Alliance Lately: Issue No. 76

Memorial Day weekend means the first month of the summer movie season has wrapped up.

New releases ranged from the Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” to the action sequel “Fast X.” Also coming out was the live action “Little Mermaid” from Disney.

Reviewing all of those and more were members of the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance. Find out what they’ve been up to lately.

Joe Botten

At his site, Botten reviewed new releases β€œThe Artifice Girl,” β€œCrater,” β€œBook Club: The Next Chapter,” β€œFool’s Paradise,” β€œThe Mother,” β€œFast X,” β€œWhite Men Can’t Jump,” β€œMaster Gardener,” β€œThe Little Mermaid,” β€œThe Wrath of Becky,” “The Starling Girl,” β€œBlood & Gold,” β€œYou Hurt My Feelings” and β€œThe Boogeyman.”

Eli Brau

For A Cinephile’s Corner, Brau reviewed 2023 movies β€œBeau is Afraid” and β€œA Thousand and One.”

Brian Eggert

On Deep Focus Review, Eggert reviewed new films β€œBlackBerry,” β€œHypnotic,” β€œCarmen,” β€œMaster Gardener,” β€œSisu,” β€œWhite Men Can’t Jump” and β€œYou Hurt My Feelings.” He also appeared on Twin Cities NBC affiliate KARE 11 to talk about the most anticipated movies for the summer.

Hunter Friesen

At Cinema Dispatch, Friesen reviewed recent releases β€œCarmen,” β€œMaster Gardener” and β€œYou Hurt My Feelings.” He also wrote pieces ranking likely contenders for the 2024 Oscars, find part 23-15, part 14-6 and part 5-1. Plus, he wrote about the worst premieres at the Cannes Film Festival.

Kyle Goethe and Nicholas Palodichuk

For their series Kyle and Nick on Film, Goethe and Palodichuk discussed 1933’s β€œKing Kong,” 1953’s β€œHouse of Wax,” 1972’s β€œCries and Whispers,” 1993’s β€œRed Rock West,” 1999’s β€œThe Bone Collector” and 2002’s β€œGangs of New York.”

Paul McGuire Grimes

For his series Paul’s Trip to the Movies, Grimes reviewed new films β€œBook Club: The Next Chapter,” β€œThe Mother,” β€œFast X,” β€œThe Little Mermaid” and β€œMaster Gardener.”

Danny Haslach

A recent episode from Haslach’s podcast FilmBird covered the new Marvel film β€œGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.”

Frank Lee

For Forum Communications, Lee wrote about new films β€œEvil Dead Rise” and β€œFast X.”

Matthew Liedke

At his site, Liedke reviewed new action sequels β€œGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and β€œFast X.” He also published a list about great political films.

Mark McPherson

For his site, McPherson reviewed new films β€œYou Hurt My Feelings” and β€œFast X.” He also wrote about Disney’s β€œLittle Mermaid” live action remake for Film Inquiry.

Tyler Strandberg

At InSession Film, Strandberg reviewed the Disney remake of β€œThe Little Mermaid.”


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Author: Matthew Liedke

Journalist and film critic in Minnesota. Graduate of Rainy River College and Minnesota State University in Moorhead. Outside of movies I also enjoy sports, craft beers and the occasional video game.

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