The Minnesota Movie Digest: Highest “Nobody 2” Lowest
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.
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And now… The Minnesota Movie Digest.
Joe Botten – The MN Movie Man
You can check out The MN Movie Man‘s new logo when you head over to his main page, but stick around for reviews of Weapons, Freakier Friday, It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, and Shaman. Plus, he’s been doing some catching up on reviews that never quite made it past the finish line — so keep your eyes peeled for a slate of new reviews of titles that have come out in the first half of 2025.
At Loud & Clear Reviews, check out his reviews of the remake of ’80s favorite Witchboard, Sketch, a look back at 1998’s Great Expectations, and a ranking of the Top 10 Horror-Thriller-Suspense films of all time.
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 reviews the new darkly comedic crime/western – Americana
The guys over at The Trylove Podcast were gracious enough to let Matt nerd out hard over The Rocketeer (1991): Pinecast – Apple – Spotify
Brian Eggert – Deep Focus Review
On Deep Focus Review, Brian reviewed Highest 2 Lowest, Nobody 2, Red Sonja, and Les Musiciens.
For his Patreon subscribers, he posted a new entry in his essay series, The Definitives, about Rob Reiner’s classic mockumentary, This Is Spinal Tap (1984).
Dallas Fisher – Dallas Goes To The Movies
Three new reviews on the website this week:
Highest 2 Lowest from director Spike Lee
Nobody 2, the sequel to 2021’s Nobody, starring Bob Odenkirk
Night Always Comes, a Netflix vehicle starring Vanessa Kirby
Hunter Friesen – The Cinema Dispatch
At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter reviewed Nobody 2 and Highest 2 Lowest.
Kyle Goethe – Goat Film Reviews
This week, you can find an Early Review for Nobody 2, which is now in theaters, over on the website, as well as a review for one of the funniest movies of the decade!
[Early Review] Nobody 2 (2025)
[Early Review] The Naked Gun (2025)
Chaz Kangas – Bring Me the News
“Taking on the Nightmareathon” – a short documentary filmed during the dog days of summer 2024 about an attempt to endure an all-night six movie marathon on Shudder hosted by Joe Bob Briggs
Catherine Krummey – Veg Out Recipes
Catherine has a new review on The Feed: “Highest 2 Lowest.” She also has two new auteur lists on Letterboxd: The Films of Spike Lee and The Films of Akira Kurosawa.
Matthew Liedke – Liedke on Film
At his site, Liedke reviewed several recent releases, including “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” “The Naked Gun,” “Sorry, Baby,” “Freakier Friday,” “Weapons,” and “Nobody 2.”
Ruth Maramis – FlixChatter
Ruth at FlixChatter recently posted French Cinema Double Reviews: Olivier Assayas’ pandemic drama SUSPENDED TIME + Music-themed dramedy THE MUSICIANS.
She also hosted the August edition of Emagine Minnesota’s Secret Movie Night last week and chose Roman Holiday. She wrote about the event and the timeless classic.
She had also written 59 Reasons She Loved Roman Holiday on its 59th anniversary.
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Mark McPherson – Movies With Mark
Brian Orndorf – Blu-Ray.Com
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