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The first issue of Apache Revolver is live: https://kino-ventura.square.site/ Minneapolis based (fictional) Crime Enthusiast. I write about movies at https://kino-ventura.blogspot.com/ Less polished reflections at https://letterboxd.com/Kino_V

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · Aug 30

I'm officially SOLD OUT of Apache Revolver here at Kino HQ. There are still copies out there in the world so please contact a zine seller near you if you're looking for one.

KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · Dec 27

My first zine of crime film writing and artwork is finally a thing in the real world! 📽️ kino-ventura.square.site

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Independently published crime film writing and zines

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 1d

There's so much that isn't funny about any of this, but the Barbarella crack got me.

Racket @racketmn.com · 1d

It's not often you hear a room cheer for the return of chicken pox, let alone measles. Welcome to Freedom Summit 2025.

What I Saw at This Weekend’s Minnesota MAHA Fest Scared the Hell out of Me - Racket

Over 1,000 Christian opponents of modern medicine descended on Alexandria, MN, to testify that drugs, doctors, and Satan were making us all sick at the 7th annual Freedom Summit.

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 1d

Our association rules prohibit most (if not all) signs, but at least we don't have a landlord/property manager posting signs in our stead. I'd be good with seeing that practice banned.

KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 1d

I'm really stoked for this one, great review!

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 1d

Just got my copy of Last Known Address from @kinolorber.com Wrote about this one a few years back: kino-ventura.blogspot.com/2022/07/to-k...

KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 1d

My opinion of Minneapolis as a place to live really depends on the day, but I think it's notable how much Roper invokes biking in his piece. Cycling in this city is truly special. www.startribune.com/roper-doomsd...

Roper: Doomsday docs aside, Minneapolis’ lush urbanity makes it a special place to call home

The city blossoms in the warmer months, even when bad headlines drown out what makes it great.

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 1d

Any step towards reopening Kenilworth and Cedar Lake Trail connectivity is worth celebrating (even for the grumpiest of Kenwood folk).

KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 2d

Funny, I was joking with a pal at the wine shop about serial killer mashup/kaiju style films. BTK vs. TED!

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 2d

Walking down Hennepin and noticed Urban Skillet was closed. Looks like a permanent state of affairs.

Snip of Google Maps listing for Urban Skillet Uptown indicating that they're permanently closed.

KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 5d

This is such a great feature. I can't wait for this thing to open up!

Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 5d

We are linking up the new Hennepin Ave bike lane directly with the Bryant Ave bridge over Lyndale. No turning on to Franklin required.

KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 6d

Spent the week watching new stuff. Should probably go back to October viewing this weekend. #LastFourWatched

Letterboxd snip of Play Dirty, The Smashing Machine, Violent Ends, and Killing Faith

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 6d

Maybe one day some of them will rethink their full blooded support for PACs that thrive on urban fear-mongering as well. (Probably not, though)

KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 6d

Hilarious that a couple of real estate investors are beginning to realize that funding and cooperating with a Minneapolis hit piece might be bad for business. www.axios.com/local/twin-c...

Downtown Minneapolis leaders divided on how to talk about the city

A film by former TV anchor Rick Kupchella has downtown leaders talking

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 7d

For the sake of my blood pressure and sanity, I rarely read copies of H&L Press sent to me. Still, this tracks with what I've glanced at this year.

Heather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 7d

Anyone who receives or reads the Hill & Lake Press!
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Please sign & circulate this community letter to the editors in response to several recent instances of demonstrating clear bias for Elizabeth Shaffer's campaign, in violation of basic tenets of journalistic ethics.

Sign on to a Community Letter to the Hill and Lake Press

Dear Hill and Lake editorial board, As neighbors who receive your community newspaper, we are disappointed by your disregard for journalistic ethics. When you become a reporter, you choose to let go ...

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 8d

Not sure I'll write a full blog review for Violent Ends, but have an LB post up. I didn't like it as much as I hoped I would, but still worth a look if you're interested in a Arkansas based family crime thriller/drama: letterboxd.com/kino_ventura...

A ★★★ review of Violent Ends (2025)

There's a lot to appreciate with Violent Ends. I thought the look and the autumnal atmosphere were a terrific accompaniment to a grim but often melancholy familial crime drama. Some very solid perform...

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 9d

I should mention that these opinions are just based on my wandering along the Greenway and thinking about things. I've got no data and am not any kind of expert.

KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 9d

1. A lot of people have fully embraced delivery everything. Food, groceries, furniture, clothes. 2. It's still insanely easy to drive around the TC. I see it in my own neighborhood - people drive instead of taking a 20 minute walk. 3. The economy sucks for a lot of folks and going out is a luxury

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 9d

Those are high numbers, but not so high to justify "empty Uptown condo" theories that surface on occasion. I do wonder how the addition of all of these units didn't really translate to vibrant street level activity. I think it's a combination of a few things.

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 9d

Besides the falling prices, I always find the vacancy rate data in these articles interesting. I think Flux was sitting at 8% when it sold, Track 29 is at 7.2% but was as high as 10% last year. finance-commerce.com/2025/10/trac...

Apartments along Midtown Greenway sold for $37M

Track 29 Apartments in Minneapolis’ Uptown sold for $37 million to FPA Multifamily, marking a 30% price drop since 2017, amid market recovery.

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 10d

Reminds me of MPD with non-violent protestors in 2020.

Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 11d

Either the police are mighty and fearless warriors, or they’re scared enough of a sassy 20-something woman to unload a canister of pepper spray in her face from 2 feet away, but they cannot be both.

KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 10d

It's Britt Ekland's bday today! I republished my review of Peter Seller's After the Fox which he made with Ekland when they were still married kino-ventura.blogspot.com/2025/10/afte...

After the Fox (1966)

The sheer level of talent behind After the Fox (1966) would be grounds alone to recommend the film. Vitorrio De Sica directing Peter Se...

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 12d

How cool! I only stopped by for a bit - bought some things at the shop but wasn't able to see a movie. I'll just have to go back, I guess.

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 12d

Here's my list for the month. It's kind of convoluted because I'm satisfying both prompts from Unsung Horrors and my own crime/horror theme, but maybe some ideas? letterboxd.com/kino_ventura...

Horror Gives Back - 2025

My Unsung Horrors - Horror Gives Back List. I don't know the likelihood of my even coming close to finishing this year with everything else I've got going on, but I'll be making a donation to Best Fri...

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 12d

I was traveling for work earlier this week and didn't have a lot of movie time, but I'm full steam ahead on my Horror Gives Back list of movies tagged both as horror and crime. #LastFourWatched

Letterboxd snip of Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom, Strange Confession, The Violent Four, and Night of the Juggler

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 12d

I just visited the IFI for the first time last month, what a cool spot!

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KinoVentura @kinoventura.bsky.social · 12d

1997 always holds a special place in my heart because I moved from my home town and started working in an indie movie theater. I got to see a lot of the movies you mention theatrically as a result!