Minnesota Film Critics Association
Promoting and sharing the work of Minnesota film critics and essayists.
“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.
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.
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.
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.
Here’s what the Alliance has been up to lately.
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.
Memorial Day weekend means the first month of the summer movie season has wrapped up.
New releases ranged from the Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” to the action sequel “Fast X.” Also coming out was the live action “Little Mermaid” from Disney.
Reviewing all of those and more were members of the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance. Find out what they’ve been up to lately.
The summer movie season is underway with the release of Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and MNFCA has the new film covered.
Several members of the MNFCA published reviews on the third film in the series from the MCU, but that wasn’t all. Minnesota critics also reviewed new releases such as “Sisu,” “Chevalier” and “Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret.”
Check out what the Alliance has been up to lately.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Film Society recently concluded its annual festival, which ran from April 13-27.
The Society has held the MSP International Film Festival for 42 years. This year’s edition had nearly 200 films from all around the world.
Watching several of the films were members of the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance. Members from the metro area watched festival-shown movies including “Dreamin’ Wild,” “Showing Up” and much more.
To find which films were honored during the festival with awards, click here. The MSP Film Society has also set up a site where audiences can view films with a digital screening. Plus, there will be special encore screenings for select pictures, find the schedule here.
April is nearly done but spring hasn’t quite sprung yet in Minnesota, with the state experiencing some late snow and cold.
No issue for Minnesota critics, though, who kept busy inside theaters seeing the latest Hollywood has to offer. MNFCA members reviewed the likes of “Renfield,” “Air,” and much more.
Many also attended the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. That event concludes Thursday, so keep an eye out for a release on the MNFCA’s coverage on the MSP IFF.
For now, here’s what the Alliance has been up to lately.
The month of March had plenty of new films released both in theaters and on streaming platforms and Minnesota film critics kept up with all of them.
Members of the MNFCA reviewed bigger releases including “Shazam: Fury of the Gods” and “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” as well as smaller dramas such as “The Lost King” and “A Good Person.” Check out what the Alliance has been up to lately.
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