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Midwest Film Journal
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Our goal is to provide thoughtful critical essays on new & classic films. If you're interested in contributing to our group projects, reach out to us at [email protected]
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Find Ben Thorp's (sadradiolad.bsky.social) essay on the film below, along with a ticket link:

Ben Thorp's essay on KISS KISS BANG BANG:

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Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis ticket link:

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December 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Brent Leuthold's essay on THE TRUMAN SHOW:

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Higher Ed: The Truman Show
Higher Ed — Midwest Film Journal’s monthlong celebration of Ed Harris’s 75th birthday — continues on his actual birthday with Brent Leuthold’s essay on his Oscar-nominated turn in “The Truman Show.”…
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November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Evan Dossey's review of WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY:

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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
The best “Knives Out” mystery yet thoughtfully takes aim at the meaning of mysteries themselves at levels both personal and cosmic.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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George Dibble's essay on SNOWPIERCER:

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Higher Ed: Snowpiercer
Higher Ed — Midwest Film Journal’s monthlong celebration of Ed Harris’s 75th birthday — continues with George Dibble’s look at Harris’s arrival in the final car of “Snowpiercer.”…
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November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM