Sep 24, 2025 | Comedy
Cruel, Cruel Love (1914) – Chaplin pulls a real Vasaloppet through my feelings So, I watched Cruel, Cruel Love again last night, and mate, that’s just under 15 minutes of pure Chaplin shenanigans. You’d think, “1900s slapstick, how funny can it even be at this point?”...
Sep 23, 2025 | Comedy
Mabel’s Married Life – A Chaplin Wiggle And A Swedish Fika Alright so, been watching Mabel’s Married Life again, this time with a cup of too-strong Gevalia and Västerbottenost on the side. Sometimes I forget how Charlie Chaplin, with his little...
Sep 22, 2025 | Comedy
Beau Hunks (1931) So… Beau Hunks. What a strange title for such a daft, charming little flick. Laurel and Hardy, you know, Stan and Ollie, those goofy giants of comedy. I had a VHS tape of their shorts tucked away in my room in Lidingö in ’86, and this was...
Sep 21, 2025 | Comedy
Swiss Miss – a bowl of laughter with a side of chaos So, Swiss Miss! I threw it on a rainy Thursday, you know, one of those days in March when Stockholm is more slask (slush) than actual ice. Nothing like Laurel and Hardy to remind you that silliness is a global...
Sep 21, 2025 | Comedy
The General: Steam Engines, Chases, and That Old-School Chaos You know when someone calls a film “timeless” and you just want to say, “yeah, right, like Strömmingsvagnen in Sundsvall’s still got the best herring?” But I’ve got to admit, when it comes to *The General*...
Sep 19, 2025 | Comedy
Our Relations: Double Trouble with Extra Fika So, just caught “Our Relations” again (watched it midday Tuesday, rain outside, proper höstväder), and man, what a weird, charming little Laurel & Hardy film this is. I mean, 1936 – that’s basically...
