Secret Agent

Secret Agent

Secret Agent: Sweaty palms and stiff upper lips So, Secret Agent. You know, when you’re staring at the old Göteborg rain hammering against your window, there’s something comforting about watching a Hitchcock (the bloke who could make even a cheese sandwich feel like a...
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor

Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor

Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936) Alright, so here’s the thing: if you ever sat by Kanal 5 back in like -97, when it rained Västerås style and you had three sorts of cheese & only knäckebröd at home, you know there’s something weirdly...
Small Apartments

Small Apartments

Small Apartments: A Kinda Smelly Slice of LA Weirdness So, I finally saw *Small Apartments*, y’know that film from 2012. I was feeling a bit cranky last Friday, maybe because my neighbour had been grilling korv out on the balcony AGAIN, and all my clothes stank like...
Kid Auto Races at Venice

Kid Auto Races at Venice

Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914): Chaplin’s First Photobomb Alright, so. Kid Auto Races at Venice. The title alone, svenska polare, just gives you a mental image of clunky cars made out of kitchen chairs and broken dreams rolling through some sunburnt California side...
A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford – The Gag’s the Thing So I put on “A Chump at Oxford” last Saturday around midnight, kinda craving some slapstick that’s not all plastic and computer-generated, you know? Bit nostalgic for those films my mormor used to show on SVT2,...
Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves

Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves

Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves (1937) – A Spinach-Fuelled Swashbuckle Alright, so let’s just get this out there: I’ve always had this weird soft spot for Popeye. Something about those biceps and that rough sailor’s voice wakes...