The Minnesota Movie Digest: Issue No. 190

The Minnesota Movie Digest: Disclose That Furious Train!

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

A quick roundup this week! New reviews are up for Steven Spielberg’s latest, Disclosure Day, and, arriving just in time for Pride Month, RuPaul’s Stop! That! Train!. On the physical media front, two new releases got the full treatment: Difficult People: The Complete Series and the freshly restored Private Benjamin.

The MN Movie Man has also been busy screening films for the Tribeca Film Festival, currently underway in New York City. Now in its 25th year, the festival is serving up another strong slate — so stay tuned over the next few weeks for mini reviews on Instagram, giving you a peek at which titles to keep an eye out for.

As always, be sure to follow The MN Movie Man on Instagram, Letterboxd, TikTok, and Facebook for weekly early looks at upcoming films, physical media updates, and other news between newsletters.

Hunter Friesen – The Cinema Dispatch

At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter reviewed Disclosure Day. His review was also published at the Eden Prairie Local News and the Woodbury News Net.

Kyle Goethe – Goat Film Reviews

This week, you can find a review for Steven Spielberg’s new sci-fi spectacle: [Early Review] Disclosure Day (2026)

Zach Hammill – Movie Friend

Review for Disclosure Day

Jason Hemming – Cinema Recall

Over on The Cinema Recall website, The Vern has written a review of a new psychedelic jungle thriller called Wetiko and an interview with the film’s director, Kerry Mondragon.

You can also read The Vern’s review of Wet Paper Bag, a new dramatic thriller that was filmed in Minnesota. Directors Jud Nichols, Adam Burke, and actor Carter Monahan join The Vern to discuss their feature on this episode of Cinema Recall.

On the podcast, The Vern is joined by Scott K of The Church of Tarantino podcast to discuss “The Misbehaviors” section in the anthology feature, Four Rooms.

Over on our YouTube Channel, it’s a new episode of Random Thoughts of a Movie Insomniac where The Vern gives you bite-sized reviews of Obsession, Backrooms, I Love Boosters, Scary Movie 6, Over Your Dead Body & Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft.

Eric Houston – North Metro TV

Eric Houston presses play on the Cinematrix, the popular movie grid game from Vulture.

C.B. Jacobson – Picturegoer

TWO new issues of the “Picturegoer” newsletter this week! Issue 16 covers Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day”, “Gold Diggers of 1935”, “Roadgames”, “Spook Who Sat By the Door” and “This is the End”; issue 17 covers “Mandalorian and Grogu”, “Charley Varrick”, “Monsieur Beaucaire”, “Secret Honor” and “Two for the Road”. Happy reading!