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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.

  • Matt reviews "A Real Pain."
  • Matt reviews "Anora."
  • Matt reviews "Conclave."
  • Matt reviews "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice."
  • Matt reviews "DÌDI."
  • Matt reviews "Blink Twice."
  • Matt reviews "Inside Out 2."
  • Matt reviews the movie "Twisters."
  • Matt reviews the blockbuster hit "Deadpool & Wolverine" and also reviews "Música."
  • "Longlegs" is a chilling slasher blending "Silence of the Lambs" and satanic cult themes. Matt says Nicolas Cage's terrifying performance as the elusive killer is Oscar-worthy.