Moonlight

Moonlight

Review: This film is truly praised and hyped up, and it's worth every word. It's a really beautiful story in my ways and it's beautifully presented.

Rating: 9/10

Fuocoammare

Fuocoammare

Review: An imaginative and captivating documentary that in an interesting way captures the problems with the European migrant crisis. Well worth checking out!

Rating: 7.5/10

Kill Your Friends

Kill Your Friends

Review: Perhaps the novel this film is based on is good, but the film isn't. It's like a music world version of American Psycho, but a bad version. Some good actors spoiling their talents here. 

Rating: 3.5/10

Weiner

Weiner

Review: I kind of enjoyed this documentary about Anthony Weiner, a politician who seems to have good ideas but who can't seem to handle his personal life. 

Rating: 6/10

Life, Animated

Life, Animated

Review: A really heartwarming story about a boy with autism and his struggle to learn to communicate with the world. A documentary I really recommend. 

Rating: 7/10

Hacksaw Ridge

Hacksaw Ridge

Review: Wow! I really liked this one. It's based on the true story of Desmond Doss, a combat medic in World War II who was a conscientious objector. Some really good acting and some marvelous and brutal combat scenes make this a really good film!

Rating: 8/10

Arrival

Arrival

Review: When I first saw the trailer for this at the cinema the other week, it didn't really feel like anything I was going to hurry to watch. I'm glad that I did watch it though, because this was a really smart and intelligent sci-fi film that felt quite unique. Wasn't superimpressed by the acting, but I really dug the film.

Rating: 7/10

Tracks

Tracks

Review: This is an adaptation of Robyn Davidson's memoir of the same name, chronicling the author's nine-month journey on camels across the Australian desert. It was not bad, but somehow the story felt a bit too easy. I was kind of expecting that Robyn would come across way more hurdles than we get to see in the film. This made it a bit too monotonous for me.

Rating: 5/10

La La Land

La La Land

Review: I'm not a huge fan of musicals, but I felt that I had to watch this one after hearing so much praise about it. And I'm not disappointed. It's beautifully made and the acting is good. The story is not the strongest perhaps, but that's seldom the case when it comes to musicals if you ask me. Worth watching either way. 

Rating: 6/10

I, Daniel Blake

I, Daniel Blake

Review: I do love Ken Loach. Not all of his films are great, but all of them are at least worth watching. And I, Daniel Blake is Loach in good form and Dave Johns is great in the lead role. 

Rating: 8.5/10

At All Costs

At All Costs

Review: I really enjoy good sport documentaries, and At All Costs was definitely one of them. Kind of like an updated version of the classic Hoop Dreams. 

Rating: 7/10

Lion

Lion

Review: A really beautiful and captivating film based on the non-fiction novel A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley. Great acting, a warm and interesting story and some beautiful scenery. A good start to my year of movies.

Rating: 7.5/10

Den man älskar

Den man älskar

Review: Interesting subject matter. Good acting. Not very believable story.

Rating: 3/10

Movies 2016

2016 have been a slow year when it comes to movies for me. Why? Not sure. Been busy with other things I guess. So, have there been any really good ones, and which ones have been the worst? Well, it was the year for Deadpool which I really loved. And I guess I would put The Revenant, The Danish Girl and Pride amongst my favourites too. The worst? Well, Special Correspondents, The Forest and Yoga Hosers were definitely amongst the worst of them. 

