Reviews by Nick Palodichuk
Nick is a member of the Minnesota Film Critics Association.
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Being from Minnesota and being a massive fan of neo-noirs and dark comedy, “Normal” directed by Ben Wheatley seemed to be made solely for me. Premiered at TIFF in 2025 being one of audience’s favorite. It’s not unusual that a film loaded with dark comedy takes place in a small minnesotan town. Minnesotans in general…
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Stubbornness goes all around in this film. It drips with reluctance to the point of being a tragedy. So tragic that it is funny. So funny that it is sad, and so sad that it is funny. The title is rather what the characters believe they are in, instead the audience knows it is a…
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Perfect casting can make up for a tremendous number of flaws from the other parts of a film that don’t quite meet its own level of standards. Perfect casting has the ability to make audiences and critics forgive aspects that might stand out even more if casting wasn’t done well-or marvelously. Having now its…
St Paul Filmcast Reviews 