Cube Critics

Cube Critics Aron Woldeslassie and Euan Kerr discuss "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" and "Mrs Davis."

Cube Critics Samantha Matsumoto and Aron Woldeslassie discuss "John Mulaney:Baby J" and "Are you there God? It's me. Margaret."

Cube Critics Aron Woldeslassie and Samantha Matsumoto discuss "The Diplomat" and "Yellowjackets: Season 2.”

Cube Critics Aron Woldeslassie and Samantha Matsumoto discuss "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" and "Beef."

Cube Critics Samantha Matsumoto and Aron Woldeslassie discuss "Rye Lane" and May Martin’s "SAP."

Cube Critics Samantha Matsumoto and Aron Woldeslassie discuss "The Last of Us" and "Daisy Jones and The Six"

Cube Critics Samantha Matsumoto and Aron Woldeslassie predict the winners of Sunday's Oscars

Aron and Sam review “Creed III” and “Cocaine Bear.”

The Cube Critics review the reality show "The Traitors" and the mockumentary "Cunk on Earth."

Cube Critics Aron Woldeslassie and Samantha Matsumoto discuss "You People" and "Poker Face."

Movie awards season is in full swing. MPR News’ Cube Critics have suggestions for the movies you need to see and the ones they think you can skip.  Plus, they share their thoughts about the politics behind awards shows, why some of the best movies get snubbed and whether awards shows still matter. Guests: Aron Woldeslassie is an associate producer for the American Public Media podcast Smash Boom Best. He’s also the co-host of Cube Critics. Samantha Matsumoto is an associate producer for MPR News with Angela Davis, and a co-host of Cube Critics. Euan Kerr is an editor at MPR News. He’s a former Cube Critics co-host, and now he produces and edits the show. Here is a list of the movies both our guests and our callers talked about in the show. The following transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Click the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. Films that stood out ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Samantha Matsumoto: This movie is probably one of the best examples of that bi

Cube Critics Aron Woldeslassie and Samantha Matsumoto discuss "Shrinking” and "Banshees of Inisherin"

Cube Critics Aron Woldeslassie and Samantha Matsumoto discuss "Women Talking" and "That 90s Show"

Cube Critics Samantha Matsumoto and Aron Woldeslassie meet "M3gan" and "Velma"

Cube Critics Samantha Matsumoto and Aron Woldeslassie discuss "Glass Onion" and "Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical"

Cube Critics Aron Woldeslassie and Samantha Matsumoto choose their best - and worst - movies of 2022

Cube Critics Aron Woldeslassie and Samantha Matsumoto discuss "Pinocchio" and “Babylon"

The Cube Critics return to Pandora with "Avatar: The Way of Water," the sequel to the 2009 blockbuster "Avatar." Plus, they review "Violent Night."

Cube Critics Aron Woldeslassie and Samantha Matsumoto review "Spoiler Alert" and "Love, Lizzo".

Cube Critics Aron Woldeslassie and Samantha Matsumoto discuss the second seasons of "White Lotus" and "Inside Job."