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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri review

November 23, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

A nonjudgmental look at the ugly parts of the human heart.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Frances McDormand, Martin McDonagh, Rachel Woldum, Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Woody Harrelson

The Glass Castle review: eccentric nomadism and child abuse

August 11, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Glass house, stones.

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Brie Larson, Daniel Destin Cretton, Jeanette Walls, The Glass Castle, Woody Harrelson

War for Planet of the Apes review: A satisfying end to the best SF/F series in years

June 27, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Not since Harry Potter has a sci-fi/fantasy series been this satisfying.

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Andy Serkis, Planet of the Apes, War for Planet of the Apes, Woody Harrelson

Wilson will get red carpet treatment in Minneapolis on March 22 with Twin Cities Film Fest

February 24, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

The film was shot in MSP in 2015, and is coming back to celebrate

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Daniel Cloews, Minneapolis, Minnesota, St. Paul, Twin Cities Film Fest, Wilson, Woody Harrelson

MSP filmed Wilson gets new release date, red band trailer

November 3, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

How many local haunts can you identify?

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Daniel Clowes, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Wilson, Woody Harrelson

Daniel Clowes’ “Wilson” heads into production in the Twin Cities

June 26, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

Director Craig Johnson is a perfect fit for Clowes

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Craig Johnson, Daniel Clowes, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Wilson, Woody Harrelson

True Detective’s Shakespearean echoes

February 10, 2025 by Andrew DeYoung 2 Comments

True Detective doesn’t care whodunit. It’s more interested in “Who am I?”

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: Hamlet, Matthew McConaughey, True Detective, Woody Harrelson

Buddy Cops, HBO Style

September 9, 2025 by Andrew DeYoung Leave a Comment

HBO takes on the crime serial genre in the forthcoming True Detective.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: crime serials, detective tradition, HBO, Matthew McConaughey, police procedurals, True Detective, TV, Woody Harrelson

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