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:
- Tokyo Vice Season 2
- A Quiet Place: Day One
- Past reviews: Black Barbie documentary and The Flash
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!
- A Quiet Place: Day One
- A Family Affair
- Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1
- Big Boys
- Twin Cities Live 6/21
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!
- Movies: Life After The NeverEnding Story, Agent Recon, Daddio, A Sacrifice, Reunion, Kinds of Kindness, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, A Quiet Place: Day One, A Family Affair
- Blu-ray/UHD: RoboCop (2014), The Sweet East, Sex Demon, Vacation!, Game of Pleasure, The Old Ones
Keep your eyes peeled for the latest film critiques, reviews, and news from the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance! 🎬🍿
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