The Minnesota Movie Digest: Issue No. 162

The Minnesota Movie Digest, from the Minnesota Film Critics Association, showcases film reviews, essays, and interviews, highlighting latest releases and classic films. Stay updated with film critiques through their social media channels.

The Minnesota Movie Digest: If I Had Legs I’d Grab You

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

It’s been a minute since you heard from The MN Movie Man, but the reviews haven’t stopped!

In Theaters/Streaming:

Frankenstein (2025)
Black Phone 2
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Other (2025)
TRON: Ares
Kiss of the Spider Woman
John Candy: I Like Me
A House of Dynamite
Are We Good?
The Smashing Machine
Good Boy
Bone Lake
Coyotes
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
The Baltimorons
V/H/S/Halloween
One Battle After Another
Dead of Winter (2025)
Night of the Reaper
Chain Reactions
Twinless
The Threesome
Plainclothes

Physical Media:

The Bone Collector 4k
Radioland Murders
Airplane II: The Sequel – 4K
Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror
Father Brown, Detective
Dan Curtis’ Late Night Mysteries
Flow – Criterion 4K
Devil Fetus
The Cat
Come Drink with Me (1966) 4K
Scum (1979) 4K
The Cannibal Man (1972)
Neither the Sea nor the Sand (1972)
Rats: Night of Terror (1984) 4K
I Am Frigid…Why? (1972)

On his site, 31 Days to Scare is halfway done — how many of his choices have you seen?

Also at Loud and Clear Reviews, check out his features on 10 Final Girls Who Absolutely Deserved to Die First and Horror Movie Villains: Who’d be the worst roommate?

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 the following titles:

Brian also appeared on the latest episode of The CineFiles on KARE 11+, where he discusses If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, After the Hunt, and A House of Dynamite.

Additionally, for the Halloween season, Brian continued his month-long look at postmodern vampire films, exclusively for his Patreon subscribers. He reviewed Spike Lee’s Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2015) and Ana Lily Amirpour’s A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014).

Dallas Fisher – Dallas Goes To The Movies

TCFF is here, and I started out slow by only seeing two films the first weekend. Here is my recap of day 1, which includes my thoughts on Hamnet. I will have a full recap of the rest of the fest and reviews for every film I saw in next week’s digest. 

I also have my thoughts on Luca Guadagnino’s newest film, After the Hunt

Most Importantly! I am excited to tell everyone that Emagine Willow Creek is showing One Battle After Another in 70mm for a limited time. You can get tickets here! I was lucky enough to get a behind the scenes look at the print for it as well. 

Hunter Friesen – The Cinema Dispatch

At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter reviewed Good Fortune, Blue Moon, Black Phone 2, and If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. He also previewed the 2025 Twin Cities Film Fest, where he’ll be seeing Bugonia and Is This Thing On?.

Kyle Goethe – Goat Film Reviews

The 31 Days of Horror event continues over at GOAT Film Reviews!

You can also find a review for the new release, After the Hun,t on the site now: [Early Review] After the Hunt (2025)

Barrett Goetz – The Screen Mash

Barrett’s Review of Good Fortune.

Eric Houston – North Metro TV

Movie Man Eric reviews Marishka Hargitay’s intimate documentary My Mom Jayne.

Chaz Kangas – Bring Me the News

With producer Sam Sherman’s passing recently, Chaz helped assemble this collection of loooooong out-of-print DVD intros he did for his films a quarter-century ago, including ‘Dracula vs Frankenstein,’ ‘Blood of Ghastly Horror,’ ‘Satan’s Sadists,’ ‘Angel’s Wild Women,’ and ‘I Spit On Your Corpse.’

Jakob Kolness – JakobTalksFilm

Over at JakobTalksFilm, Jakob has an early review of Chloe Zhao’s incredible Hamnet as well as new October Oscar Predictions!

Be sure to follow him on Twitter, BluSky, and Letterboxd!

Erik Larson – Hamline Oracle

Erik published one review this week, covering Season 1 of HBO Max’s “The Pitt” (2025).

Brad Lenz – The Screen Mash

Brad’s Review of Hamnet.

Ruth Maramis – FlixChatter

Connect with FlixChatter on Letterboxd and social media: Instagram | Twitter | Bluesky

Mark McPherson – Movies With Mark

Film Reviews:

Brian Orndorf – Blu-Ray.Com

Film Reviews:

Blu-ray/UHD Reviews:

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