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The Alliance Lately: Issue No. 98

Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Newsletter

The Alliance Lately: Fly Me to the Longlegs

Welcome to The Alliance Lately, the official newsletter from the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance (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 Alliance Lately 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 Alliance Lately.

Joe Botten (The MN Movie Man)

This week, The MN Movie Man reported on four new films, giving a rare zero-star review to one of them.  Check them out to discover which one it is!  Fly Me to the Moon, Dandelion, Longlegs, and Lumina.  

Brian Eggert (Deep Focus Review)

On Deep Focus Review, Brian Eggert reviewed the new releases Sing Sing, Longlegs, and The Inheritance.

For his Patreon subscribers, he continued his “Filmmaker in Focus” series about French director Bertrand Bonello with an analysis of 2014’s Saint Laurent.

Read more of Brian’s work at Deep Focus Review.

Hunter Friesen (The Cinema Dispatch)

At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter published reviews for Fly Me to the Moon and Longlegs.

Kyle Goethe

Kyle & Nick on Film:

Catherine Krummey (Veg Out Recipes)

Catherine paired last year’s mega hit Barbie with raspberry bubble gum ice cream as part of her continuing Summer of Scoops series on Veg Out. She also published three new reviews on The Feed: Fly Me to the Moon, Sunny and Sisi & I.

Additionally, Catherine wrote a tribute to one of her biggest idols, the late, great Shelley Duvall, and she also highlighted foodie films and shows available to stream on Netflix.

Matthew Liedke

This week, Matthew dives into a mix of new releases. Check out his detailed reviews:

Ruth Maramis (FlixChatter)

Paul McGuire Grimes (Paul’s Trip to the Movies)

Mark McPherson (Movies With Mark)

Mark brings us a variety of reviews this week. Check out his latest takes:

Brian Orndorf (Blu-Ray.Com)

Movies: Girl You Know It’s True, Sorry/Not Sorry, Faye, Fly Me to the Moon, Divorce in the Black, Longlegs, Sing Sing

Blu-ray: Sitcom, Criminal Lovers, Water Drops on Burning Rocks, Origin, The Sadness

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The Alliance Lately: Issue No. 97

Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Newsletter

The Alliance Lately: MaXXXine Beverly: Despicable Space Cadet

Welcome to The Alliance Lately, the official newsletter from the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance (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 Alliance Lately 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 Alliance Lately.

Joe Botten (The MN Movie Man)

Brian Eggert (Deep Focus Review)

On Deep Focus Review, Brian Eggert wrote reviews of the new releases Mother, Couch and MaXXXine.

Brian also posted an essay that explores the brief history of the mumblegore sub-subgenre, called The Scrappy Independents of Mumblegore. He accompanied this with new and expanded reviews of several mumblegore titles, including:

Finally, Brian posted a new entry in his essay series, The Definitives, about Akira Kurosawa’s Kagemusha (1980), exclusively for his Patreon audience.

Read more of Brian’s work at Deep Focus Review.

Hunter Friesen (The Cinema Dispatch)

At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter published his rankings for the best movies of the year so far; as well as reviews for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F and Mother, Couch. He also appeared on the Reel Chronicles Podcast to discuss the 35th anniversary of Back to the Future Part II.

Kyle Goethe

GOAT Film Reviews:

Kyle & Nick on Film:

Barrett Goetz

Matt Hambidge

Podcast Appearance:

Catherine Krummey (Veg Out Recipes)

To continue the Veg Out Summer of Scoops, Catherine paired the iconic 1996 film “Independence Day” with a vanilla milkshake.

Matthew Liedke

Ruth Maramis (FlixChatter)

Paul McGuire Grimes (Paul’s Trip to the Movies)

Mark McPherson (Movies With Mark)

Brian Orndorf (Blu-Ray.Com)

Movies: Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot, Boneyard, Space Cadet, Mother, Couch, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Despicable Me 4

Blu-ray: Who’s That Girl, Mars Express, Strangers Kiss, Tramps!, David “The Rock” Nelson Collection: Volume 1, The Plot Against Harry

Keep your eyes peeled for the latest film critiques, reviews, and news from the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance! 🎬🍿

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The Alliance Lately: Issue No. 96

Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Newsletter

The Alliance Lately: Daddio’s Kind Horizon: Day One

Welcome to The Alliance Lately, the official newsletter from the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance (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 Alliance Lately 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 Alliance Lately.

Joe Botten (The MN Movie Man)

Joe wrapped up June with a series of new reviews.
Check out his thoughts on these latest releases:

Brian Eggert (Deep Focus Review)

On Deep Focus Review, Brian Eggert wrote a short take on Daddio and full-length reviews of Annie Baker’s debut Janet Planet, the prequel A Quiet Place: Day One, and Yorgos Lanthimos’ anthology Kinds of Kindness.

Read more of Brian’s work at Deep Focus Review.

Hunter Friesen (The Cinema Dispatch)

At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter published reviews for A Quiet Place: Day One, A Family Affair, and Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1.

He also appeared on the Reel Chronicles Podcast to discuss the 35th anniversary of Batman.

Kyle Goethe

Kyle & Nick on Film have new episodes covering a range of films:

Matt Hambidge

Matt reviewed Daddio on FandomWire. Read the full review here.

Zach Hammill

Zach Hammill has posted several new reviews on his site:

Catherine Krummey (Veg Out Recipes)

To wrap up Pride Month, Catherine paired the 2022 coming-of-age rom-com Crush with crushed pineapple sorbet as part of her continuing Summer of Scoops series. She also published two new reviews on The Feed: Kinds of Kindness and Daddio.

