SPOILER-FREE FILM REVIEWS FROM A MOVIE LOVER WITH A HEART OF GOLD!

From the land of 10,000 lakes comes a fan of 10,000 movies!

Author: The MN Movie Man

  • The Final Problem Review: Elemental, Querido Watson

    The Final Problem Review: Elemental, Querido Watson

    Movie Review The Final Problem 9/10 TLDR The Final Problem is an absolutely delicious Holmesian puzzle box. José Coronado is superb as an old movie Sherlock stranded at a 1959 island hotel off Mallorca with a body and a houseful of suspects. It takes its time, plays fair and saves its best tricks for the…

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  • Hallowarrior Review: The Last Trick-or-Treater on Earth

    Hallowarrior Review: The Last Trick-or-Treater on Earth

    Movie Review Hallowarrior 7/10 TLDR Hallowarrior is a trim, effective Halloween survival story that plays more like The Road than Mad Max. Milly Shapiro gives a mad-confident lead performance, Ajani Russell is dynamite, and the gore effects rise well above the budget. Where to watch: Streaming on Shudder and AMC+ October 16 The Facts Synopsis:…

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  • Crawlers Review: The Itsy Bitsy Lockdown

    Crawlers Review: The Itsy Bitsy Lockdown

    Movie Review Crawlers 5/10 TLDR Crawlers locks a rundown apartment building down with a million venomous spiders and trades old-school monster fun for ooey-gooey gross-outs. Matilda Lutz and a scene-stealing dominatrix keep it crawling, but even at 75 minutes, it overstays its welcome. Where to watch: In theaters October 16 (Roadside Attractions and Saban Films)…

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  • Sense and Sensibility (2026) Review: A Truth Universally Swooned

    Sense and Sensibility (2026) Review: A Truth Universally Swooned

    Movie Review Sense and Sensibility 8/10 TLDR Sense and Sensibility doesn’t have the snap of Pride & Prejudice, but it’s wonderfully swoon-worthy all the same. Daisy Edgar-Jones and a scene-stealing Fiona Shaw lead a cast that lifts a stuffy script, and a sweeping score makes it a cozy fall hit. Where to watch: In theaters…

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  • Annie at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Review: Hope Is Back on the Menu

    Annie at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Review: Hope Is Back on the Menu

    Photo: Dan Norman Photography, courtesy of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Annie Synopsis: New York City, Christmas 1933. Annie, a scrappy kid stuck in Miss Hannigan’s orphanage, lands an invitation to spend the holidays with billionaire Oliver Warbucks. But Annie still hopes to find the parents who left her, and Miss Hannigan has her own ideas about…

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  • Whalefall Review: Into the Belly of Grief

    Whalefall Review: Into the Belly of Grief

    Movie Review Whalefall 9/10 TLDR Whalefall is a whale of a tale that’s less ludicrous than it sounds. Austin Abrams goes through hell inside a convincing, practical sperm whale, and Josh Brolin’s flashbacks turn a nail-biter into a moving story about fathers, sons and grief. Where to watch: In theaters October 16 (20th Century Studios)…

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  • You Can See Everything Review: Fake It Till You Film It

    You Can See Everything Review: Fake It Till You Film It

    Movie Review You Can See Everything 10/10 TLDR Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim move in for Elizabeth Holmes’s last 34 days of freedom. The early needling grates, then the film turns into something no true-crime documentary has tried. Go in cold. Where to watch: In theaters October 16 (A24) The Facts Synopsis: Thirty-four days before…

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  • Musk Movie Review: A Long, Angry Portrait Before the Midterms

    Musk Movie Review: A Long, Angry Portrait Before the Midterms

    Movie Review Musk 8/10 TLDR Alex Gibney’s Musk is four hours long and moves like two. The AI avatar looks like a bobblehead, but the DOGE section hits hard. See it before the midterms. Where to watch: In theaters October 9 (Bleecker Street) The Facts Synopsis: An incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk,…

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  • Clown Panic Review: Send In the Fears

    Clown Panic Review: Send In the Fears

    Movie Review Clown Panic 5/10 TLDR Hulu’s Clown Panic revisits the 2016 clown sightings but rarely asks whether the threat was real. Guilford Adams is a delight, and the final twenty minutes hit hard. The history of scary clowns goes missing. Where to watch: Streaming on Hulu The Facts Synopsis: When children in a small…

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ 2026

    31 Days to Scare ~ 2026

    31 DAYS TO SCARE – 2026 I love a horror film. Be it schlocky, classic, groan-inducing, scream-producing, high tech, low budget, or plain crazy, there isn’t much in the genre I won’t see. Every day in October, you can expect a horror film review, and I’m hoping you’ll get introduced to a few you haven’t…

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