Blichfeldt turns fairytale to nightmare in ‘The Ugly Stepsister’
Blichfeldt’s film, which handily and truly earns the description of “dark and twisted,” reimagines the Cinderella story with gruesome attention...
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Documentary considers branches of Coulson’s fascinating career
Die-hard fans and followers of Lynch and “Twin Peaks” will seek out Green’s portrait, especially because so much of it concentrates on Coulson’s best-known…
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Before the four, another Marvel: Schreier provides ‘Thunderbolts*’ with lots of flash
Anchored by the dependable Florence Pugh, “Thunderbolts*” easily tops “Captain America: Brave New World” to make it the most satisfying MCU movie of 2025...
Read NowDuke meets a true original in ‘Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story’
Toronto-based filmmaker Alison Duke shines a light on a pioneering Jamaican recording artist and her most famous and durable song in the documentary feature…
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Evansville Arts Coalition celebrates with annual Poetry Night
Evansville Arts Coalition (EAC) will celebrate its birthday with an evening of poetry at Evansville Art Center (111 Main St. in Evansville, Minnesota) on…
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Ryan Coogler goes big and bold with “Sinners,” a sweaty, bloody vampire movie set in 1932.
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Remembering Modern Man
He was brave enough to create in whatever medium he was drawn to, about any subject he cared about. He was truly free to…
Read NowMorris mulls Manson in Netflix documentary
[...] Morris should have come up with something far more radical and coherent than “Chaos.”
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Ferreira and Leguizamo make great friends in ‘Bob Trevino Likes It’
Tracie Laymon draws from her own unbelievable-but-true life experience to shape feature directorial debut “Bob Trevino Likes It"
Read NowShane Balkowitsch documents living history: an ambrotype session with Leonard Peltier
Bismarck wet plate photographer Shane Balkowitsch created a portrait of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier after his sentence was commuted.
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Holder debuts ‘Love, Brooklyn’
Rachael Abigail Holder guides “Love, Brooklyn” to a satisfying conclusion, even if some viewers might have hoped for a different outcome for the central…
Read NowThat’s not all, folks: Porky and Daffy rescue us from ‘The Day the Earth Blew Up’
"...director Peter Browngardt’s film is the first entirely original animated feature using the legendary Warner Bros. cartoon characters."
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Brent Brandt brings big names to the Fargo Theatre
Over the past few years, Brent Brandt, a local teacher and lover of cinema, has welcomed a number of well-known actors to the stage…
Read Now‘Speak.’ to open 2025 Fargo Film Festival
The opening night showcase of the 2025 Fargo Film Festival is Jennifer Tiexiera and Guy Mossman’s excellent documentary feature “Speak.” The movie premiered during…
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Empathy through story sharing: TQH bringing queer history to Red Raven
Telling Queer History is an LGBTQIA+ organization that utilizes oral storytelling and community building to educate, honor and collect oral histories.
Read NowBong sends in the clones: ‘Mickey 17’
Bong always chooses the more-is-more path when a number of quiet character moments for several members of the supporting cast were sorely needed.
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Zhu’s debut feature ‘Bunnylovr’ premieres at Sundance
consent, autonomy, and slippery power and gender dynamics in the transactional space of online sex work and IRL contact make “Bunnylovr” worth seeking out.
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The Afro-futurism and mind-altering science fiction of “BLKNWS” should inspire anyone who engages with its unique, time-transcending wavelength.
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A picture is worth a thousand books
Mickey Smith's "Morphologies” contains pictures of the contents of libraries, often bound journals and periodicals.
Read NowA book review of ‘Dodge County, Inc: Big Ag and the Undoing of Rural America’
Ferguson Books in downtown Fargo hosted Sonya Trom Eayrs in November for the release of her book about the takeover of rural southern Minnesota by large animal factory…
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Fargo Film Festival 25
The silver anniversary of the annual Fargo Film Festival will take place from March 18 to 22 at the Fargo Theatre. From its beginnings…
Read NowThe MoonCats have landed
The MoonCats describe themselves as “Americonscious Campfire Folk.” They have a clear acoustic folk sound with a sense of whimsy — think Roger Miller…
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Victor’s ‘Sorry, Baby’ stands out at Sundance
Writer/director/performer Eva Victor’s feature debut “Sorry, Baby” was one of the big 2025 Sundance success stories.
Read NowDrew Hancock finds a ‘Companion’
To write with any degree of detail about filmmaker Drew Hancock’s “Companion” requires a spoiler alert.
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