The Minnesota Movie Digest: Issue No. 163

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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

One review floated to the top at The MN Movie Man this week, and it was an early look at the first five episodes of IT: Welcome to Derry. No spoilers here, folks, but if you’ve been eagerly anticipating this, I think you’re going to enjoy your trip back to Maine.

On his site, 31 Days to Scare is almost wrapping up — hope you have a great Halloween!

Also at Loud and Clear Reviews, check out his feature on Best Halloween Movies for a Family Movie Night, plus his tribute to Diane Keaton with Diane Keaton’s 10 Best Films Ranked.

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!

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 reviews for the following horror movies to coincide with the Halloween season:

Bug movie review

Hunter Friesen – The Cinema Dispatch

At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter reviewed Hedda and The Mastermind.

Kyle Goethe – Goat Film Reviews

This week, the 31 Days of Horror continues at GOAT Film Reviews!

You Are Not Alone played at the Twin Cities Film Festival. Look for more reviews from the festival next week!

C.B. Jacobson – Picturegoer

This week, two new issues of the “Picturegoer” newsletter! Issue #33 (link) includes reviews of “Roofman”, “Cool Hand Luke”, “Prairie Home Companion”, “Trouble Man”, “Wicked Little Letters” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”; issue #34 (link) has reviews of Guillermo del Toro’s new rendition of “Frankenstein”, “Cooley High”, “History of the World: Part I”, “A Matter of Loaf and Death”, “3 Bad Men” and “Star Trek”.

Chaz Kangas – Bring Me the News

Hey, here’s a lost piece of media I found when going through old VHS tapes. For Halloween 1997, Viewers Choice was offering a special all-day Halloween marathon of current hits (‘Scream’ and ‘The Relic’), “classic chills” (‘Halloween 4’ and ‘Halloween 5′), and rasslin’ (WCW Halloween Havoc), so for those feeling nostalgic as they hand out treats, here it is.

Jakob Kolness – JakobTalksFilm

It’s a stacked week over at JakobTalksFilm, with reviews for Jafar Panahi’s brilliant “It Was Just An Accident“, “Hedda” starring Tessa Thompson, and a Netflix Round-up of Mini-Reviews for Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite”, Edward Berger’s “Ballad of a Small Player”, and Guillermo del Toro’s much anticipated Frankenstein!

Be sure to follow him on Twitter, BluSky, and Letterboxd!

Paul McGuire Grimes – Paul’s Trip to the Movies

Paul is here with some new reviews and interviews for the week. Hope everyone had a GREAT time at the Twin Cities Film Fest. It was another strong year of programming.

Santino Fontana Interview – LOST & FOUND IN CLEVELAND, FROZEN, The Guthrie Theater

SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE review

IT: WELCOME TO DERRY review

JOHN CANDY: I LIKE ME review

THE LONG WALK 4K Announcement

Paul’s Streaming Newsletter – Horror Edition – October 24, 2025

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