The Minnesota Movie Digest: Issue No. 150

The Minnesota Movie Digest: I Know What The Smurfs Did Last Summer in Eddington

Welcome to The Minnesota Movie Digest, the official newsletter from the Minnesota Film Critics Association (MNFCA)!

The MNFCA is a collective of individuals dedicated to celebrating and critically examining the art of film. In this recurring publication, we’ll share a selection of insightful film reviews, absorbing essays, and interviews with film professionals.

Each issue of The Minnesota Movie Digest features a diverse array of perspectives and content. Our members have shared their most recent work with us, covering the latest releases and revisiting classic films that dissect the craft of filmmaking. Explore the links below and get a front-row seat to critically examine the art of film.

Check out the MNFCA Members page to meet our all-star lineup.

And now… The Minnesota Movie Digest.

Joe Botten – The MN Movie Man

The July heat hasn’t stopped The MN Movie Man from staying on top of his reviews for his site and contributing to Loud & Clear Reviews. On his page, he has reviews of Superman, Sovereign, Eddington, and the legacy sequel, I Know What You Did Last Summer.

At Loud and Clear Reviews, there are reviews of two new Netflix series, Lena Dunham’s Too Much and Eric Bana’s Untamed. Check out the reviews to see which one is worth the binge. Speaking of Nettflix, Joe’s reviews of The Old Guard 2, new as is a look back at The Wiz, part of Sidney Lumet month to coincide with that 1978 musical’s recent debut in The Criterion Collection on 4K. There’s also a piece up on David Cronenberg’s Dead Ringers, to close out a month celebrating the Canadian director. Finally, find out if Alicia Silverstone’s new thriller Pretty Thing is a must-see or, like, totally clueless.

Be sure to follow The MN Movie Man on Instagram, Letterboxd, TikTok, and Facebook for his weekly early looks at upcoming films and other updates between newsletters!

Eli Brau – Cinephile Corner

Eli has a few new pieces this week over on Cinephile Corner. In their movie reviews section, he has reviews for the following new releases:

Heads of State movie review

Cloud movie review

The Amateur movie review

Brian Eggert – Deep Focus Review

On Deep Focus Review, Brian reviewed Ari Aster’s Eddington and Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cloud.

Dallas Fisher – Dallas Goes To The Movies

Over at my website, I reviewed the new dark comedy Oh, Hi!, which is in theaters on July 25th. I also reviewed Eddington and Superman in a short video format after seeing them both in French movie theaters.

Jay Gabler – Duluth News Tribune

Jay reviewed Oh, Hi! for The Tangential.

Jason Hemming – Cinema Recall

The Vern and Ashley give their thoughts on the biggest blockbuster of the summer on this bonus episode of Cinema Recall: James Gunn’s Superman can’t decide the tone it wants

The Vern writes a review of a fun short film with some really good acting: Liquor Bank (short film review)

On this full episode of Cinema Recall. The Vern brings in guest Robert Yaniz jr of Crooked Table Media to talk about Richard Linklater’s animated feature, Waking Life: Waking Life (2001) w/ Robert Yaniz Jr

C.B. Jacobson – Picturegoer

In this week’s issue of the “Picturegoer” newsletter, thoughts on “Babygirl”; Charlie Chaplin’s “Burlesque on Carmen”; “The Order”; “Play It As It Lays”; “Total Recall”; and “Taxi”. Follow the link.