Silent Retreat

Silent Retreat

“Silent Retreat” – Scary vibes and awkward silence around the campfire So, last Tuesday night I got myself comfortable in my old fav armchair (the one with the rödvin stains leftover från that unforgettable Ingmar Bergman-marathon accident circa...
A matter of life and death

A matter of life and death

“A Matter of life and death” – sometimes old is pure movie-magic Seriously, have you ever watched a film from decades ago and then blinked twice, wondering if they really made this beauty back then? David Niven is soooo damn classy in this Powell...
Suburbanite (2016)

Suburbanite (2016)

Suburbanite (2016) – a weirdly familiar serenade to suburb anxiety Alright now, I caught Suburbanite back at Stockholm Film Festival in ’16, in one of those small cramped screening rooms where you’re squished between someone loudly munching popcorn...
Misogynist

Misogynist

Misogynist – stark, unsettling, but kind of a mess I remember watching “Misogynist” for the first time back in 2014, on a rainy Tuesday afternoon at the tiniest, stickiest cinema in Kungsholmen. Just me, two confused pensionärer who looked like they...
Evidence

Evidence

Evidence – scary flick eller shaky mess? Let me kick things off with a little fact: I’m usually first in line for any horror-thriller with some genuine grit. Så när mina kompisar dragged me along one late night after Göteborg Film Festival a few years back, jag...
Beautiful Prison

Beautiful Prison

Beautiful Prison – weird, wonderful & a bit of a mess Alright… so last night I finally sat down, armed with a huge kopp Zoégas coffee (Skånerost please!) and kanelbullar from Pressbyrån, to catch this little oddball of a movie, Beautiful Prison....