Minnesota Film Critics Association
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The summer blockbuster season kicked off recently with the release of Marvel’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”
Minnesota critics were busy reviewing that, along with several other films, while also doing some film festival coverage. Both the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival and the North by North Film Festival have been covered.
Here’s what the Alliance has been up to lately.
There’s been a whirlwind of new releases lately, with existing franchises and original films in the mix.
The last few weeks have had the release of “Secrets of Dumbledore” from the Wizarding World series and a film about a fictional Nicolas Cage. Those movies and much more have been reviewed by MNFCA members.
Here’s what the Alliance has been up to lately.
Multiple universes is something becoming more common in movies.
This was evident in some of the films the MNFCA reviewed recently, from the Marvel comics inspired “Morbius” to the original feature “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” Those two and many others were analyzed recently by Minnesota critics.
Here’s what they’ve been up to lately.
Award season came to a close Sunday night with the Oscars ceremony.
In the time following the ceremony, MNFCA members shared thoughts on the Academy Awards in written pieces and podcasts. Their work in the last two weeks wasn’t limited to awards talk, though.
Reviews for new movies such as “X,” “The Outfit” and more were also published. Here’s what the Alliance has been up to lately.
In addition to announcing the winners of the MNFCA awards, Minnesota critics were also busy the last two weeks reviewing plenty of new releases.
Pixar’s “Turning Red,” the new “Batman” and even some flicks shown at the South by Southwest Film Festival were under review recently. Check out what the Alliance has been up to lately.
For just over two weeks, members of the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance were busy voting to determine what the winners of the group’s second annual awards.
In the end, it was “Dune” earning the most wins, scoring awards in five categories. “The Power of the Dog” also had good a good showing, winning three awards including Best Picture.
See the full list of winners below.
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A mix of movies from various genres are in cinemas and on streaming platforms right now.
The romantic musical “Cyrano,” the adventure film “Uncharted,” the horror sequel “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and the superhero picture “The Batman.” All of those movies and much more were reviewed and discussed by MNFCA members.
Check out what the Alliance has been up to lately.
New releases from several genres have kept MNFCA members busy recently. Reviews have been published on films from the romcom “Marry Me” to the disaster epic “Moonfall.”
On top of reviews, members also conducted interviews with filmmakers and talked about the Academy Award nominations.
Here’s what the Alliance has been up to lately.
Continue reading “The Alliance Lately: Issue No. 48”
The Minnesota Film Critics Alliance completed the nomination process over the last week for its second annual award honors.
Eligible films for this year’s awards included those released from March-December 2021. Movies released from January-February 2021 were made eligible in last year’s awards process because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Many films were submitted across all genres for the 16 award categories. In the end, “Dune” and “The Power of the Dog” tied for the most nominations, with each picture earning 11 selections.
Other movies receiving multiple nominations include “West Side Story” with eight, “Licorice Pizza” with five and “Nightmare Alley” with four.
The award winners will be announced March 6.
See the full list of nominees below.
Continue reading “‘Dune,’ ‘Power of the Dog’ lead MNFCA Noms”
It was two weeks of variety for the Minnesota Critics, with content about foreign movies, the Sundance Film Festival and more getting published.
Late releases from 2021, as well as a few new 2022 pictures, were also written and talked about. Here’s what the Alliance has been up to lately.
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