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

  • Trolls World Tour – Home Premiere

    Throw your own home premiere for TROLLS WORLD TOUR this Friday! For fun activities, Download the at Home Premiere Party Pack: https://www.dreamworks.com/downloads/TrollsPartyPack.pdf Also be sure to check out the “How To Draw A Troll” Tutorial Series below: How To Draw Tiny Diamond – How To Draw Poppy – How To Draw Branch – TROLLS WORLD TOUR – At home on demand April 10 on WatchTrolls.com

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  • Blind Spots ~ The Hidden Fortress

    Every movie lover has their admitted blind spots and sad to say mine is definitely Akira Kurosawa, the famed Japanese director who was behind such celebrated features as Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954) and Yojimbo (1961).  Chances are, if you have an art-house film nearby you can wait it out for a Kurosawa film to

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  • Movie Review ~ Onward

    The Facts: Synopsis: Two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest in order to spend one last day with their father, who died when they were too young to remember him. Stars: Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, Ali Wong, John Ratzenberger, Lena Waithe, Mel Rodgriguez Director: Dan Scanlon Rated: PG Running

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  • Movie Review ~ Extra Ordinary

    The Facts: Synopsis: Though an Irish driving instructor has a love-hate relationship with her supernatural abilities, she decides to help a local man and his possessed daughter. Stars: Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Will Forte, Claudia O’Doherty, Jamie Beaming, Terri Chandler, Risteard Cooper, Emma Coleman, Carrie Crowley, Mary McEvoy Director: Mike Ahern & Edna Loughman Rated:

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  • Movie Review ~ Corpus Christi (Boze Cialo)

    The Facts: Synopsis: Unable to become a priest because of his criminal record, when Daniel is sent to work at a carpenter’s workshop in a small town he accidentally takes over the local parish, providing an opportunity for the local community to begin the healing process after a tragedy. Stars: Bartosz Bielenia, Eliza Rycembel, Aleksandra

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  • Movie Review ~ Escape from Pretoria

    The Facts: Synopsis: Two white South Africans, imprisoned for working on behalf of the African National Congress (ANC), determine to escape from the notorious white man’s `Robben Island’, Pretoria Prison. Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Ian Hart, Daniel Webber, Mark Leonard Winter, Nathan Page, Stephen Hunter Director: Francis Annan Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 106 minutes TMMM Score:

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  • Movie Review ~ Run This Town

    The Facts: Synopsis: An emerging political scandal in Toronto in 2013 seen through the eyes of young staffers at city hall and a local newspaper. Stars: Ben Platt, Nina Dobrev, Mena Massoud, Damian Lewis, Jennifer Ehle, Scott Speedman Director: Ricky Tollman Rated: R Running Length: 99 minutes TMMM Score: (6/10) Review: Political movies can go

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  • Movie Review ~ The Invisible Man (2020)

    The Facts: Synopsis: When Cecilia’s abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see. Stars: Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer,

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Candyman (2020)

    Synopsis: Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster’s myth. Release Date:  June 12, 2020 Thoughts: As I recalled in my 31 Days to Scare review, 1992’s Candyman remains one of the rare movies that still manages to frighten me

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  • Movie Review ~ The Lodge

    The Facts: Synopsis: A soon-to-be-stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé’s two children at a remote winter cabin. Isolated and alone, strange and frightening events threaten to summon psychological demons from her strict religious childhood. Stars: Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, Lia McHugh, Richard Armitage, Alicia Silverstone Director: Severin Fiala & Veronika Franz Rated: R Running

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