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Film Critic Hunter Friesen gives his thoughts on the. 2021 Academy Awards.

An Oscars to remember for the wrong reasons

April 29, 2021
Film Critic Hunter Friesen predicts who will win big at the upcoming Academy Awards.

2021 Academy Award predictions

April 22, 2021
Film critic Hunter Friesen previews the biggest films set to release this summer.

2021 Summer movie preview

April 15, 2021
Film critic Hunter Friesen reviews the latest blockbuster 'Godzilla vs. Kong.

‘Godzilla vs Kong’ is exactly what it needs to be

April 5, 2021
Film Critic Hunter Friesen reviews the new drama

‘The Father’ teaches through tears

April 1, 2021
Film Critic Hunter Friesen reviews the latest superhero blockbuster

Finally, ‘Justice League’ is enjoyable

March 25, 2021
Film Critic Hunter Friesen discusses the 2021 Academy Award nominations.

2021 Oscar nominations recap

March 18, 2021
Film critic Hunter Friesen reviews the new dystopian fantasy film

‘Chaos Walking’ is just white noise

March 11, 2021
Film Critic Hunter Friesen reviews the upcoming film

Billie Holiday biopic exploits singer’s pain

March 4, 2021
Film critic Hunter Friesen reviews the new film

‘I Care a Lot’ is devilishly fun

February 25, 2021
Film critic Hunter Friesen gives us his top 10 favorite films released in 2020.

Top 10 best films of 2020

February 18, 2021
From Michael Moore to Steven Spielberg, many filmmakers have tackled presidential terms and controversial throughout the decades.

A brief history of presidents in film

February 15, 2021
Film Critic Hunter Friesen reviews the upcoming film

“Judas” invigorates Fred Hampton’s Legacy

February 8, 2021
Film critic Hunter Friesen reviews the new crime drama

“The Little Things” brings little to the table

February 4, 2021
Film Critic Hunter Friesen gives. his thoughts on the films released over the winter break.

The winter break movie roundup

January 28, 2021
Film Critic Hunter Friesen previews multiple films releasing during the winter break.

The films to come during winter break

November 12, 2020
Film Critic Hunter Friesen reviews the new film

‘Borat 2’ is a funny retread

November 5, 2020
Film Critic Hunter Friesen reviews the new film adaptations of the classic Roald Dahl novel

‘The Witches’ casts weak spells

October 29, 2020
Film Critic Hunter Friesen reviews the new Netflix film

“Chicago 7” is a timely court drama

October 26, 2020
Film critic Hunter Friesen reviews the new Adam Sandler film

Sandler’s ‘Hubie Halloween’ could be worse

October 15, 2020
Film critic Hunter Friesen reviews the new Netflix film,

Film Review: stars shine in “Boys in the Band”

October 5, 2020
Film Critic Hunter Friesen reviews the new Netflix film,

Netflix movie ‘Enola Holmes’ is clever fun

October 1, 2020
Film Critic Hunter Friesen reviews the new Netflix film,

Sin and sweat in ‘The Devil All The Time’

September 24, 2020
'Mulan' review: more realistic, less fun

‘Mulan’ review: more realistic, less fun

September 14, 2020
Film critic Hunter Friesen reviews the new film,

“Tenet”: an incomprehensible spectacle

September 3, 2020
Film Critic Hunter Friesen reviews the new film,

“New Mutants” offers nothing new

August 31, 2020
Top 5 movies released during quarantine

Top 5 movies released during quarantine

August 20, 2020

Film critic gives top five films to watch while social distancing

March 25, 2020
NI Film Critic Hunter Friesen reviews “Onward,” the animated film from Pixar.

Pixar’s ‘Onward’ is heartwarming

March 12, 2020
NI film critic Hunter Friesen reviews “The Invisible Man,” the newest film from horror director/writer Leigh Whannell.

Friesen: ‘The Invisible Man’ is one to see

March 5, 2020
NI Film Critic Hunter Friesen reviews “The Last Thing He Wanted,” now streaming on Netflix.

‘Last Thing’ is a confusing mess

February 27, 2020
Sonic, voiced by Ben Schwartz, in "Sonic the Hedgehog ." [Paramount Pictures/Sega of America]

‘Sonic’ can’t outrun its problems

February 20, 2020
NI film critic Hunter Friesen recaps the 92nd Academy Awards, which took place on Sunday, Feb. 9.

Friesen: Oscars were predictable

February 13, 2020
Film Critic Hunter Friesen makes his predictions for this Sunday’s 92nd Academy Awards in the categories of Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Leading Actor, Best Leading Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director and Best Motion Picture.

Academy Awards predictions

February 6, 2020
NI film critic Hunter Friesen reviews “The Gentlemen,” directed, written and produced by Guy Ritchie. The film was released in the United States on Jan. 24 and received a 72 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating.

Ritchie returns home with stylish ‘Gentlemen’

January 30, 2020
NI Film Critic Hunter Friesen summarizes his top ten films of 2019, including “Uncut Gems” and “The King.

Friesen’s top films of 2019

January 23, 2020
NI film critic Hunter Friesen reviews several films released over winter break, including

Winter break film review roundup

January 16, 2020
Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson star in “Marriage Story,” directed by Noah Baumbach and released on Netflix on Nov. 6. The film received a 96 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating.

