Blue Steel

Blue Steel

Blue Steel: A Gun, Some Grit, and Jamie Lee Curtis With a Whole Lotta Hair Alright, so Blue Steel. You remember that one? Kathryn Bigelow directed it, back in ’89 or ’90, somewhere around there. Bigelow rarely misses, and this was before Point Break or The...
The Invaders

The Invaders

The Invaders: Martian politics over köttbullar You know, I sat in the worn armchair at mamma’s place in Huddinge (highly uncomfortable, don’t get me started), when I pressed play on “The Invaders.” Directing credits go to Lena Hedenström – the same...
Way of the West

Way of the West

Way of the West: A Wobbly Wander Out Yonder I just watched Way of the West and, hörrni, this one made me miss the days when dad put on an Eastwood flick on cold Sundays in Sundsvall. Colton Tapp stars as the main fella here, and, I gotta say, he’s trying – really...
Riders of the Whistling Skull

Riders of the Whistling Skull

★ Riders of the Whistling Skull: Cowboys, Crypts, and Some Real Bumpy Bones ★ Okay, so let’s just lay it all out straight away: this 1937 western with a bonkers title, *Riders of the Whistling Skull*, is the kind of flick that pops on late at night when you really...
Bulldog Courage

Bulldog Courage

Bulldog Courage: A Proper Old-School Knockabout Alright, listen, when you get a film like *Bulldog Courage* in front of you (we’re talking the 1935 version here, not something new with a bulldog in a superhero cape or whatever), it’s like one of those...
New Frontier

New Frontier

New Frontier: Cowboys, Aliens, and Coffee Jitters Hoo boy. “New Frontier” is pretty much what happens if you take the Wild West, pour in some sci-fi juice, and then shake the bottle like you’re making a midsommar snaps. I went to see it last Friday, dragged along by...