Ruth Maramis (FlixChatter)

Ruth has shared several new reviews, as well as older reviews from films making their streaming debut on Netflix:

Paul McGuire Grimes (Paul’s Trip to the Movies)

Paul has a mix of reviews, interviews, and a local TV appearance for you this week!

Mark McPherson (Movies With Mark)

Mark reviews this week include:

Brian Orndorf (Blu-Ray.Com)

It was another busy week for Brian over on Blu-ray.com!

Keep your eyes peeled for the latest film critiques, reviews, and news from the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance! 🎬🍿

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The Alliance Lately: Issue No. 95

Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Newsletter

The Alliance Lately: Riding Bikes with Céline Dion

Welcome to The Alliance Lately, the official newsletter from the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance (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 Alliance Lately 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 Alliance Lately.

Joe Botten (The MN Movie Man)

Joe had two new reviews this week (and continued to encourage his readers to see Ghostlight (2024))

Brian Eggert (Deep Focus Review)

This week, Brian Eggert reviewed two new releases, Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders and Québécoise director Ariane Louis-Seize’s debut Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person.

He also wrote about 2023’s Marry My Dead Body, a Reader’s Choice selection for a member of his Patreon community.

Read more of Brian’s work at Deep Focus Review.

Hunter Friesen (The Cinema Dispatch)

At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter published a review for The Bikeriders and readjusted his early Oscar predictions.

Kyle Goethe

Making his Alliance Lately debut, here are the links Kyle was working with this week (both for his GOAT reviews and his collaboration with fellow MNFCA critic Nick Palodichuk for Kyle & Nick on film)

GOAT Film Reviews:
The Bikeriders (2023)
Spoiler Discussion for Star Wars: The Acolyte – Episode 4

Kyle & Nick on Film:
Tuesday (2023)
Ex Machina (2015)
90s w/Nick: The Fantastic Four (1994)

Barrett Goetz (The Screen Mash)

The Screen Mash makes its first appearance in The Alliance Lately, with Barrett submitting two of their recent Instgram posts/reels that have generated buzz. Give them a look/follow!

La La Land – Alternate Casting

Catch Up on Last Week’s Blockbuster News

Catherine Krummey (Veg Out Recipes)

Continuing her Pride celebrations and Summer of Scoops, Catherine spotlights the underseen 2018 gem “Hearts Beat Loud,” pairing it with homemade strawberry beet ice cream. Read her film essay at vegoutrecipes.com/hearts-beet-loud.

She also added a new hub for her film content and more to her website called “The Feed.” Check it out at vegoutrecipes.com/the-feed.

Ruth Maramis (FlixChatter)

Here are the latest flicks Ruth has been talking about!

And for THELMA opening this past weekend:

Paul McGuire Grimes (Paul’s Trip to the Movies)

Check out the latest from Paul’s Trip to the Movies:

South Park and Team America Get the Ultra HD Treatment
BRATS
Twin Cities Live – 6/14 – Presumed Innocent & Inside Out

Mark McPherson (Movies With Mark)

Here’s the latest batch from Mark!

Brian Orndorf (Blu-Ray.Com)

Brian has been busy reviewing a variety of Blu-rays and UHD releases. Here are some of his latest reviews:

Movie Reviews

Blu-ray & UHD Reviews Brian also reviewed a variety of Blu-rays and UHD releases. Here are some of his recent reviews:

Tyler Strandberg

Tyler reviewed the first episode of HBO’s popular series House of the Dragon’s sophomore season. Check out his review at Cinefied here.

Keep your eyes peeled for the latest film critiques, reviews, and news from the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance! 🎬🍿

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The Alliance Lately: Issue No. 94

Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Newsletter

The Alliance Lately: Presumed Tuesday

Welcome to The Alliance Lately, the official newsletter from the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance (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 Alliance Lately 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 Alliance Lately.

Joe Botten (The MN Movie Man)

Joe, aka The MN Movie Man, has been busy watching and reviewing the latest films. Here are some of his recent reviews:

Brian Eggert (Deep Focus Review)

This week, Brian Eggert wrote about a few releases, including A24’s fantastical tearjerker Tuesday, Pixar’s Inside Out 2, and the Malaysian coming-of-age horror movie Tiger Stripes.

Read more of Brian’s work at Deep Focus Review.

Hunter Friesen (The Cinema Dispatch)

At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter published full reviews for Cannes titles The Substance, Emilia Perez, and Anora. He also did a roundup of short reviews for several other films he saw within the lineup. And then he reviewed the new release of Tuesday.He also appeared on the Reel Chronicles Podcast to discuss the 40th anniversary of Ghostbusters.

Matt Hambidge

Here’s what Matt Hambridge was watching this week:

Zach Hammill

Here are Zach’s latest submissions:

Catherine Krummey (Veg Out Recipes)

To celebrate Pride, Catherine Krummey paired Cheryl Dunye’s 1996 New Queer Cinema classic The Watermelon Woman with a summer-ready recipe for watermelon sorbet. Read her essay on the film here.

Matthew Liedke (Liedke on Film)

Dive into Matthew’s recent film adventures:

Ruth Maramis (FlixChatter)

Here are the latest flicks Ruth has been talking about!

Paul McGuire Grimes (Paul’s Trip to the Movies)

Here are Paul’s latest submissions:

Mark McPherson (Movies With Mark)

Mark has been writing up reviews for some fascinating films recently:

Brian Orndorf (Blu-Ray.Com)

Brian has been busy reviewing a variety of Blu-rays and UHD releases. Here are some of his latest reviews:

Brian’s Movie Reviews

Brian’s Blu-ray & UHD Reviews Brian also reviewed a variety of Blu-rays and UHD releases. Here are some of his recent reviews:

For more detailed reviews and insights, check out Brian Orndorf’s website at brianorndorf.com.

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