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The Minnesota Movie Digest: Kraven’s Carry-On is a A Complete Unknown

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 almost time to unwrap The MN Movie Man‘s Best/Worst of the year, but there’s no peeking until after Christmas! While you wait, check out reviews for Carry-On and Kraven the Hunter as well as the landing page for all six volumes of the 60+ films he saw at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

Be sure to follow The MN Movie Man on Instagram and Facebook for his weekly hot takes and other updates between newsletters!

Eli Brau (Cinephile Corner)

EEli has a few new pieces this week over on Cinephile Corner. In their movie reviews section, they have reviews for the following new releases:

Fly Me to the Moon review

Nickel Boys review

Flow review

September 5 review

Saturday Night review

Last Summer review

Brian Eggert (Deep Focus Review)

Brian reviewed A Complete Unknown, Queer, Flow, September 5, Nickel Boys, and Kraven the Hunter.

For his Patreon subscribers, he posted two new lengthy AMA responses and wrote about his favorite TV show of 2024. Check out his Patreon.

Hunter Friesen (The Cinema Dispatch)

At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter reviewed A Complete Unknown, Kraven the Hunter, and Carry-On.

Jay Gabler

For the Duluth News Tribune, I reviewed A Complete Unknown and reported on Timothée Chalamet’s visit to a Minneapolis preview screening.

Also for the News Tribune, I reviewed the British Arrows, presented by the Walker Art Center. For The Tangential, I reviewed the new Star Wars show Skeleton Crew

Zach Hammill

This week, Zach reviews A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, as well as capsule reviews of DIDI, BABES, NIGHTBITCH, THE SACRED OF THE SACRED FIG, MOTHERS’ INSTINCT, QUEER, and A REAL PAIN.

Jason Hemming

Nominated for Best Animated Film at The Golden Globes and Critics Choice Award. Flow tells a very beautiful story about animals surviving with no dialogue at all and it is phenomenal.

The Vern is joined again by Cayley of Once Over with Cayley to discuss the 2003 remake of Willard starring Crispin Glover.

The Vern is joined by Becca of Do You Expect Us To Talk to discuss Alfred Hitchcock’s classic, Psycho and even defend the Gus Van Sant remake

C.B. Jacobson

The latest issue of my newsletter, Picturegoer; containing reviews of “Gladiator II”, “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, “Hell’s Hinges”, “Inside Man”, “The Mechanic” and Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None”.