The Minnesota Movie Digest: You Can See Sense & Sensibility
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
It’s been a busy stretch for The MN Movie Man! Opening this weekend are Sense and Sensibility, Crawlers, Whalefall and You Can See Everything, with Hallowarrior streaming on Shudder and AMC+ and Netflix’s The Final Problem ready to binge. Catch up on Digger, Other Mommy, Musk and more on the new Latest Reviews page.
September was all about TIFF, so check out the full TIFF 2026 coverage, plus The MN Movie Man’s festival reviews of Closing Night, The Surgeon and Elsinore at Loud and Clear Reviews.
Something new: The MN Movie Man now reviews live theater with Off Screen, On Stage, starting with Annie at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, as part of a site glow-up that also adds a new Physical Media Reviews page.
And save the date: The MN Movie Man is hosting Emagine’s Secret Movie Night at Emagine Willow Creek on Wednesday, November 11, at 7 p.m.!
As always, be sure to follow The MN Movie Man on Instagram, Letterboxd, TikTok, Bluesky, and Facebook for weekly early looks at upcoming films, physical media updates, and other news between newsletters.
Brian Eggert – Deep Focus Review
On Deep Focus Review, Brian reviewed:
He also re-posted a piece in his essay series, The Definitives, about Ken Russell’s The Devils (1971), which made a triumphant return to theaters over the weekend in a newly restored edition.
Brian stopped by KQRS to discuss several must-see new releases in theaters, and he returned to KARE 11 to discuss the Twin Cities Film Fest.
For his Patreon subscribers, Brian’s month-long series on folk horror continued with his appreciation of Ben Wheatley’s Kill List (2011).
Visit Brian’s Patreon to see more of his work.
Hunter Friesen – The Cinema Dispatch
At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter reviewed Whalefall, Tenzing, and Sense and Sensibility. He also previewed this year’s Twin Cities Film Fest. That article can also be read at the Eden Prairie Local News and the Woodbury News Net.
Kyle Goethe – Goat Film Reviews
This week, find reviews for two new releases and a piece on the season finale of Ted Lasso!
- [Early Review] You Can See Everything (2026)
- [Early Review] Sense and Sensibility (2026)
- [TV Review] Ted Lasso: “Being Alive”
31 Days of Horror XIII Continues!
- [31 Days of Horror XIII] Day 9 – Idle Hands (1999)
- [31 Days of Horror XIII] Day 10 – Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle (2022)
- [31 Days of Horror XIII] Day 11 – Panic (1982)
- [31 Days of Horror XIII] Day 12 – Witchboard III: The Possession (1995)
- [31 Days of Horror XIII] Day 13 – The Old Mill (1937)
- [31 Days of Horror XIII] Day 14 – The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
- [31 Days of Horror XIII] Day 15 – The Being (1981)
- [31 Days of Horror XIII] Day 16 – The Host (2006)
Zach Hammill – Movie Friend
Here are your Movie Friend’s ecstatic reviews of Georgia Oakley’s SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, as well as Anne Sundberg’s short documentary A MONTH IN MINNESOTA, about the trials of (and Minneapolis’s response to) Operation Metro Surge, which premieres at Twin Cities Film Fest to three sold-out screenings.
Eric Houston – North Metro TV
Eric Houston presses play on Quantum Leap, the classic sci-fi show that wears its heart on its sleeve.
Matthew Liedke – Liedke on Film
At his site, Liedke reviewed multiple movies from the last several weeks, including “By Any Means,” “The Uprising,” “Resident Evil,” “Primetime,” “Digger,” “Forgotten Island,” “The Social Reckoning,” “Fjord,” “Other Mommy” and “Wild Horse Nine.” He also began his annual Halloween series, Adventures in B-Movie Horror.
Ruth Maramis – FlixChatter
Ruth shares what films to check out at this year’s TCFF, as well as reviews of some recent releases:
- Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! (2026) – A wonderfully quirky dramedy about the healing power of dance
- MISTY GREEN (2026)—Rosalind Eleazar sashays in her first feature leading role; alas, the script is far from being rock-solid
- Sense and Sensibility (2026)—What works and what doesn’t in Georgia Oakley’s earthy, atmospheric adaptation
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Paul McGuire Grimes – Paul’s Trip to the Movies
Paul McGuire Grimes is here with some new features!
- Scary Movie Double Feature – 4K Review
- 3 x Stanley Kubrick
- Twin Cities Film Fest 2026
- Crystal Lake – TV review
- VisionQuest – TV review
Follow Paul on social media @PAULSMOVIETRIP , Letterboxd, Patreon, and YouTube
Mark McPherson – Movies With Mark
Film Reviews:
Brian Orndorf – Blu-Ray.Com
Film Reviews:
- Street Fighter
- Norm: The Tale of Norm MacDonald
- Let’s Have Kids!
- A Talent for Murder
- Whalefall
- Tenzing
- DreamQuil
- Hallowarrior
- Love of Your Life
- Crawlers
Blu-ray/UHD Reviews:
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