‘Marriage Story’ hits home with laughter and tears

December 12, 2019
Martin Scorsese directs “The Irishman” starring Jo Pesci (left), Robert De Niro (right) and Al Pacino (not pictured). The film was released on Nov. 1 and received a 97 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating.

Scorsese crafts crime epic ‘Irishman’

December 9, 2019
Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen star in the Bill Condon-directed thriller

McKellen vs Mirren in ‘Good Liar’

November 21, 2019
NI film critic Hunter Friesen reviews comedy-drama

‘Jojo Rabbit’ comically attacks Nazis

November 14, 2019
NI Film Critic Hunter Friesen reviews the sixth installment in the

‘Dark Fate’ can’t revive tired franchise

November 7, 2019
Benedict Cumberbatch (other attached picture) stars as Thomas Edison and Michael Shannon (right) as George Westinghouse in historical drama

‘Current War’ electrifies history

October 31, 2019
“Zombieland: Double Tap” was released on Oct. 18 and stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin. The film received a 68 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

‘Zombieland’ returns without brains

October 28, 2019
Will Smith plays the dual roles of Henry Brogan and his clone in Ang Lee's

2 Smiths can’t save ‘Gemini Man’

October 17, 2019
An infamous movie villain is given a terrifyingly realistic origin in Todd Phillips'

‘Joker’ clowns around with message

October 10, 2019
Film Critic Hunter Friesen reviews

‘Between Two Ferns’ thrives in limelight

October 3, 2019
Hunter Friesen reviews James Gray's sci-fi film

‘Ad Astra’ tells human story on cosmic level

September 23, 2019
NI film critic Hunter Friesen reviews

Scafaria’s ‘Hustlers’ makes it rain

September 16, 2019
Based on the popular 1986 Stephen King novel,

‘IT’ sequel is too long for too little

September 12, 2019
Top 5 movies of Summer 2019

Top 5 movies of Summer 2019

September 5, 2019
The culmination of 22 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

‘Avengers: Endgame’ is one for the ages

May 2, 2019
The stop-motion animated film

‘Missing Link’ tells wholesome tale

April 22, 2019
Based on the 1963 horror novel by Stephen King, the second film adaption of

‘Pet Semetary’ is uneven horror experience

April 11, 2019
The newest film in the DC Extended Universe follows the origin story of the superhero

New DC film ‘Shazam!’ fizzles out

April 4, 2019
Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss and Tim Heidecker star in the new horror-thriller “Us,” written and directed by “Get Out” creator Jordan Peele. The film received a 95 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

‘Us’ provokes through terror

March 28, 2019
Brie Larson stars as ‘Captain Marvel” in the 21st installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by filmmaking duo Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the film received a 79 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating.

‘Captain Marvel’ sluggishly underwhelms

March 14, 2019
Isabelle Huppert and Chloe Grace Moretz star in 'Greta,' a drama thriller directed by Neil Jordan. The film received a 54-percent Rotten Tomatoes rating.

‘Greta’ is aimlessly dumb and dull

March 7, 2019

‘Hidden World’ beautifully caps off trilogy

March 4, 2019
Best Adapted Screenplay nominee

Film critic predicts Oscar wins

February 21, 2019
Released on Feb. 14,

‘Alita: Battle Angel’ malfunctions where it matters

February 18, 2019
Directed by Mike Mitchell and written by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller,

‘LEGO Movie 2’ is awesome on all levels

February 11, 2019
Jake Gyllenhall and Rene Russo star in

‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ is a joyously absurd slasher

February 7, 2019
Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston star in

Hart, Cranston can’t save unoriginal schlock

January 31, 2019
Friesen's top 10 films of 2018

Friesen’s top 10 films of 2018

January 24, 2019
The newest film by the Coen brothers,

Coen film inconsistently explores Wild West

December 6, 2018
Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson and Sylvester Stallone star in

Caple Jr.s ‘Creed II’ packs a punch

December 3, 2018
Fede Alvarez's

‘Spiders’s Web’ is as lifeless as its setting

November 15, 2018
Directed by Bryan Singer and starring Rami Male,,

Queen biopic is an entertaining mess

November 12, 2018
Robert Redford stars in

Redford shines in ‘The Old Man & the Gun’

November 1, 2018
Drew Goddard directs and writes

‘Bad Times’ proves to be a good time

October 22, 2018
Ryan Gosling stars in the new film 'First Man,' directed by Damien Chazelle, following NASA's mission to land a man on the moon.

Chazelle’s ‘First Man’ valiantly blasts off

October 18, 2018
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga co-star in romantic drama

‘A Star is Born’ hits every note

October 8, 2018
Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively star in

‘A Simple Favor’ is simply average

October 1, 2018
Directed by Shane Black and starring Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn and Sterling K. Brown, the sci-fi action film

‘The Predator’ falls prey to laziness

September 20, 2018
Directed by Corin Hardy,

‘The Nun’ is an unholy abomination

September 13, 2018
Directed by Jon Chu and starring Constance Wu and Henry Golding,

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ lacks originality

September 6, 2018
Directed by Spike Lee,

Lee makes comeback with ‘BlacKkKlansman’

August 27, 2018
Directed by John Curran and written by Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan,

‘Chappaquiddick’ adequately delivers

April 26, 2018
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