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Both issues of Apache Revolver are live: kino-ventura.square.site Minneapolis based (fictional) Crime Enthusiast. I write about movies at kino-ventura.blogspot.com subscribe to my newsletter at kinoventura.beehiiv.com

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Having finally caught up to Saint of the Narrows Street this year, more Brooklyn crime mayhem from Boyle is welcome, indeed.
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Mad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"The main character, Ethan Hawke‘s Samuel Murphy, might be Steinbeck’s plainspoken Tom Joad reimagined as an action hero...Hawke understands that in movie acting, sometimes the best approach is to let your face do the talking." Review of The Weight. Excellent film. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...
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The Weight review: Ethan Hawke shines in Depression-era drama
Hawke's performance is one of the best he's ever given.
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I would have loved to write something for the Sharky's Machine 4k, but maybe I can channel that into more grist for the zine mill. I've had a Reynolds essay knocking around in my brain for a bit.
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
From my Paris Pick-Up capsule review " I'd love to see Pick-Up in a collection of international or French noir films like we've seen from Kino Lorber and Radiance" Looks like that day has come! kino-ventura.blogspot.com/2023/12/crim...
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Haven't had a chance to formally get my thoughts down, but THE WEIGHT is the real deal. Catch it on a big screen if you're able.
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Been working like a madman all week, my email overfloweth with screeners, and somehow there are THREE movies in theaters this weekend I'd like to see. Good problem to have but why can't they release some of this stuff in July?
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Had a close one with someone rolling down a one-way the wrong way and apparently ready to blow through a stoplight as well. I am now very alert for my first call of the day.
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Was very happy to be part of this zine and had a blast writing about Argento, Trauma, and the Twin Cities. Copies will definitely be available at Odd Mart and likely other cool local spots
Front cover of MORE FUN! Zine
My article was n shooting locations of Dario Argento’s Trauma
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Was reminded that it's Taste of Greece Fest. this weekend in Mpls and now all thoughts of work have been replaced with visions of loukoumades.
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'm 100% down for more vibrant streets and concerts that (by necessity) would wrap by 10pm. I really miss the Michael Gold jazz combo performances when he still lived in the area.
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I had some very mixed feelings on By Any Means, but Dennis Dahmer Sr. nailed it pretty succinctly thegrio.com/2026/09/03/w...
Quote from Dennis Dahmer Sr. "If you want to make a movie like Django, that’s fine. I like Django [Unchained], Wakanda [Black Panther], Sinners, it’s all fiction… But when you take a real-life individual and use that as the base for what you are doing to give validity to what you’re doing, and these characters become bigger than the actual individual that you base it upon, you are doing a disservice to the legacy of that person"
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Spent some of my holiday morning reading this fun Lee Marvin short and I suggest you do the same. Last time I watched Hell in the Pacific was outdoors on 16mm and it was a terrific way to take it in.
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Ooh. This has been on my watchlist for a while. Very cool looking package
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Had to scramble to catch the last screening of this at my local last night. Totally worth it. There's been some flicks in my wheelhouse lately that have gotten buried despite getting dist. deals from higher profile indies. No screeners, very little press, 6-7 day theatrical run. Don't love that
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Just got back from NYC which is probably the peak US public transit/cinema city but I insist Minneapolis still has the goods.
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I should add “freelancer” to my bio
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Glad to see this out in the world! Thanks to Racket and @usefulnoise.bsky.social for letting me sing the praises of BRT and Cinema
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Plane watch. About what I expected
Poster image for The Get Out
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
MUTINY certainly isn't the strongest Statham vehicle, but it mostly delivers on what it promises: gnarly action for 90is minutes. Check out my review: kino-ventura.blogspot.com/2026/08/muti...
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Mutiny (2026) - Slaughter on the Seas
Audiences likely know what to expect form Jean-François Richet's Mutiny  and he doesn't waste much time setting things up. Jason Statham pla...
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Love Breaking In and it inspired a Hangout Heist list I put together a few years back. What terrific Saturday afternoon viewing! kino-ventura.blogspot.com/2023/11/lowe...
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
LATE FAME is opening at The Heights this weekend, I wrote a bit about it in my MSPIFF coverage: kino-ventura.blogspot.com/2026/04/mspi...
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MSPIFF 2026 - Part One
We're back once again for the 45th(!) Annual Minneapolis St. Paul Film Festival where film fans and filmmakers congregate near the banks of...
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
MUTINY certainly isn't the strongest Statham vehicle, but it mostly delivers on what it promises: gnarly action for 90is minutes. Check out my review: kino-ventura.blogspot.com/2026/08/muti...
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Mutiny (2026) - Slaughter on the Seas
Audiences likely know what to expect form Jean-François Richet's Mutiny  and he doesn't waste much time setting things up. Jason Statham pla...
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Absolute riot of cartoon villains and mayhem. Love this one!
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
CD and jewel case for The Ramones, All the Stuff and More Vol. 1
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Stumbled across these Fredric Brown Ed & Am reprints, they look pretty great. I've only read "Clipjoint" but I'm primed for more murder, mystery, carny life, and mid-century midwest www.topfivebooks.com/books-dead-r...
