Cube Critics

Cube Critics Max Sparber and Aron Woldeslassie discuss a 1996 film shot in California but set in Minnesota and season four of “The Boys.”The following are capsule reviews edited from the audio heard using the player above.Click here. ‘Mary Jane’s Not a Virgin Anymore’“Mary Jane’s Not a Virgin Anymore,” a poignant film by the late Minnesota filmmaker Sarah Jacobson, is a rare gem from 1996 that occasionally surfaces in screenings. Though shot in California, the film is set in an independent movie theater in Minnesota, likely modeled after the Uptown Theater, with its characters dressed in the Uptown Theater uniform of skinny black ties and white shirts.The story centers around a teenage girl, played by Lisa Gerstein, who is coming to terms with her first sexual experiences and navigating complex friendships with her coworkers at the theater. These young characters, involved in adult-like escapades, embody the turbulent transition from youth to adulthood, often depicted through their late-night hangouts involvi