The Minnesota Movie Digest: Issue No. 141

The Minnesota Movie Digest: Mission: Impossible – Bloodlines

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

May is flying by and at The MN Movie Man there are new reviews to check out: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Final Destination: Bloodlines, I Know Catherine, The Log Lady, Friendship, The Ugly Stepsister, A Desert, Clown in a Cornfield, Fight or Flight, & finally the true tragedy that was Juliet & Romeo.

At Loud and Clear Reviews, Joe’s reviews of Nonnas and Watch the Skies went up and stay tuned for more feature writing coming up later in May and early June.

A reminder that The MN Movie Man will be hosting Secret Movie Night at Emagine Willow Creek on Wednesday, June 11 at 7pm. Don’t delay! Get those tickets today. One theater is nearly full, and the “Movie Only” theater (for overflow) is starting to sell. Hope to see you there!

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!

Matt Clark – Kino Ventura

Matt wrote about the gritty, working-class underworld of Peter Yates’s The Friends of Eddie Coyle for Perisphere.

Brian Eggert – Deep Focus Review

On Deep Focus Review, Brian reviewed Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and The Old Woman with the Knife.

For his Patreon subscribers, he wrote a new Reader’s Choice review about Sidney Lumet’s Deathtrap (1982). Read the full review on his Patreon page.

Also, Brian announced his role on a new show for the KARE 11+ app, The CineFiles. Brian joins KARE 11 anchor and host Chris Hrapsky and film journalist Jamie Rogers on the show, which is about all things movie-related. The first episode dropped on May 15. Look for new episodes every other week on the app. Read the full announcement.

Hunter Friesen – The Cinema Dispatch

At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter reviewed Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.

Jason Hemming – Cinema Recall

The Vern reviews Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning in under 10 minutes (Non-Spoilers)

Eric Houston – North Metro TV

Movie Man Eric Houston watched the hilarious thriller Fear (1996).

C.B. Jacobson – Picturegoer

This week in the “Picturegoer” newsletter: Tom Cruise’s final (is it…?) reckoning with “Mission: Impossible”; Cate Blanchett in “Blue Jasmine”; Ben Kingsley as the famous painter in “Daliland”; Vincent Price in “The Fly”; Lois Weber’s silent classic “Hypocrites”; and an episode of the classic ’70s sitcom “Taxi”. Follow the link: https://picturegoer.substack.com/p/picturegoer-vol-3-issue-15-mission

Catherine Krummey – Veg Out Recipes

Catherine has a new review on The Feed: “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.” She also published a new franchise list on Letterboxd: Impossibilities.

Erik Larson – Hamline Oracle

Erik published one movie review this week, a review of Joachim Trier’s 2021 film The Worst Person in the World, in anticipation of the premiere of his next movie at the Cannes Film Festival.