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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
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