Flick Picks with Milwaukee Film: ‘Toy Story 5’ and more
Kristopher Pollard from Milwaukee Film joins 12 News This Morning with what to watch this week.
MORE STUDENTS IN EVERY NEWSCAST. 646 NOW TO NEW PIERCE CHRISTOPHER SALAS MILWAUKEE FILM IN THE MOVIE PODCAST BUDS JOINS US LIVE WITH WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK. CHRISTOPHER, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. FIRST UP, THERE’S A MOVIE ABOUT OUR CONNECTION WITH NATURE. YEAH, IT’S A PART OF OUR BEST OF FEST SERIES OF MILWAUKEE FILM, BRINGING BACK HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR PREVIOUS FESTIVAL. SO WE’VE GOT THE FILM SILENT FRIEND. THE FILM CONSISTS OF THREE DIFFERENT STORIES THAT CENTER AROUND A VERY OLD AND MAJESTIC GINKGO TREE IN GERMANY. THE TREE IS A CENTRAL POINT IN THE TRIO OF CHARACTERS THAT SPAN FROM 1908, ALL THE WAY TO 2020. THE FIRST FEMALE STUDENT AT A PRESTIGIOUS SCHOOL CONFRONTS THE SEXISM OF THE TIME. YOU’VE ALSO GOT A RESERVE STUDENT WHO FANCIES HIS ROOMMATE, WHO’S STUDYING PLANTS AMID A COUNTERCULTURE REVOLUTION, AND A NEUROSCIENTIST WHO GETS HELP WITH AN EXPERIMENT ON THE GINKGO TREE DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC. SO YOU HAVE THESE YOU’VE GOT THESE THREE DIFFERENT GENERATIONS ALL TRYING TO MAKE A GENUINE CONNECTION WITH THE PLANTS. AND THIS PARTICULAR GARDEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORLD. IT’S AN INTERNATIONAL CAST WITH TONY LEUNG FROM HONG KONG, LUNA WEDLER FROM GERMANY, LEA SEYDOUX FROM FRANCE AND AN AMAZING PRODUCTION. DO NOT MISS A VERY, VERY STUNNING, BEAUTIFUL FILM. ONLY THREE SHOWTIMES THIS WEEKEND. FIRST ONE THIS FRIDAY AT THE ORIENTAL THEATER. WOW. LOOKS INTERESTING. YEAH, DEFINITELY. YEAH. NEXT UP, A MOVIE TO KICK OFF MILWAUKEE FILM’S BLEAK WEEK. YES, MILWAUKEE FILM IS JOINING A GROUP OF INDEPENDENT CINEMAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY CELEBRATING BLEAK WEEK, THE CINEMA OF DESPAIR. SUMMERTIME IS THE ONLY TIME YOU COULD DO THIS. OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN’T DO THAT IN WINTER HERE. THE SERIES CELEBRATES SOME OF THE BEST FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD THAT DELVE INTO THE DARKEST SIDES OF HUMANITY. SO ONE BLEAK FILM A DAY STARTING THIS SUNDAY WITH BÉLA TARR’S MASTERPIECE THE TURIN HORSE. THE FILM COVERS SIX DAYS AROUND A HUT IN THE GREAT HUNGARIAN PLAIN, WHERE A COACH DRIVER LIVES WITH HIS DAUGHTER AND THEIR HORSE AS A TERRIBLE STORM BREWS OUTSIDE. INCREDIBLE CINEMATOGRAPHY AND A VERY HAUNTING SCORE. THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL MOVIE THAT NEEDS TO BE SEEN IN THE THEATER. IT’S A REALLY RARE TREAT. YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT THIS SUNDAY AT THE ORIENTAL THEATER AT 330, AND CHECK OUT THE WHOLE LINEUP AT MK FILMS.ORG. LOOKS PRETTY BLEAK. YOU SHOULD NOT WATCH THAT DURING SEASONAL DEPRESSION. SO ONLY WHEN IT’S SUNNY AND BEAUTIFUL. JUST WALKING OUT THERE. A DON’T WORRY, THAT’S NOT JANUARY. NO NO NO. LASTLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS CHRISTOPHER. THE TOYS ARE BACK FOR TOY STORY FIVE. THE OPPOSITE OF BLEAK WEEK. WE’VE GOT. THE TOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN. ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED FRANCHISES IN HISTORY IS BACK IN THEATERS WITH TOY STORY FIVE. TOM HANKS, TIM ALLEN, JOAN CUSACK, KEANU REEVES, AND THE REST OF THE GANG HAVE A NEW ADVENTURE, AND IT’S A VERY TIMELY ONE WHEN A POPULAR TABLET GRABS THE ATTENTION OF LITTLE BONNIE, THE TOYS HAVE A MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TIME PROTECTING THEIR BELOVED PLAYTIME. GRETA LEE PLAYS THE NEW LILY PAD TABLET, AND IN CASE ANYONE WAS WORRIED, FORKY IS BACK. FORKY IS MAYBE MY FAVORITE FILM CHARACTER OF THE LAST 100 YEARS OF CINEMA, SO I’M VERY EXCITED THAT HE IS BACK. OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS, THESE CHARACTERS HAVE GENERATED OVER $16 BILLION. BUT MORE THAN THE INCOME OF THE FILMS, IT’S THE STORIES, HUMOR, AND VISUAL LANDSCAPE THAT’S THAT’S CREATED THAT’S REALLY DELIGHTED A COUPLE OF GENERATIONS OF FILM GOERS. SO WE’RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE THIS BACK IN THEATERS. AND IT STARTS THIS FRIDAY AT THE ORIENTAL THEATER. YEAH. SO MUCH NOSTALGIA. I MEAN, LIKE, IT’S, AS YOU MENTIONED, SO MANY GENERATIONS CAN CONNECT WITH TOY STORY. YEAH, IT’S KIND OF WEIRD TO HAVE SEEN IT AS A KID. AND NOW WE’RE STILL TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER TOY STORY. IT’S LIKE JAMES BOND OR SOMETHING. THAT IS SO COOL. ALL RIGHT, HE’S BACK. THAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT. SO THERE YOU GO. CHRISTOPHER, IT’S A
Flick Picks with Milwaukee Film: ‘Toy Story 5’ and more
Kristopher Pollard from Milwaukee Film joins 12 News This Morning with what to watch this week.
Updated: 7:08 AM CDT Jun 16, 2026
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