The Amazing Adventure

The Amazing Adventure

The Amazing Adventure: A Pint of Surprises and a Dash of What? Alright, so I rolled into the cinema last Friday night, a bit tired, had a half-eaten kanelbulle in my pocket (bad idea), and honestly, I wasn’t expecting much from *The Amazing Adventure*. I mean, come...
The Medicine Man

The Medicine Man

The Medicine Man – So Many Mosquitos, So Little Time Alright, I finally sat down and watched The Medicine Man, you know, that flick from 1992 where Sean Connery stomps around the jungle like he owns the whole Amazon. Directed by John McTiernan – yes, the fella...
The Beloved Rogue

The Beloved Rogue

The Beloved Rogue – Paris, Pies, and Pure Madness Man, I watched The Beloved Rogue (originaltitel: Le Miracle des Loups, almost) for probably the third time last Saturday around midnight, just when the rain was smattering the windows and my cat was snoring away on the...
Mr. Robinson Crusoe

Mr. Robinson Crusoe

Mr. Robinson Crusoe: Sunburned and Slightly Lost You know that feeling when you’ve got a Swedish summer, and you think you’re gonna be cool out in the archipelago, but 30 minutes in, you’re burned and regretting your life choices? That’s basically how I felt (in the...
Beau Ideal

Beau Ideal

Beau Ideal (1931) – A Little Dust from the Sahara, a Lot of Drama So, Beau Ideal, right? I caught it last weekend, slightly jetlagged and missing my old VHS tapes from Borås. Directed by Herbert Brenon – yeah, that Brenon, who did Peter Pan back in ’24...
Way Out West

Way Out West

Way Out West (1937) – Old Cowboys, New Laughs, Sjutton Gubbar! So, yesterday kvällen – after a fish soup that was more pepper than fisk, I revisited “Way Out West.” Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, these two clowns… I mean, legends. You recognize them...