From Minnesota Public Radio News, MPR News producers Samantha Matsumoto and Aron Woldeslassie share a passion for movies. Each week, they take a break from their day jobs to talk about what they've seen lately.
Latest episodes
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Cube Critics discuss ‘Maria’ and ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary’
Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber discuss a a movie about an opera soprano at the end of her life and a movie about an entire genre of music at the end of its life.‘Maria’Ang…
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Cube Critics get Glicked, seeing both ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’
Cube Critics got Glicked this week, catching “Wicked” and “Gladiator II.”“Wicked” is the winter blockbuster everyone’s been anticipating. It’s a vibrant adaptation of the Broadway…
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Cube Critics discuss ‘Emilia Pérez’
“Emilia Pérez” is a French film set in Mexico, shot largely on soundstages in France, blending elements of noir, musicals and occasional winking comedy.The story follows a Mexican…
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Cube Critics discuss ‘Conclave’
“Conclave” is a gripping political thriller set in the Vatican, centered on the high-stakes election of a new pope. Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence, the meticulous and mor…
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Cube Critics discuss the final season of ‘What We Do in the Shadows’
“What We Do in the Shadows” is a vampire mockumentary series airing on FX, based on the 2014 film of the same name by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. The show hilariously explor…
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Cube Critics discuss the latest season of 'Slow Horses'
“Slow Horses” returns with a fourth season that intertwines espionage thrills with sharp British humor. The series continues to follow a team of disgraced British spies relegated t…
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Cube Critics discuss ‘Rumours’
Click here.“Rumours” is a Canadian dark comedy horror film directed by Guy Maddin, alongside frequent collaborators Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson. Set during the G7 Summit in Germ…
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Cube Critics discuss ‘Heartstopper’ season three
Adapted from the beloved graphic novel series of the same name by Alice Oseman, “Heartstopper” follows British high schoolers Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring on their journey of sel…
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Cube Critics discuss ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’
Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Alex V. Cipolle share insights on “Monsters: The Lyle and Eric Menendez Story,” the latest addition to Ryan Murphy’s anthology series exploring notoriou…
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Cube Critics discuss ‘Agatha All Along’ and ‘The Penguin’
Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Aron Woldeslassie watch a spin-off from a Marvel television series and a spin-off of a DC film.Click here. ‘Agatha All Along’“Agatha All Along” is a spi…
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Cube Critics discuss the horror comedy ‘Shaun of the Dead’ for its 20th anniversary
Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber discuss “Shaun of the Dead” at 20, one of the few horror comedies that still works as both a horror movie and a comedy.Click here.‘Shaun of…
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Cube Critics discuss ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’
MPR News Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Alex V. Cipolle both review ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” the sequel to the beloved 1988 film by Tim Burton about a troublesome trickster ghost.Cl…
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Cube Critics discuss ‘Reagan’ and ‘Cuckoo’
MPR News Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber discuss a biopic about an American president and another horror movie that Max is going to compare to David Lynch.‘Reagan’“Reagan,”…
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Cube Critics discuss 'Alien: Romulus' and an Ojibwe language 'Star Wars'
Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Melissa Olson discuss a movie about a corporation that has taken over the world and a movie from a galaxy, far far away — but in a language much closer…
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Cube Critics: ’My Adventures With Superman’ and ’Batman: The Caped Crusader’
Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Aron Woldeslassie discuss an animated version of the Man of Steel and a new Batman series in a superhero-themed episode of Cube Critics. Up, up and away…
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Cube Critics discuss ‘Borderlands’ and ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’
Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber discuss a mediocre adaptation of a video game and a horror film about aliens who don’t like city noises. They’re just like Max!Click here.‘B…
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5 min
Cube Critics discuss ‘The Boyfriend’ and ‘I Saw the TV Glow’
Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber discuss a gay dating show from Japan and a horror film about the trans experience.Click here.The following are capsule reviews edited from t…
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Cube Critics discuss ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ and ‘Sunny’
Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Regina Medina discuss a comic book movie that is by fans for fans and super insider and a noir-ish mystery comedy.The following are capsule reviews edit…
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Cube Critics discuss ‘Fly Me to the Moon‘ and ‘Twisters‘
Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Mandy Thalhuber discuss a historical fiction that was confusing and a movie about weather-obsessed individuals doing anything they possibly could to die…
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Cube Critics discuss ‘MaXXXine’ and ‘Longlegs’
Cube Critics Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber discuss two serial killer movies set in the ’80s and ’90s and featuring women haunted by their pasts.The following are capsule reviews…