Kansas City Confidential
Kansas City Confidential: Tough Guys, Tight Suits, and a Bag of Trouble Alright, so Kansas City Confidential from 1952 – a real hard-boiled little noir, isn’t it? Phil Karlson behind the camera, a guy who knew his way round both mean streets and tight budgets. The...
They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal: Or, How I Got Lost in a 1939 Haystack So, I sat up last Tuesday, rainy night – you know, like one of those dirty November evenings in Stockholm – and put on “They Made Me a Criminal.” The name alone, jag måste säga,...
Alien Uprising
Alien Uprising & me – or: How I stopped worrying and learned to yell at glowing space robots Alright. So, Alien Uprising got dumped in my lap last Saturday night, just after midnight. You know those weird late-night sci-fi flicks from the UK where you half expect...
Pardon Us
Pardon Us – A Barrel of Chaos or Just Barrel Aged? So, Pardon Us, that old Laurel & Hardy flick from 1931 – I watched it again last Tuesday night with a cuppa and one of those kanelbullar left over from my mum’s fika. Ridiculous combo. Anyway, Stan Laurel...
Sitting on the Moon
Sitting on the Moon – A Slice of Daydreams, One Wobbly Step at a Time Alright, so I just got back from watching Sitting on the Moon and, honestly, my head’s a bit fuzzy still, like after a too-strong kopp svart at Hornstull station while it’s raining sideways....