Holly de Ruyter’s “Old Fashioned: The Story Of The Wisconsin Supper Club” fits a snug little niche with its look at the unusual persistence of “supper clubs” in the Badger State, even as chain restaurants dot the Midwestern landscape. Modest to a fault, “Old Fashioned” champions regional taste and strong communities, as well as insular values, in a fairly pleasing way, even if fried perch and relish trays likely won’t be sweeping the land anytime soon. 51m. (Ray Pride)
“Old Fashioned: The Story Of The Wisconsin Supper Club” opens Friday, April 29 at Siskel.
Ray Pride is Newcity’s film critic and a contributing editor to Filmmaker magazine.
His multimedia history of Chicago “Ghost Signs” will be published soon. Previews of the project are on Twitter and on Instagram as Ghost Signs Chicago. More photography on Instagram.
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