FlixChatter Review – Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil was at once my most anticipated and most dreaded film of this year. Disney has a long history of over saturating the market with quickly produced sequels, prequels and even midquels of films that have been successful. These sloppily made seconds have left me with a bad taste and a severe …

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TCFF19 Reviews: The Chunta Documentary + Features: The Education of a Negro + Up There

It's the day before last of TCFF! Whew!! What an amazing 10 days it's been celebrating Twin Cities Film Fest's 10th Anniversary!! But as I mentioned in this post, we still have plenty of great films to watch tonight and tomorrow! One of them is The Chunta, which premieres Saturday at 2:40 PM. The Chunta …

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TCFF 2019 Documentary Reviews: Like Harvey Like Son + 8 Seasons of Art + Juice: How Electricity Explains The World

Documentaries always plays a big part of Twin Cities Film Fest and we're all the better for it. It's always fun to learn something new by watching an insightful, fascinating doc. There are a plethora of subject matters, from environmental sustainability (TCFF's social justice cause this year), films about art/culture, and inspirational journey of a …

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TCFF19 Horror/Thriller Reviews: Puppet Killer + Scream, Queen: My Nightmare on Elm Street + 3 Day Weekend

We've already reached halfway of the film fest!! You can search TCFF2019 for ALL of the posts we've done so far this year. Check out the recap from Saturday (thanks to our media producers + TCFF interns!): https://vimeo.com/367529505 Well, since it's almost Halloween, here are a trio of horror/thriller reviews of films screening at TCFF! …

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2019 Twin Cities Film Fest: HER series

FILMS FOR WOMEN... ABOUT WOMEN... BY WOMEN (Click image to see the full lineup of HER series) Check out my interview with Cady McClain of SEEING IS BELIEVING: WOMEN DIRECT  

TCFF19: DAY 3+4 Reviews: Greywood’s Plot + Documentaries: The Truth About Marriage & Salvage

It's already Day 4 at TCFF! Well, time sure flies when you're having fun! Here's a video recap from Saturday, courtesy of TCFF's awesome media producers Ellie Drews & Kirstie House: https://vimeo.com/367401324 Greywood's Plot Greywood's Plot, directed by MN-based director Josh Stifter (whom Ruth interviewed for his film The Good Exorcist), is a fantastically fun and …

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TCFF19 Review: LAST CALL (2019)

Last Call is a technical feat. It is a continuous shot film made doubly impressive by the fact that it is a split screen for the entire movie. That’s right. Last Call is a continuous shot film twice over. One screen is entirely devoted to single working mother Beth (Sarah Booth). The other features Scott …

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