Memoir of a Snail – Minnesota Film Critics Association

The Alliance Lately: A Memoir of a Snail by Anora and Emilia Pérez

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)

With the book of Halloween 2024 closed, The MN Movie Man‘s 31 Days to Scare is also complete. Check out all of the fright-delights here!

On the new release front, two films Joe first saw at the Toronto Film Festival arrived in theaters, and both will factor into the end-of-year awards talk! Get ready to meet two fascinating women: Emilia Pérez and Anora. The other new release for the week is a YA horror for Netflix, Time Cut.

Reviews of Bob Trevino Likes It, winner of the MNFCA Prize at the Twin Cities Film Fest, and more are also on The MN Movie Man’s Instagram and Facebook for weekly hot takes and other updates between newsletters!

Eli Brau

Eli has a few new pieces this week over on Cinephile Corner. In their movie reviews section, they have reviews for a few new releases, including Anora, The Substance, Blink Twice, Memoir of a Snail, MadS, Between the Temple, and Woman of the Hour. They also have classic reviews for Onibaba (1965), Ring (1998), and Pulse (2001).

And then in their rankings section, they have lists for the best horror movies of all time, the best horror movies of the 2020s so far, and the best Stephen King movie adaptations.

Hunter Friesen (The Cinema Dispatch)

At The Cinema Dispatch, Hunter reviewed Blitz and Here.

Barrett Goetz

Barrett’s Review of Anora

Catherine Krummey

Catherine paired the hit TV show “Wednesday” with fudge on Veg Out. Plus, she has three new reviews on The Feed: “Shrinking” (Season Two), “Before” (Season One) and “Emilia Perez.” She also asked a question in the “My Old Ass” virtual press conference, published an appreciation post for the 1983 vampire film “The Hunger” and started her FYC Friday series with microreviews of “Ghostlight,” “Late Night with the Devil” and more. Additionally, the “Demons & Monsters & Creatures, OH MY!” series she co-hosted wrapped up with more scary season films and shows, on top of being featured in other Halloween-themed community posts on Instagram.