27 October
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DOLEMITE IS MY NAME Director: Craig BrewerStarring: Eddie Murphy, Keegan-Michael Key, Wesley Snipes, Mike Epps, Snoop Dogg, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Tituss Burgess, Kodi Smit-McPhee  Eddie Murphy is back in prime form in the true story, Dolemite Is My Name. He plays Rudy Ray Moore who does it all. He sings, dances, performs stand up comedy, and works at a record story all while searching for his big break into showbiz after being rejected countless times. He hears stories and jokes from homeless people in his community and turns them into a character named Dolemite. His off-color, vulgar language gets some acclaim leading Rudy Ray to make aRead More →

27 October
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JOJO RABBIT Director: Taika WaititiStarring: Roman Griffin Davis, Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allie, Thomasin Mckenzie Taika Waititi’s new film, Jojo Rabbit, recently won the audience award at the Torono International Film Festival. In it, Jojo (Griffin Davis) is a 10 year old kid who enters Hitler’s youth army. He’s young, scrappy, and not very equipped to be a strong little soldier. He’s mocked by the other boys and nicknamed Jojo Rabbit. He’s being groomed by their regime only to learn that his mother, Rosie (Johansson), is hiding a young Jewish girl (Mckenzie) in their cupboard. Jojo is absolutelyRead More →

21 October
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STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (FINAL TRAILER) Director: J.J. AbramsStarring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Lupita Nyong’o, Keri Russell, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Billie Lourd, Billy Dee Williams The countdown is on to finally feast our eyes on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. According to the official Star Wars website, we sit at 59 days until the release of Episode IX. It will mark the end of this new trilogy and the stories we have come to cherish about Luke, Leia, and Han Solo. The final trailer premiered on Monday Night Football and I amRead More →

20 October
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“WORKING MAN” INTERVIEWS The new film Working Man was the opening night feature for the Twin Cities Film Fest, which is celebrating its ten year anniversary. It stars Peter Gerety as Allery who loses his longtime job at a factory in the Rust Belt. He lives in a small town with his wife, Iola (Talia Shire), and this has been his daily life and routine for many years. He feels lost but not willing to give in. He takes it upon himself to break into the factory and go about his work as if nothing has happened. Part of the festivities every year include discussionsRead More →

17 October
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MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL Director:  Joachim RønningStarring: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sam Riley, Harris Dickinson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ed Skrein The relationship between the innocent Aurora (Fanning) and Maleficent (Jolie) continues to evolve for the better. They live in the woods protecting the Moor people and other mystical creatures. Their relationship hits a snag when Prince Phillip (Dickinson) proposes to Aurora. The happy couple believe this could lead to the union between the two kingdoms. His mother, Queen Ingrith (Pfeiffer), is also not too pleased that his son is now engaged. She puts on a brave face, but her evil is brewing under theRead More →

15 October
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BOMBSHELL Director: Jay RoachStarring: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Kate McKinnon, Alanna Ubach, Allison Janney, Connie Britton, Mark Duplass, Ashley Greene, Richard Kind You may already have strong feelings about Fox News depending on where you fall in the political landscape. What you may or may not know about is the toxic workplace that it became for many of the women who worked under Roger Ailes (Lithgow). There were many big names that came out of there like Megyn Kelly (Theron), Gretchen Carlson (Kidman), Kayla Pospisil (Robbie) and more. Bombshell tells the story of these women along with many others who finallyRead More →

13 October
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“JOJO RABBIT” INTERVIEWS Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok) is taking Hollywood by storm with his new film Jojo Rabbit. It recently won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival and is already garnering major Oscar buzz. Thanks to Fox Searchlight and KSTP’s Twin Cities Live, I recently sat down with the cast including: Scarlett Johansson, Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, and Waititi to discuss their new film, Marvel, and Game of Thrones.Read More →

11 October
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GEMINI MAN Director: Ang LeeStarring: Will Smith, Clive Owen, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Benedict Wong, Linda Emond Will Smith teams up with two-time Oscar winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Life of Pi) for the new film Gemini Man. He plays Henry, a trained government assassin who calls it quits hoping to retire from his dangerous position. The Defense Intelligence Agency, led by Clive Owen and Linda Emond, has other thoughts. They put a target on his back hoping to stop him given information they believe Henry has about their Gemini program. One of the men chasing Henry is revealed to be the clone of hisRead More →

06 October
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MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Did you know that the Minnesota Orchestra has a Movies and Music series where you can hear them play classic film scores as the movie plays? Film critic Paul McGuire Grimes from Paul’s Trip to the Movies attended one of their performances of “The Empire Strikes Back” and lost his mind hearing a John Williams score live for the first time. Here’s why YOU should go support this series! Here’s the videoRead More →

02 October
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JOKER Director: Todd PhillipsStarring: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Frances Conroy, Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Shea Whigham, Marc Maron Joaquin Phoenix joins the illustrious list of actors have have left a lasting impression as the Clown Prince of Crime. In Joker, he stars as Arthur Fleck who makes a living as a professional clown. He has aspirations of being a stand up comic on a late night talk show. He has good, innocent intentions but he just isn’t funny. He’s continually beat up for just being different and takes shelter by living with his mom (Conroy) in a small apartment. The trauma continues as heRead More →