The Hayseed

The Hayseed

“The Hayseed” – some thoughts after a rainy Thursday night So, “The Hayseed” then. Think I picked the shortest straw to write about this one or what? But jokes aside, you know when Stefan Sauk pops up in a movie you at least get something to talk about. With Bo...
The Fatal Mallet

The Fatal Mallet

The Fatal Mallet – Slapstick, love triangles and broken rakes So… “The Fatal Mallet” from 1914, directed by Mack Sennett and starring the big cheese himself, Charlie Chaplin, alongside the amazing Mabel Normand and the always goofy Mack...
Nothing But Pleasure

Nothing But Pleasure

Nothing But Pleasure (1940) – Review Okej, straight up – *Nothing But Pleasure* is like one of those cheeky Ludde movies SVT1 used to show on rainy Sundays, when the whole family just wanted some fika and feelgood laughs. You get Buster Keaton (yes, the...
Good Night Nurse

Good Night Nurse

GOOD NIGHT NURSE (1918) – A slapstick trip down memory lane Alright, so “Good Night, Nurse!”… Buster Keaton and Fatty Arbuckle tossing around like meatballs in a hospital. That’s a combo that’s like late-night korv at Pressbyrån – always messy,...
Come Clean

Come Clean

Come Clean: The Movie Where Sincerity Feels a Little Too Real If someone had told me when I sat down on a rainy Thursday in March that “Come Clean” would leave me feeling like I’d just spent the night trying to explain myself to my grandma after missing Sunday dinner,...
Seven Chances

Seven Chances

Buster Keaton running for his life – “Seven Chances” Review Alright, let’s talk about “Seven Chances” from 1925, yeah that’s almost a hundred years ago. Some films, they age like old cheese left out in the sun, but this one’s like my grandma’s...