About

Hey there, welcome to my movie review website.

My name is Matthew Liedke and I’ve been writing about film since September, 2008. My reviews have been published and produced on several platforms, including a radio station, student publications, newspapers and my own website.

I’m a 2009 graduate of Minnesota North College-Rainy River and a 2012 graduate of Minnesota State University in Moorhead. Professionally, I’ve been a reporter for the Wahpeton (ND) Daily News and the Bemidji (MN) Pioneer. Today, I write for the business magazine, the Franchise Times.

Outside of the theater, I watch sports, with passion for all Minnesota teams. I also enjoy video games and trying new craft beers.

Want to know my favorite movies? Check out my list:

1920-1949

  • Metropolis (1927)
  • All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
  • Stagecoach (1939)
  • The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
  • The Bicycle Thieves (1948)

1950-1969

  • Rear Window (1954)
  • 12 Angry Men (1957)
  • North by Northwest (1959)
  • Psycho (1960)
  • To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
  • Night of the Living Dead (1968)

1970s

  • The Godfather (1972)
  • The Godfather II (1974)
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
  • Rocky (1976)
  • All the President’s Men (1976)
  • Animal House (1978)

1980s

  • The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  • Scarface (1983)
  • Back to the Future (1985)
  • Dirty Dancing (1987)
  • When Harry met Sally (1989)

1990s

  • Beauty and the Beast (1991)
  • Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
  • The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
  • Tombstone (1993)
  • The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
  • The Crow (1994)
  • Before Sunrise (1995)
  • Apollo 13 (1995)
  • Titanic (1997)
  • The End of Evangelion (1997)
  • Saving Private Ryan (1998)

2000s

  • Good Night and Good Luck (2005)
  • The Last King of Scotland (2006)
  • The Dark Knight (2008)
  • Frost/Nixon (2008)
  • District 9 (2009)
  • Inglorious Basterds (2009)

2010s

  • The American (2010)
  • Drive (2011)
  • The Artist (2011)
  • Midnight in Paris (2011)
  • Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
  • Wild (2014)
  • Whiplash (2014)
  • Birdman (2014)
  • The Big Short (2015)
  • Spotlight (2015)
  • Moonlight (2016)
  • La La Land (2016)
  • Call Me by Your Name (2017)
  • First Reformed (2018)
  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
  • Jojo Rabbit (2019)

2020s

  • Nomadland (2020)
  • Spencer (2021)
  • Pig (2021)
  • The Whale (2022)
  • Past Lives (2023)
  • Oppenheimer (2023)
  • The Holdovers (2023)