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TCFF: Drama shorts make for medley of surprises

October 20, 2025

The variety of stories gathered by fest leadership for the drama shorts block was commendable, as evidenced by the eight-for-the-price-of-one enjoyment that I and the…
News in :90 – October. 20, 2025

October 20, 2025

Two of U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys traveled to Israel Monday to shore up the tenuous ceasefire that’s holding in Gaza, a day after the…
Crowds gather to demand “No Kings” in St. Paul

October 19, 2025

Crowds gathered at two locations in the Highland Park neighborhood of St. Paul Saturday to protest what they see as authoritarian actions by President Donald…
TCFF: ‘Christy’ is a knockout film we didn’t know we needed

October 18, 2025

In the Twin Cities Film Fest-selected film “Christy,” director David Michôd reveals the jaw-dropping true story of Christy Martin, who put women’s boxing on the…
Sports in :60 – Oct. 17, 2025

October 17, 2025

Minnesota Vikings starting Quarterback J.J. McCarthy hasn’t fully healed from the high ankle sprain that has kept him out of the past three games, still…
News in :90 – Oct. 17, 2025

October 17, 2025

John Bolton arrived at a federal courthouse Friday to surrender to authorities on charges accusing the former Trump administration national security adviser of emailing classified…
TCFF: ‘Hamnet’’s Shakespearean sob story falls short of flawless

October 17, 2025

Oscar-buzzy new drama “Hamnet” features some of the best performances of the year but fails to effectively capitalize on its Shakespearean roots.
TCFF: ‘Good Fortune’ is no gift from heaven

October 17, 2025

Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut “Good Fortune” doesn’t deliver on the comedy its stacked cast would promise and never fully comes around to delivering a message…
News in :90 – Oct. 16, 2025

October 16, 2025

Senate Democrats are poised for the 10th time to reject a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government. Israel’s National Institute of Forensic Medicine…
OPINION: University landscaping requires consideration, collaboration to truly bloom

October 15, 2025

After nearly two years, St. Thomas community members will soon be free of the loud noise, closed roads and unsightly machinery that monopolized South Campus…