{"id":29112,"date":"2025-06-29T12:44:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T17:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deepfocusreview.com\/?p=29112"},"modified":"2025-06-29T12:44:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T17:44:57","slug":"kare-11-three-summer-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deepfocusreview.com\/kare-11-three-summer-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"KARE 11 \u2013 Three Summer Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dear readers,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-7\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On Saturday, June 28, I returned to <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Minnesota\u2019s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> NBC affiliate, KARE 11, to discuss three summer movies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Specifically, I recommended <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deepfocusreview.com\/reviews\/f1\/\"><strong><em>F1<\/em><\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the exciting racing drama by director Joseph Kosinski, for its excellent racing scenes and the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">charisma of the cast<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> (including Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Damson Idris, and Kerry Condon). I also highlighted two underperforming titles and encouraged audiences to see them in the theater: <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pixar&#8217;s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> latest wonder, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deepfocusreview.com\/reviews\/elio\/\"><strong><em>Elio<\/em><\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, a heartening sci-fi story about a kid who becomes <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Earth&#8217;s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> emissary to a<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> &#8220;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Communiverse<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">of <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">alien<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deepfocusreview.com\/reviews\/the-life-of-chuck\/\"><strong><em>The Life of Chuck<\/em><\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the latest adaptation of a Stephen King story by writer-director Mike Flanagan. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Watch the segment on <\/span><strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kare11.com\/video\/news\/local\/kare11-saturday\/movie-critic-brian-eggert-reviews-new-summer-releases\/89-c0882091-cb27-4a21-9a25-a7b44b919d08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KARE 11&#8217;s website<\/a><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and visit the\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deepfocusreview.com\/category\/guest-appearances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Guest Appearances<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> page for other TV and podcast appearances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Happy viewing!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-11\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brian<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear readers, On Saturday, June 28, I returned to Minnesota\u2019s NBC affiliate, KARE 11, to discuss three summer movies. Specifically, I recommended F1, the exciting racing drama by director Joseph Kosinski, for its excellent racing scenes and the charisma of the cast (including Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Damson Idris, and Kerry Condon). I also highlighted two underperforming titles and encouraged audiences to see them in the theater: Pixar&#8217;s latest wonder, Elio, a heartening sci-fi story about a kid who becomes Earth&#8217;s emissary to a &#8220;Communiverse&#8221; of alien, and The Life of Chuck, the latest adaptation of a Stephen King story by writer-director Mike Flanagan. Watch the segment on KARE 11&#8217;s website and visit the\u00a0Guest Appearances page for other TV and podcast appearances. Happy viewing! Brian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guest-appearances"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.4 (Yoast SEO v25.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>KARE 11 \u2013 Three Summer Movies | Deep Focus Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Film critic Brian Eggert recommends F1, Pixar\u2019s Elio, and The Life of Chuck on KARE 11. 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