Anomalisa
An Open Secret
Art of Organized Noize, The
Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young, The
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Big Short, The
Black Mass
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Campaign, The
Captain America: Civil War
Carol
Chuck Norris vs. Communism
Coach Carter
Crafting a Nation
Creed
Daft Punk Unchained
Danish Girl, The
Dark Places
David Brent: Life on the Road
Deadpool
Deep Web
Doctor Strange
Eddie the Eagle
En man som heter Ove
Er ist wieder da
Ex Machina
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Forest, The
Fresh Dressed
Friends with Benefits
45 Years
Fundamentals of Caring, The
Get Hard
Ghostheads
Hail, Ceasar!
He Never Died
How to Sell a Banksy
Hunger Games: Mockingbird - Part 2, The
I Am Thor
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Inbetweeners 2, The
Intern, The
Kronjuvelerna
Magnificent Seven, The
Man from U.N.C.L.E., The
Man vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler.
Martian, The
Mascots
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
My Sister's Keeper
Now You See Me 2
Other Guys, The
Pride
Revenant, The
Room
Simon och ekarna
Special Correspondents
Spotlight
Star Trek Beyond
Steve Job
Suffragette
Suicide Squad
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
Team Foxcatcher
13TH
Time is Illmatic
Trophy Kids
True Memoirs of an International Assassin
Trumbo
Where to Invade Next
Wolfpack, The
X-Men: Apocalypse
Yoga Hosers

Yoga Hosers

Yoga Hosers

Review: Ok Kevin Smith, I've now officially given up on you as a film maker. This movie is beyond bad. It's beyond words. It's...

Rating: 1/10

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Review: A quite decent version of the 60's television series. Nothing special, but slightly better than expected.

Rating: 5.5/10

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

Review: This remake of the classic film from 1960 was really not that bad. Entertaining and a fun watch.

Rating: 6/10

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Review: As a big fan of Harry Potter, I had to see this prequel to the series. There is something really special about J.K. Rowling's magic world and this film has that special feel too. Totally worth watching if you, like me, go for that kind of films. 

Rating: 7/10

David Brent: Life on the Road

David Brent: Life on the Road

Review: I'm a big fan of The Office, so when I heard that David Brent would be back I knew that I wanted to see it. The awkwardness from the series is there for sure. And the humour. But there is something about it that don't really do it for me. I can't put my finger on exactly why?

Rating: 5.5/10

13TH

13TH

Review: This documentary by Ava DuVernay is a must-see! It focuses on race in the American justice system, and it's a tragic story. 

Rating: 8/10

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Review: You know that you will get action watching any of the Mission: Impossible flicks. Was this a good one? Decent.

Rating: 5/10

Kronjuvelerna

Kronjuvelerna

Review: Some great acting saves this quite weak attempt at making a film with the magic of films like Big Fish.

Rating: 5.5/10

True Memoirs of an International Assassin

True Memoirs of an International Assassin

Review: A silly action-comedy. Nothing more, nothing less.

Rating: 4/10

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Review: I quite enjoyed this little tale. Nice effects, entertaining story and good acting overall. Too bad though that the worst acting was by the lead character. Actor Asa Butterfield was boring as fuck! Good movie though. 

Rating: 6.5/10

Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

Review: I do love Marvel flicks. And if they feature two of my favourite actors, Benedict Cumberbatch and Mads Mikkelsen, you know I really liked Doctor Strange. Nuff said. 

Rating: 7.5/10

The Art of Organized Noize

The Art of Organized Noize

Review: Not been a big follower of the production team Organized Noize's career, but this was still an interesting documentary to watch. 

Rating: 5/10

Mascots

Mascots

Review: A slightly entertaining film about sport mascots. Haven't seen it? You haven't missed that much. 

Rating: 4/10

Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad

Review: When I first heard of this film I was both looking forward to it, and at the same time not. It seemed cool, but it was also a DC flick, and DC seldoms succeeds doing good movies. Some cool characters, but all in all it lived up to the DC standard. Which means it wasn't very good.

Rating: 5/10

Man vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler

Man vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler

Review: A documentary about players trying to accumulate a billion points on the arcade game Nibbler. Sounds nerdy? Yes it is. Did I enjoy it? Yes I did. 

Rating: 6.5/10

The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

Review: I loved this documentary about this ultramarathon race in Tennessee. Its lovely characters, the trail itself and the quirky admission fees. Totally worth watching!

Rating: 8/10