The final weeks of 2023 offered a plethora of releases, from blockbusters to arthouse award contenders.

As usual, the MNFCA was there to cover these new films and many more. Several also published pieces about holiday movies and community filmmaking, as well as ranking the works of various actors and directors.

Before we get into what the Alliance has been up to lately, small side note. A separate post will be published featuring end of year recaps and top 10 of 2023 lists once all members have released theirs!

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The Golden Globe nominations were announced this week and several of the contenders were reviewed recently by the MNFCA.

From “Poor Things” to the animated feature “The Boy and the Heron,” Minnesota critics are all over the award season flicks. They’ve reviewed much more than those, though, also covering new releases such as “Saltburn” and “Wonka.”

Check out what the Alliance has been up to lately.

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The Gotham Awards took place Monday, Nov. 27, meaning award season is underway.

Members of the MNFCA are certainly ready for the season, already having reviewed potential contenders “Saltburn,” “May December” and “Maestro. Plenty more was released in the month of November, though, from a “Hunger Games” prequel to a new Disney animated feature.

Those and more were reviewed by Minnesota critics. See below what the Alliance has been up to lately.

Continue reading “The Alliance Lately: Issue No. 87”

November is in full swing and that means a mix of major releases and award contenders are coming out in theaters.

Some examples include the drama “Priscilla” and the new Marvel Cinematic Universe picture “The Marvels.” Both those films and many more recent releases have been reviewed by MNFCA members.

Minnesota critics also wrapped up Halloween with some horror reviews and recapped what they saw at the Twin Cities Film Festival.

Here’s what the Alliance has been up to lately.

Continue reading “The Alliance Lately: Issue No. 86”

It’s late October and that means two things: the Twin Cities Film Festival is taking place and horror movies are being watched.

Both have been a focal point for MNFCA members, who’ve reviewed films shown at TCFF, such as “The Holdovers,” and have written about horror flicks new and old. They’ve also been keeping up with the latest releases.

Check out what the Alliance has been up to lately.

Continue reading “The Alliance Lately: Issue No. 85”

October is here and of course that means it’s time for horror movies.

Several MNFCA members are reviewing scary flicks both new and old. However, that’s not the only genre getting noticed. As usual Minnesota critics are taking a look at all types of movies and gearing up for this year’s Twin Cities Film Festival.

Check out what the Alliance has been up to lately.

Continue reading “The Alliance Lately: Issue No. 84”

The summer movie season has wrapped up and several film festivals are now on deck.

As a result, members of the MNFCA used the last few weeks to review the final summer movies and several smaller releases. Many also published retrospective reviews of older films.

Here’s what the Alliance has been up to lately.

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“Barbie” continued to dominate the box office over the last month but August still had plenty of other releases in cinemas.

The giant monster sequel “The Meg 2,” the comic book adaptation “Blue Beetle,” the vampire flick “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” and more all came out in theaters in the last several weeks. Members of the MNFCA were on hand to review those and many more.

Here’s what the Alliance has been up to lately.

Continue reading “Alliance Lately: Issue No. 81”