The Alliance Lately: Smile 2 the Woman of the Hour on your way to the Conclave
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.
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And now…The Alliance Lately.
Joe Botten (The MN Movie Man)
Joe has been keeping his 31 Days to Scare going and has something for all walks of horror fans. Check it out and bookmark it as we get closer to Halloween.
On The MN Movie Man, Joe has reviews of new releases Smile 2, Woman of the Hour, and MadS. He’s also playing catch-up on titles that have been dropping over the last few weeks: Seeking Mavis Beacon, Will & Harper, Things Will Be Different, The Radleys, The Outrun, It’s What’s Inside, Blink, and Hoard.
Brian Eggert (Deep Focus Review)
Brian covered the new releases Smile 2 and MadS. He also previewed the Twin Cities Film Fest and, from the festival, wrote about On Becoming a Guinea Fowl.
For his Patreon subscribers, Brian continued his month of exclusive horror reviews with his takes on Terrifier 3 and Netflix’s Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021).
Brian also appeared on KARE 11 on Saturday, October 19, to share some fall movie recommendations and talk about his favorite horror movie.
Hunter Friesen (The Cinema Dispatch)
At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter posted a review for Smile 2.
Kyle Goethe
Over at the GOAT Film Reviews website, Kyle has a review for the new release Green Night.
In addition, Kyle is continuing his yearly 31 Days of Horror event:
- Day 13: The Butterfly Effect (2004)
- Day 14: Strange Darling (2023)
- Day 15: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
- Day 16: Unboxing Paramount Scares Volume 1!
- Day 17: Smile 2 (2024)
- Day 18: The Wait (2023)
- Day 19: The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
Kyle Goethe & Nicholas Palodichuk
Zach Hammill
This week, Zach gets caught up with The Substance, and reviews the new film We Live in Time.
Jason Hemming
This week Jason reviewed Smile 2.
Eric Houston
Movie Man Eric released a podcast this week reviewing The Wasp, Inside Out 2, Challengers, and a handful of Universal Monsters movies!
Catherine Krummey
Last week’s Veg Out pairing was 2011’s “Thor” and smørrebrød. Plus, she has two new reviews on The Feed: “Smile 2” and “Magpie.” She also published a preview of the Twin Cities Film Fest. Additionally, she participated in a “Food & Drink Files: Netflix Edition” collab, got 10/10 on an Instagram movie trivia show and the “Demons & Monsters & Creatures, OH MY!” series she is co-hosting continued with more scary season films and shows.
Ruth Maramis
Ruth reviewed Saturday Night and Conclave. She also previewed 10 must-see documentaries as part of her Twin Cities Film Fest countdown.
Paul McGuire Grimes (Paul’s Trip to the Movies)
Paul has a variety of new updates this week:
Twin Cities Film Fest 2024 Celebrates its 15th Anniversary
Mark McPherson (Movies With Mark)
Brian Orndorf (Blu-Ray.Com)
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