One of the things I love most about spring in Minnesota isn't only the warmer weather but also the kickoff of the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival! MSPIFF is back this Wednesday, celebrating its 45th anniversary! From April 8-19, over 200 films will be screened at this year's festival, making it the biggest celebration …
Written and directed by: Howard J. Ford Between the underwhelming Row and the poorly made Borley Rectory: The Awakening, I haven’t had the best luck covering U.K. horror this past year. But when Ruth asked if I wanted to review Bone Keeper, I was intrigued; the premise sounded cool, the promotional images looked creepy, and …
Early on Good Friday, I began writing this essay on a film I watched at the Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF) in 2019. I haven't had the opportunity to review this Terrence Malick film until now, but it has lingered in my mind even after seven years. Since then, Malick has not released any new …
Welcome to another edition of double reviews. This time, I’m combining two one-word-title movies that recently went to streaming. ANACONDA (Netflix) A group of friends is going through a midlife crisis. They decide to remake a favorite movie from their youth but encounter unexpected events when they enter the jungle. The trailer had me cracking …
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Happy April, everyone!! 🌹 🪷 🌻 🌷 We've made it to Spring, woo hoo!! I know I said this every month, but March felt like a breeze. The weather has been a roller coaster! We got hit with a major snowstorm earlier this month, which took my hubby and me nearly an hour to shovel …
Scaling Mount Kilimanjaro is a tough challenge, even for the best able-bodied athletes, but it becomes truly remarkable when a bilateral amputee accomplishes it. What’s even more astonishing is that Mandy Horvath ascended the tallest free-standing mountain globally without using prosthetic devices. The Ascent details Horvath’s intense journey in June 2021, and when she reached …
The Peaky Blinders TV series ended back in 2022, but rumors of a new season have been circling around for a few years. Once Cillian Murphy won the Oscar for Best Actor for Oppenheimer, Netflix quickly greenlit a new film that will close out the story of the Peaky Blinders permanently. When the TV series …
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