Broken City

Broken City

Broken City: Grit, rain, Wahlberg, and a headache So I watched Broken City the other night, this kinda sweaty crime-thriller that tries *really* hard to be clever but sometimes just feels, I dunno, more tired than a Tuesday fika at 15:45. Mark Wahlberg stars as Billy...
Sabotage

Sabotage

Sabotage (2014) – Review If you’re one of those people who think Arnold Schwarzenegger peaked with Kindergarten Cop, well, Sabotage will probably punch you in the face harder than a winter wind in Skellefteå. David Ayer’s the guy at the wheel here (you know, the...
Inside the Lines

Inside the Lines

Inside the Lines: A Candlelit Wartime Drama with Some Surprise Kicks So, there I was on a rainy Wednesday evening—like the kind where everything outside smells a bit like wet asphalt and sour milk in central Malmö—curling up with Inside the Lines, this proper old...
Bulldog Drummond’s Revenge

Bulldog Drummond’s Revenge

Bumbling, Exploding, and a Dash of British Charm Bulldog Drummond’s Revenge. 1937. Just that title is like a whiff of my grandfather’s old leather armchair, you know? He had these odd stacks of Bulldog Drummond novels, weirdly enough, squeezed between Expressen and a...
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937): One Eyebrow Up, One Down Alright. Where do I even begin with this little crime caper? Directed by Louis King, this is one of those films that used to pop up on Swedish late-morning TV back in the day, somewhere between Fika and...
Bulldog Drummond Escapes

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

Bulldog Drummond Escapes – Oh, the nostalgia! Okay, so last Thursday I found myself watching “Bulldog Drummond Escapes” from 1937. Just the *title* had me giggling a bit, thinking back to when I first saw it as a teenager in Västerås with my cousin,...