The Alliance Lately: Issue No. 110

The Alliance Lately: Joker 2, We Live in Time, and More

Welcome to The Alliance Lately, the official newsletter from the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance (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 Alliance Lately 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 Alliance Lately.

Brian Eggert (Deep Focus Review)

Brian covered the new releases We Live in Time, The Apprentice, and Joker: Folie à Deux.

For his Patreon subscribers, Brian continued his month of exclusive horror reviews with a look back at Terrifier 2 (2022).

Hunter Friesen (The Cinema Dispatch)

At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter previewed this year’s Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF).

Jay Gabler

For the Duluth News Tribune, I interviewed Ahmos Hassan, producer of Cash for Gold. He was in town for the Duluth Superior Film Festival, where the movie — filmed in Chisholm — won the award for Best Narrative Feature.

Kyle Goethe

Over at the GOAT Film Reviews website, Kyle has two reviews for new releases We Live in Time and Piece by Piece.

• We Live in Time (2024):
• Piece by Piece (2024):

In addition, Kyle is continuing his yearly 31 Days of Horror event:

• Day 5: Creatures with the Atom Brain (1955):
• Day 6: Aliens (1986):
• Day 7: Triangle (2009):
• Day 8: The Howling (1981):
• Day 9: Unboxing Criterion’s Tod Browning Collection:
• Day 10: Oddity (2024):
• Day 11: Puppet Master (1989):
• Day 12: Vampyres (1974):

Kyle Goethe & Nicholas Palodichuk

• Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
• Rebel Ridge (2024)

Zach Hammill

This week, Zach shares mini-reviews of the new documentary/LEGO hybrid PIECE BY PIECE, Alfonso Cuarón’s new Apple TV+ psychological thriller limited series DISCLAIMER, and a collection of capsule reviews of the last few things he’s watched, including his ongoing Tim Burton rewatch, and some other spooky season favorites.

Catherine Krummey

Catherine pairs 1998 witchy, romantic thriller “Practical Magic” with magical mozzarella pizza on Veg Out. Plus, she has five new reviews on The Feed: “We Live in Time,” “Disclaimer,” “The Last of the Sea Women,” “Piece by Piece” and “The Apprentice.” She shared a reel from her hosting Secret Movie Night at Emagine Willow Creek and published a deep-dive essay about the movie she chose, “Ninotchka.” Additionally, she participated in The Revisionist Almanac’s “Let’s Get Spooky” podcast episode, and the “Demons & Monsters & Creatures, OH MY!” series she is co-hosting continued with more scary season films and shows.

Ruth Maramis

Paul McGuire Grimes (Paul’s Trip to the Movies)

Paul has reviews of three new movies this week

Brian Orndorf (Blu-Ray.Com)

Movies

• Lonely Planet (2024)
• The Silent Hour (2024)
• The Apprentice (2024)
• Caddo Lake (2024)
• Mr. Crocket (2024)
• Bad Genius (2024)
• Chosen Family (2024)

Blu-ray/UHD

• Clockwatchers
• Longlegs
• Little Orphan Sammy
• The Little Blue Box
• Lifeline

Tyler Strandberg

Over at Cinefied, Tyler reviewed We Live in Time.

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