The Rourke interprets ‘Omnipotence of Dream’
"You know what the Midwestern is like: it's kind of like an artists’ family reunion."
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Rohrwacher Excavates ‘La Chimera’
by Greg Carlson | May 15, 2024
Filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher’s “La Chimera” should not be missed [...] Rohrwacher stakes a serious claim as one of today’s most vital auteurs.
Read NowIt’s a Death Defyin’ Life: ‘The Fall Guy’
by Greg Carlson | May 6, 2024
"The undeniable chemistry between stars Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling in David Leitch’s “The Fall Guy” is a significant selling point..."
Read NowI told ya: Guadagnino Serves Up ‘Challengers’
by Greg Carlson | Apr 30, 2024
Check out Luca Guadagnino’s "sweaty, sexy, and ridiculously entertaining 'Challengers.'”
Read Now‘Sasquatch Sunset’ glows with the witty touch of the Zellner brothers
by Greg Carlson | Apr 22, 2024
"Surely one of the year’s unlikeliest and most wondrous theatrical experiences, “Sasquatch Sunset,” from beloved indie storytellers David and Nathan Zellner..."
Read NowNew independent bookstores arrive in Fargo-Moorhead
by Alicia Underlee Nelson | Apr 18, 2024
“I think you can tell a lot about a community by the health of its bookstore, because people make a choice,” said Danny Caine,…
Read NowMay the art be with you: Plains Art Gala celebrates with sci-fi theme
by Sabrina Hornung | Apr 18, 2024
There’s no exaggeration when we say that this year’s Plains Art Gala is going to be out of this world, with a sci-fi theme...
Read NowWhat in Hel’s Fury is going on at Brewhalla?
by Sabrina Hornung | Apr 18, 2024
Hel’s Fury Tattoo Fest is a collaboration between Amarok Tattoo Studio and Drekker Brewing Company, bringing 70-80 artists from across the country to Brewhalla
Read NowMeet the dads and moms of Oppenheim’s ‘Spermworld’
by Greg Carlson | Apr 15, 2024
Documentarian Lance Oppenheim’s “Spermworld” boasts a killer hook to attract the curious: unregulated sperm donors who use social media to offer services to women unhappy…
Read NowBuckley and Colman Write ‘Wicked Little Letters’
by Greg Carlson | Apr 8, 2024
"The poison pen concept has fueled many film plots, and this latest iteration at least has the good sense (or fortune) to feature first-rate…
Read NowBreaking Glass: ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ shows big promise
by Greg Carlson | Apr 3, 2024
In Sundance standout “Love Lies Bleeding,” filmmaker Rose Glass improves on all the promises announced in her 2021 debut “Saint Maud.” While “Maud” explored the…
Read NowCollecting Movies With J.D. Shields
by Greg Carlson | Mar 22, 2024
Writer/Director J.D. Shields' BAFTA-qualified short film “Blue Hour” closes the 2024 Fargo Film Festival on Saturday, March 23.
Read NowSTILL, after all this time
by John Showalter | Mar 21, 2024
On Saturday, April 13, the long dormant doom noise project will return to the Aquarium co-headlining a show with Timmy Williams of “The Whitest…
Read NowThe Prank: Moreno earns her teacher’s salary in otherwise weak horror-comedy
by Greg Carlson | Mar 19, 2024
The chief reason to see “The Prank,” a lumpy and unappetizing stew that could use a lot more salt, is legend Rita Moreno.
Read NowVilleneuve keeps the spice flowing in ‘Dune: Part Two’
by Greg Carlson | Mar 11, 2024
At its very best, “Dune: Part Two” captures the visual grandeur of Herbert’s accomplished world-building and the complex themes...
Read NowGutiérrez Examines the Life of Kahlo in Documentary ‘Frida’
by Greg Carlson | Mar 4, 2024
Art lovers and biography hounds will be able to judge for themselves when the movie comes to Amazon Prime beginning March 14.
Read NowTangled Up in ‘Madame Web’
by Greg Carlson | Feb 26, 2024
Is “Madame Web” so bad it’s good? Could the movie really become a future cult classic fueled by quotable lines of dialogue?
Read NowCody and Williams introduce ‘Lisa Frankenstein’
by Greg Carlson | Feb 21, 2024
The mixed reviews for "Lisa Frankenstein" are not necessarily indicative of the movie’s charms.
Read NowFun and games with the Barker Brothers
by John Showalter | Feb 15, 2024
High Plains Reader had the opportunity to interview two mysterious new game show hosts.
Read Now‘Scrambled’ has heart as well as laughs
by Greg Carlson | Feb 15, 2024
“Scrambled" is a "raucous, whip-smart comedy and a feminist treatise on self-image, self-actualization, and self-love."
Read NowThe 2024 Fargo Film Festival Preview
by Greg Carlson | Feb 15, 2024
The 2024 Fargo Film Festival will take place March 19 to 23 at the Fargo Theatre. Visit fargofilmfestival.org for more information.
Read NowThe 55th Annual UND Writers Conference
by HPR Contributor | Feb 15, 2024
This gathering explores the role of the arts in exploring and charting our shared past, present and future.
Read NowOrtega is an apt pupil in “Miller’s Girl”
by Greg Carlson | Feb 5, 2024
"Miller's Girl" by Jade Halley Bartlett: "the tongue-in-cheek black comedy that knowingly flirts with all kinds of teacher-pupil cliches."
Read NowStationary: Cowperthwait’s “I.S.S.” Could Use More Gravity
by Greg Carlson | Jan 30, 2024
“I.S.S.” is sorely in need of a lot more strangeness, weirdness, and wonder.
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