Welcome to a special FlixChatter post highlighting a Minnesota-connected film, written by an MN-based actress, Marisa Coughlan. I had the privilege of speaking to Marisa about the film, so scroll down to read my interview below my review. FlixChatter Review When you think of a coming-of-age film, you probably picture a journey that teens or …
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TCFF 2024 Award Winners + Highlights: Interview with Daisy Ridley + Tom Bateman on their psychological thriller MAGPIE
It's been a hectic but gratifying 10 days covering the Twin Cities Film Fest on its 15th anniversary! Monday, October 21 was truly an evening to remember as I got to meet both Daisy Ridley and Tom Bateman who were in attendance to promote their psychological thriller MAGPIE (read my review). Thanks to TCFF executive …
Emmy Awards 2024: Chatting about Costume Design Nominations with Emmy Voter Resa McConaghy
The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards is just around the corner… it's set to air on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Sunday, Sept. 15. I have been watching more TV the past year so I've been paying more attention to it than I usually would and I've always been a fan of fashion …
Happy International Women’s Day! Musings on female representation in Hollywood + celebrating female filmmakers
Happy International Women's Day everyone! As a female movie fan and film critic, as well as someone who's dabbled in filmmaking, I'd like to take the opportunity to talk about where we are in terms of female representation. I have lamented in my Oscars nomination musings that Hollywood once again ignored female filmmakers with the …
THE INFERNAL MACHINE – Review + Interview with writer/director Andrew Hunt
As they say, the pen is mightier than the sword and once a piece of the written word is released in public, it’s out of the author’s control how it could be interpreted. The Infernal Machine is a cautionary tale of that scenario. Reclusive author Bruce Cogburn has been hiding out in his hilly desert …
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Interview with filmmakers of ‘The Groomsman’ comedy series – Now Available Online!
Hello readers, Ruth here! Welcome to another interview edition of MN-made comedy series The Groomsman, featuring two Minnesota filmmakers, Nick Hansen (writer/director/actor) and two producers Lindsey Kolar Martinson and Anne Hansen (who also co-wrote the script). The Groomsman is a rom-com about the perpetual groomsman. We've all seen movies about the perpetual bridesmaid...always the bridesmaid, …
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Interview with CRISIS film’s writer/director Nicholas Jarecki
Hello all! Welcome to another interview edition featuring the award-winning writer/director of the critically acclaimed Arbitrage Nicholas Jarecki. His sophomore film CRISIS has just been released in select theaters and VOD. Check out my review of the film if you haven't already. It stars Gary Oldman, Greg Kinnear, Evangeline Lilly, Armie Hammer, Luke Evans and Michelle Rodriguez. …
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