I understand that Jason Reitman by sheer virtue of his DNA seems a fitting director for a new Ghostbusters, but as someone who finds him wildly uneven, I never found his name attached to an already underwhelming reboot to be very exciting. Even after seeing the film, I just fail to find the unique-selling-point of this story, any kind of thrust to the story other than… It’s about kids this time. Granted, the charming group of kids here is the…
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Cow 2021
I live in the municipality claiming to have the “highest cow-density of Sweden” in their slogan and although that fact has been debated, I see plenty of these magnificent creatures every day. Let’s just say that Cow, Andrea Arnold’s cinéma vérité documentary didn’t exactly change my decision to abstain from eating cows for the past few years. In many ways, the cold, objective fly-on-the-wall-approach of Cow is one of its strengths and what makes this such a gripping experience. We’re…
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Mad Max: Fury Road 2015
“We didn’t do anything”
“Then who killed the world?”From the moment that Mad Max: Fury Road started, I couldn’t stop smiling. I sat through the entire first half of the movie with a giant smile on my face and partially even laughter, but by the end of the movie I had experienced both tears and gotten my mind blown to smithereens. George Miller’s fourth Mad Max movie is an action masterpiece, it packs in a superb soundtrack and so…
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Jaws 1975
“I'm not going to waste my time arguing with a man who's lining up to be a hot lunch”
Yesterday, I saw Jaws for the umptieth time and it struck me that it was not only a perfect movie, but also a perfect viewing.
I don't exactly know why, but to watch Steven Spielberg's breakthrough yesterday was such a perfect fit. The pleasant breeze of the summer have just started to crawl in and the last few days have meant…
