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Matt Olien's Movie Reviews
Thursdays during Main Street, at 3pm CT and a repeat at 7pm CT

Television producer Matt Olien doubles as Prairie Public's resident movie critic, and uses his background in film studies and extensive knowledge of movie history to review a current film. Stay tuned until the end, where he's quizzed with obscure Oscar trivia.

  • "Air"
    The recruiting of Michael Jordan as a shoe sponsor
  • "Renfield"
    Nicholas Cage as Dracula.
  • "Paint"
    Owen Wilson portrays Carl Nargle, Vermont's #1 public television painter
  • "To Leslie"
    Inspired by true events. A West Texas single mother wins the lottery and squanders it just as fast, leaving behind a world of heartbreak.
  • Arts & Culture
    Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
    For older kids and adults, says Matt.
  • "The Quiet Girl"
    Matt Olien reviews "The Quiet Girl," a 2022 Irish film nominated for Best International Feature at this year's Academy Awards.
  • "Triangle of Sadness"
    Matt Olien reviews "Triangle of Sadness," the Oscar-nominated satirical comedy about a luxury cruise gone awry.
  • "Women Talking"
    Matt Olien reviews "Women Talking," the Oscar-nominated drama about women of an isolated religious colony.
  • "80 for Brady"
    Matt Olien reviews "80 for Brady," a new comedy starring Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Rita Moreno, and Lily Tomlin.
  • Matt Olien reviews "All Quiet on the Western Front"
    It doesn't make the personal connection, Matt says.
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