The Minnesota Movie Digest: Issue No. 181

The Minnesota Movie Digest: Ready or Not: Here I Tow

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

The MN Movie Man hopes you had as much fun with the Oscars as he did — what a great year for film! Check out his Oscars page for a rundown of his thoughts and a full list of the winners!

While you’re at it, check out his review of Viva Verdi! (an Oscar nominee for Best Original Song) and his reviews of the Oscar-nominated shorts in Live Action, Documentary, and Animated. Did you see them? Did the Academy get it right?

On his site, you’ll find new reviews of Project Hail Mary, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, I Swear, Dead Lover, Undertone, Slanted, Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese, The Track, and Hoppers!

For physical media lovers, there’s a full shelf’s worth of new reviews. On the 4K side: The Pink Panther, A Shot in the Dark, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Revenge of the Pink Panther, Diva, Babe, and its sequel, Babe: Pig in the City. Jean-Claude Van Damme fans have two 4K reviews to take down: Knock Off and Double Impact. Genre fans can sink their teeth into 4K reviews of The Visitor, Westworld, Sorority House Massacre, and Fade to Black, as well as a Blu-ray review of the better-than-it-sounds Stripped to Kill. Two underappreciated films, The Door in the Floor and Holy Smoke, are also reviewed in shiny new Blu-ray editions. Stay tuned for WAY more coming soon!

Be sure to follow him on Instagram and keep an eye out for upcoming giveaways of physical media and digital codes!

Over at Loud and Clear Reviews, he has a review of Reminders of Him as well as two fun features he’d been waiting to write for a while: 10 Best Original Song Oscar Losers Ranked and Diane Warren Oscar Songs Ranked from Worst to Best.

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!

Brian Eggert – Deep Focus Review

On Deep Focus Review, Brian covered the following titles: Late Shift, Miroirs No. 3, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, and Tow.

Brian also posted a new entry in his essay series, The Definitives, about Danny Boyle’s Sunshine (2007).

If you’re interested in more of Brian’s work, show your support by joining his Patreon community.

Dallas Fisher – Dallas Goes To The Movies

If you like reading, Dallas has written one new review this week for TOW, Rose Byrne’s immediate follow-up attempt to her Academy Award-nominated performance in IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU.

If you like watching and listening, you can find two new movie reviews on his Instagram:

Dallas is also hosting Emagine Willow Creek’s Secret Movie Night on April 8, with tickets still available.

One last thing: Dallas will host movie trivia starting in April at Emagine Willow Creek. Info can be found here