The Minnesota Movie Digest: Project Undertone
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And now… The Minnesota Movie Digest.
Brian Eggert – Deep Focus Review
On Deep Focus Review, Brian covered the following titles:
Brian also appeared on a new episode of The CineFiles, discussing The Bride!, Project Hail Mary, and The Last Dragon (1985). And he returned to KARE 11 on Saturday to offer some Oscar picks and predictions.
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Hunter Friesen – The Cinema Dispatch
At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter published reviews for Project Hail Mary and Undertone. He also published his final Oscar predictions, which can also be read at the Eden Prairie Local News and the Woodbury News Net.
Kyle Goethe – Goat Film Reviews
This week, you can find reviews for three new releases, including Project Hail Mary, which opens March 20th!
- [Early Review] Hoppers (2026)
- [Early Review] Project Hail Mary (2026)
- [Early review] undertone (2026)
Eric Houston – North Metro TV
Eric Houston presses play on Project Hail Mary.
Jakob Kolness – JakobTalksFilm
Over at JakobTalksFilm, ahead of Hollywood’s biggest night, Jakob posts his Ranking of the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Feature Films (minus one!)
Be sure to follow him on Twitter, BluSky, and Letterboxd!
Matthew Liedke – Liedke on Film
At his site, Liedke reviewed the recently released movie, “The Bride,” and wrote a column about iconic film studio logos. He also shared his predictions for the 98th Academy Awards. Check out how his predictions compared to what won.
Ruth Maramis – FlixChatter
- Short Film Spotlight: JANE AUSTEN’S PERIOD DRAMA – one of 2026’s Oscar-nominated Live Action Shorts
- 10 Highly-Anticipated 2026 Films Directed By Women – in honor of International Women’s Day
- Documentary Dual Reviews: 2026 Oscar nominees – The Perfect Neighbor and Mr. Nobody Against Putin
- The 98th Academy Awards – Final Predictions of 2026 Oscars, Fun Trivia and Historic Firsts
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Paul McGuire Grimes – Paul’s Trip to the Movies
Paul is back with some new reviews!
Paul’s Weekly Newsletter – Paul’s Oscar Predictions
Follow Paul across social media @PAULSMOVIETRIP, Letterboxd, and Patreon
Mark McPherson – Movies With Mark
Film Reviews:
Brian Orndorf – Blu-Ray.Com
Film Reviews:
Blu-ray/UHD Reviews:
Nicholas Palodichuk – St. Paul Filmcast
Reviews for Undertone and Slanted.
Interview with actress/model Joy Ford.
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