The Minnesota Movie Digest: Issue No. 152

The Minnesota Movie Digest: The Naked Shotgun

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.

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And now… The Minnesota Movie Digest.

Joe Botten – The MN Movie Man

As we welcome the last month of the summer movie season, The MN Movie Man is looking ahead to the fall festival season. He’ll be in Canada for the Toronto International Film Festival’s 50th Anniversary in September. There’s still a mighty amount of movies to review before then, though, and this week he has reviews of House on Eden, Oh, Hi!, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, She Rides Shotgun, The Naked Gun (2025), and Together (2025).

At Loud & Clear Reviews, he has reviews of the Pete Davidson horror film The Home and a look at the 30 Best Movie Soundtracks of All Time Ranked, plus a ranking of the Top 10 Horror-Thiller Movies of all time. Check out his staff writer page on the site for additional coverage this week of the new film Sketch, a look back at 1998’s Great Expectations, and a ranking of the Top 10 Horror-Thriller-Suspense films of all time.

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!

Brian Eggert – Deep Focus Review

On Deep Focus Review, Brian reviewed Together and The Naked Gun.

Additionally, he appeared on KARE 11 Saturday to recommend Together, The Naked Gun, and Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cloud.

For his Patreon subscribers, Brian posted a Reader’s Choice review of Kurosawa’s Pulse (2001).

Dallas Fisher – Dallas Goes To The Movies

Over at DallasGoestotheMovies, Dallas has reviews for She Rides Shotgun, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, as well as four short reviews in July’s Cinema Catch-Up Corner.

Hunter Friesen – The Cinema Dispatch

At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter reviewed The Naked Gun.

Zach Hammill – Movie Friend

Review for The Naked Gun

C.B. Jacobson – Picturegoer

In this week’s issue of the “Picturegoer” newsletter, the new, Liam Neeson-led “Naked Gun”; Laurel and Hardy have the “Battle of the Century”; Kelly Reichardt’s “Certain Women”; Dalton Trumbo’s “Johnny Got His Gun”; Schwarzenegger and Belushi in “Red Heat”; and one of the best episodes of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”. Follow the link.