The Minnesota Movie Digest: Issue No. 138

The Minnesota Movie Digest: Can Ochi and The Accountant survive Until Dawn?

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.

Brian Eggert – Deep Focus Review

On Deep Focus Review, Brian reviewed:

Hunter Friesen – The Cinema Dispatch

At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter reviewed The Accountant 2, Havoc, and April. He believes the latter title is one of the best films of this year and the decade.

Jay Gabler – Duluth News Tribune

For The Tangential, Jay reviewed the new season of Andor.

Kyle Goethe – Goat Film Reviews

Over at GOAT Film Reviews, you can find reviews of several new, recent, and upcoming releases, including:

These appear along with several other reviews from the recent Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, or MSPIFF.

Over on the GOAT Film Reviews YouTube Channel, you can find an Unboxing for the recent Kino Lorber Blu-Ray Collection of The Classic Ghosts, a 1970s television anthology series of gothic horror films featuring notable stars like Susan Sarandon and Vincent Gardenia.

New Episode of Kyle & Nick on Film: Memories of Murder (2003).

C.B. Jacobson – Picturegoer

In this week’s issue of the “Picturegoer” newsletter, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”; Lily Tomlin and Bette Midler co-star with Lily Tomlin and Bette Midler in “Big Business”; Matt Damon and Ben Affleck win the Hollywood lottery with “Good Will Hunting”; Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre get bumped up to star billing in “The Mask of Dimitrios”; the silent Western “Riders of the Purple Sage”; and Larry McMurtry’s “Lonesome Dove” sequel “Streets of Laredo”.

Follow the link: https://picturegoer.substack.com/p/picturegoer-vol-3-issue-12-sinners

Catherine Krummey – Veg Out Recipes

Catherine has two new reviews on The Feed: “The Shrouds” and “The Legend of Ochi.”

She also did a first-time viewing marathon of the “Final Destination” movies and published a new auteur list on Letterboxd: The Films of David Cronenberg.

Erik Larson – Hamline Oracle

Erik wrote one review this week, covering this year’s Razzie winner for Worst Picture.

Ruth Maramis – FlixChatter

Ruth reviewed The Legend of Ochi: A24’s first family-friendly movie brings a sense of awe and wonder to a familiar creature feature, and posted about Portugal in the Movies/TV: Films + series set in Lisbon, Algarve, and the Portuguese Riviera.

She will be going on a 10-day holiday to Portugal and taking a blog break during that time.