TCFF 2023 Documentary Reviews: ‘Still Working 9 to 5’ and ‘Greener Pastures’

In the interest of time, I'm going to be posting more than one review at a time during the film fest. Some might be shorter than others, depending on how much time I have on a given day. Still Working 9 To 5 Let me preface this review with the fact that I had not …

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TCFF 2023 Documentary Reviews: Mom & Dad’s Nipple Factory and Black Barbie

Wow, it's already day 3 of TCFF! I barely had time to blog yesterday as I watched a couple of films in the afternoon, followed by an Industry Night. Then I had to attend a Jane Austen Society MN Chapter's English Country Dance event that I signed up for weeks ago. In any case, I …

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Twin Cities Film Fest 2023 kicked off with a locally-made shorts doc + Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers

What a night!! The 2023 Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF) kicked off with a festive evening last night. Typically they featured a single film on opening night, but this year they had two! I've mentioned it in my initial post talking about its exciting lineup that will screen until Saturday, October 28 in a hybrid …

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Counting down to Twin Cities Film Fest – 10 must-see INDIE FILMS to watch at TCFF 2023

It's less than 10 days until the Minnesota film festivities begin with the opening of the 2023 Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF)!  A few weeks ago, TCFF unveiled the complete lineup which once again is filled with exciting buzz-worthy films amongst the 140+ movies (features and shorts) that will screen Oct. 19-28 in a hybrid format. …

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#MSPIFF42 Review: MY SAILOR, MY LOVE (2023) – a poignant and achingly moving tale of late love and loss

There are plenty of returning filmmakers at MSPIFF whose films have screened in previous years. One of them is Finnish filmmaker Klaus Härö whose Estonian/set drama The Fencer was one of my faves in 2016. I immediately got the ticket for this when I saw James Cosmo’s name as the lead and the fact that …

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#MSPIFF42 Review: FLAMIN’ HOT – Eva Longoria’s directorial debut is a zesty feel-good movie with an empowering message

There have been an increasing amount of stranger-than-fiction origin stories lately… with AIR, Tetris, Blackberry, and even the popular Frito-Lay spicy snacks, Flamin’ Hot. I have to admit I can’t handle spicy stuff (yes I know, my fellow Indonesian friends make fun of me ALL the time), so I have never even tasted Flamin’ Hot …

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#MSPIFF42 Double Reviews: The Hamlet Syndrome (documentary) + Dancing Queen

We're now past the halfway point of MSPIFF and I've seen about nine movies so far… wish I had seen more of course but hey, I'll take whatever I can get as I'm juggling a 40-hour workweek. These two films couldn't be more different from one another, but both are definitely worth your while. The …

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