-on-demand. → Read More