The Golf Specialist

The Golf Specialist

The Golf Specialist: Slapstick, Swindlers – and Slices I watched *The Golf Specialist* (1930) again last night, balancing a kanelbulle in one hand and, honestly, thinking about the time my uncle tried to teach me golf in Skåne. Pretty sure we broke some local windows....
Convict 13

Convict 13

Convict 13: Prison Break, 1920s Style Ok, so Convict 13, right? I watched it again last night, probably my fifth or sixth time since that summer back in ‘97 when I rented all those dusty silent movies from Videomix i Sundbyberg. I know, who else except film-nerds like...
Pardon My Pups

Pardon My Pups

Pardon My Pups (1934) – Yeah, dogs, childhood rebellion, and Jimmy! So, “Pardon My Pups”. This is one of those old-school shorts – like, ah, really old, svartvit, barely over 20 minutes. Feels like a lunch break at Konsum back in ’87. Directed by...
The Bell Boy

The Bell Boy

The Bell Boy: A bit of slapstick, a touch of strangeness So, let’s talk *The Bell Boy* from way back in 1960, directed by none other than Jerry Lewis, who for some reason decides he’s just gonna do *everything* himself. Lewis plays Stanley, a, well, bellboy, who...
The Balloonatic

The Balloonatic

The Balloonatic (1923) – A daft sky-high laugh with a side of anxiety So, picked up Buster Keaton’s The Balloonatic last friday after fika – you know, that urge for something light between kanelbullar and existential dread? Oh man, talk about a madcap mess (in...
Grand Slam Opera

Grand Slam Opera

Grand Slam Opera: a slapstick that doesn’t wash away with the rain Alright, so last Friday I finally rewatched “Grand Slam Opera,” you know, the one from 1936 with Buster Keaton. I’d had a long week and honestly, I just wanted something where you didn’t have to think...