The Alliance Lately: Issue No. 85

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.

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The Alliance Lately: Issue No. 84

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.

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Better Know the Alliance: Where we went to college

With the fall semester in full swing, many colleges across the country are holding their homecoming ceremonies.

That includes the University of Minnesota, which just held theirs last week. With that in mind, here’s a little MNFCA homecoming, where members shared where they went to college, what they learned about film, and how it shaped their roles as critics today.

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Alliance Lately: Issue No. 83

September has been a month with a mix of action holdovers from summer and horror movies ahead of October.

Plenty more is going on in the world of movies, though, than just “The Nun 2” and “Gran Turismo.” For example, the fall film festival season is getting underway. The MNFCA has been covering all of the above and much more.

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Alliance Lately: Issue No. 82

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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Alliance Lately: Issue No. 81

“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.

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Alliance Lately: Issue No. 80

The “Barbenheimer” phenomenon has taken the movie world by storm, capturing the attention of moviegoers and dominating the box office.

Members of the MNFCA were all over the release of both films, with plenty of reviews and commentary. Those two weren’t the only releases in recent weeks, though, and Minnesota critics reviewed a number of other films, too.

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

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Alliance Lately: Issue No. 79

The summer movie season is rolling along with tentpole blockbusters continuing to headline cinemas.

Most recently, sequels to “Indiana Jones” and “Mission: Impossible” have been hitting the screens, and members of the MNFCA have reviewed them and many more films. They’ve also been sharing their favorite movies of 2023 so far.

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

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Alliance Lately: Issue No. 78

There’s a great deal of variety at theaters right now.

In recent weeks, the comic book action film “The Flash” was released, as well as the animated feature “Elemental” and the drama “Past Lives.” MNFCA members have been keeping up with those three and many more with several reviews.

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Alliance Lately: Issue No. 77

As usual, the summer movie season has been full of action and MNFCA members have been all over the latest genre films getting released.

Recently, Minnesota critics reviewed “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” and “The Flash.” Movie coverage didn’t end there, though, as members covered plenty of other new, smaller releases, and revisited older pictures.

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

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