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The Dead Ringer: An Ed and Am Hunter Mystery
The Dead Ringer - Description
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
TEMPLS was easily my favorite set at Porch Fest this year (though I was pretty impressed with some others). They're barely online but check em' out if you get the chance.
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Lunch watch. A Stuart Rosenberg directed Hitchcock Presents. Burt Reynolds and Harry Dean among others. Lean, mean, and a solid stinger at the end. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXOq...
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents S05E37 Escape To Sonoita
YouTube video by Classic Film
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I've been watching this movie since high school and somehow still don't have a physical copy. Looks like a good time to remedy that.
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Very chill at W7/P9 polling this morning. In and out in about 3 minutes
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Hell yeah youtu.be/jTLaFGK3G5g?...
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PAPER TIGER Trailer (2026) Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver
YouTube video by ONE Media Coverage
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I noticed two new mystery film screening series popped up locally over the weekend. It's an awesome problem to have, but I think we might be reaching/exceeding maximum secret screening density. Send Mpls your film fanatics, we need their eyeballs.
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Shirts now available for this and @thevideostorempls.bsky.social is close to their next milestone! @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
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The Video Store MPLS
Help Bring Back a Brick-and-Mortar Video Store to Minneapolis!
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER opens wide this weekend. Part murder mystery, part philosophical forum, check out my review: kino-ventura.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...
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The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026) - Enigma of Honor
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's long career has been an eclectic one tackling dramas, horror, thrillers, and science fiction with equal rigor. In his la...
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Extremely stoked that I'll be in town for this
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER opens wide this weekend. Part murder mystery, part philosophical forum, check out my review: kino-ventura.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...
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The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026) - Enigma of Honor
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's long career has been an eclectic one tackling dramas, horror, thrillers, and science fiction with equal rigor. In his la...
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Mentioned this @thevideostorempls.bsky.social kickstarter in my newsletter. This looks awesome and I've already donated some kickass crime films so you know they're gonna have cool stuff: www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
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The Video Store MPLS
Help Bring Back a Brick-and-Mortar Video Store to Minneapolis!
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
July/Aug newsletter is live! If you've been wondering where to catch me in podcast land, what I've been writing, or my thoughts on Jacques Tardi comics, this newsletter holds the answers! kinoventura.beehiiv.com/p/various-an...
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Various and Sundry
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
July/Aug newsletter is live! If you've been wondering where to catch me in podcast land, what I've been writing, or my thoughts on Jacques Tardi comics, this newsletter holds the answers! kinoventura.beehiiv.com/p/various-an...
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Various and Sundry
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
There's a few efforts to get a real-deal video rental shop up and running in Mpls and I'm trying to support them where I can. Fundraiser kickoff at @trylon.org later today. Check it out: www.trylon.org/film/the-vid...
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The Video Store MPLS Kickstarter Kickoff
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Headed to NYC in August and realized that if I dig in I might actually finish the stragglers in the stack of books I picked up there last year. (thereby totally justifying another stack of books besides some other stacks that we're not talking about right now).
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Fun conversation. Really need to revisit Red Heat!
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Pleasant lunchtime errand. Can’t wait to dig into this
Copy of the new Arrow release of The Outfit
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I wasn't familiar with bikestreets.com before this. Pretty neat. Also makes it really apparent what a biking black hole Edina is
Screenshot map of general Edina area from bikestreets.com showing very few low-stress bikeways
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Really fun conversation and a great preamble to re-visiting THE OUTFIT when I snag the new disc this week.
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Finally caught up to SALVABLE which I don't think was released in local cinemas (I was looking). A lot of critics lambast this for being cliche, but I found it to be a compelling, gritty downer of a film. letterboxd.com/kino_ventura...
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A ★★★½ review of Salvable (2025)
This is a movie I was actively looking for last year and it never seemed to get any kind of release until unceremoniously appearing on prime. I realize I can be somewhat simple in my preferences, but ...
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Best film adaptation of the Odyssey wrong answers only
Tonto the cat, Art Carney, and Barbara Rhodes on the road in Harry and Tonto
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Always love the calendar eps and love hearing John talk movies, now I get to enjoy both!
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Looks sparse on features but I'll be glad to own a physical copy of SHE RIDES SHOTGUN. I put this at the top of my 2025 Best of Hardboiled list: kino-ventura.blogspot.com/2025/12/best...
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
For your pre-weekend eyeballs, I reviewed Potsy Ponciroli's MOTOR CITY. I think it works! Also, please see OLD HENRY if you haven't already. kino-ventura.blogspot.com/2026/07/moto...
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Motor City (2025) - Unspeakable Vengeance
As someone who dabbles in creative enterprises on occasion, I love a good restriction. Putting guardrails on art or writing is a terrific e...
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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
For your pre-weekend eyeballs, I reviewed Potsy Ponciroli's MOTOR CITY. I think it works! Also, please see OLD HENRY if you haven't already. kino-ventura.blogspot.com/2026/07/moto...
kino-ventura.blogspot.com
Motor City (2025) - Unspeakable Vengeance
As someone who dabbles in creative enterprises on occasion, I love a good restriction. Putting guardrails on art or writing is a terrific e...
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