The Minnesota Movie Digest: Issue No. 159

The Minnesota Movie Digest: One Winter After Another

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.

Eli Brau – Cinephile Corner

Eli has a few new pieces this week over on Cinephile Corner. In their movie reviews section, he has reviews for the following new releases:

He also has classic movie reviews for the following films:

Lastly, he updated his ranking of Paul Thomas Anderson’s movies following the release of One Battle After Another.

Brian Eggert – Deep Focus Review

On Deep Focus Review, Brian reviewed One Battle After Another and Eleanor the Great.

Brian also reviewed The Strangers: Chapter 2 exclusively for his Patreon subscribers.

Dallas Fisher – Dallas Goes To The Movies

Three new movies hit theaters this weekend, and I have reviews for all of them.

The voting for The Sweet Sixteen in my best movie of 2024 tournament starts today (9/29) on my Instagram

Hunter Friesen – The Cinema Dispatch

At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter reviewed One Battle After Another. He also updated his Oscar predictions, taking into account all the ups and downs of the fall festivals.

Jay Gabler – Duluth News Tribune

For the Duluth News Tribune, Jay reviewed Dead of Winter. Fun fact: in less than a week, this review racked up five times the traffic of his previously most-read News Tribune story this year!

Kyle Goethe – Goat Film Reviews

Over on the GFR website, you can find a review for one of this year’s best films: [Early Review] One Battle After Another (2025)

Jason Hemming – Cinema Recall

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest is very good! Check out The Vern’s non-spoiler review of One Battle After Another. Also check out our series on other great movies directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

We are doing episodes on the films of Sean Baker for the Cinema Recall podcast. Check out the first two episodes in our series so far: The Florida Project and Anora.

Eric Houston – North Metro TV

Movie Man Eric watched the Andy Sidaris magnum opus, Do or Die.

C.B. Jacobson – Picturegoer

TWO new issues of the “Picturegoer” newsletter this week! Issue #29 covers “Weapons”, “Cat O’Nine Tails”, “Die Hard 2”, “Moonstruck”, “Step Brothers” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”; issue #30 covers “Spinal Tap II”, “Crime Wave”, “Dave”, “Mighty Joe Young”, “Working Girl” and “Stark Trek”.