Cube Critics

Weekly art and culture chats with MPR News' Jacob Aloi, Alex V. Cipolle, Max Sparber, Aron Woldeslassie and guests.

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February 23, 2024 2:23 PM

Cube Critics discuss ‘Madame Web’ and ‘The Iron Claw’

Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Sam Stroozas discuss “Madame Web” and “The Iron Claw”

by Jacob Aloi and Sam Stroozas

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February 16, 2024 5:58 PM

Cube Critics discuss ‘Finding Her Beat’ and ‘Marmalade’; plus an interview with drummer Jennifer Weir

Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber discuss “Finding Her Beat” and “Marmalade”; plus an interview with Jennifer Weir, producer and subject of “Finding Her Beat.”

by Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber

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February 9, 2024 3:48 PM

Cube Critics talk about ‘Argylle’ and ‘Meat Raffle’

Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber discuss “Argylle” and “Meat Raffle.” Plus a Cube Critics extra: An interview with “Meat Raffle” filmmaker Aimee Chenal.

by Max Sparber and Jacob Aloi

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February 2, 2024 3:39 PM

Cube Critics discuss ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’

Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Lukas Levin discuss their differing opinions about the Disney+ series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.”

by Jacob Aloi and Lukas Levin

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January 26, 2024 2:44 PM

Cube Critics discuss ‘Echo’ and ‘Wild At Heart’

Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber discuss “Echo” and “Wild At Heart.” Plus a Cube Critics extra: An interview with the Chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Gary Batton.

by Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber

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January 19, 2024 4:00 AM

Cube Critics: ‘True Detective’ and ‘Slow Horses’

Cube Critic Alex V. Cipolle discusses the new season of “True Detective”; guest critic Regina Medina discusses “Slow Horses.”

by Alex V. Cipolle and Regina Medina

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January 12, 2024 4:29 PM

Cube Critics discuss 'American Fiction' and 'Poor Things'

MPR News Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber dissect the two “very funny, but also poignant” films new to theaters.

by Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber

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January 5, 2024 4:00 AM

Cube Critics discuss docuseries about cults

Cube Critics Alex V. Cipolle and Nina Moini look at documentaries about cults: “Escaping Twin Flames,” “Desperately Seeking Soulmate” and “Love Has Won.”

by Alex V. Cipolle and Nina Moini

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December 29, 2023 11:37 AM

Cube Critics discuss 'Anyone But You' and 'The Color Purple'

MPR News Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Kyra Miles review “Anyone But You” and “The Color Purple.”

by Jacob Aloi and Kyra Miles

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December 15, 2023 4:00 AM

Cube Critics discuss 'Fargo' and 'Maestro'

Cube Critics Max Sparber and Aron Woldeslassie discuss season five of “Fargo” and the film “Maestro”

by Max Sparber and Aron Woldeslassie

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