Trek Nation

Trek Nation

Review: Trek Nation is a documentary by Eugene Roddenberry, the son of the legendary Gene Roddenberry. It's the personal search to find answers as well as getting to know his father through his body of work and through the fans of Star Trek. It's a somewhat interesting documentary if you're a fan, but other than that I think that this isn't much to watch for the average person.

Rating: 5/10

Searching for Sugar Man

Searching for Sugar Man

Review: This film has been a must see for a long time, so I just had to watch it today, the day after it winning  an Academy Award for best documentary feature. And I think it really deserved it. This story about musician Rodriguez is warm, interesting as well as being beautifully made. But what made it such a good film is the almost fairytale story that it's never too late to find your destiny.

Rating: 8.5/10

TPB AFK

TPB AFK

Review: I finally got around to watching this documentary about the trials against the co-founders of The Pirate Bay. I can't say that anything really turned up here that I hadn't heard before, but still it's an interesting documentary. 

Rating: 6.5/10

Looper

Looper

Review: This sci-fi action flick is both worth checking out as well as worth missing. You decide.

Rating: 6/10

Vamp U

Vamp U

Review: I didn't have high expectations sitting down to watch Vamp U. Kinda figured it would be really stupid. And it was, but in a good way. Actually a really funny movie that kept me entertained all the way through. Nice one

Rating: 6/10

Derek

I just watched the third episode of Ricky Gervais show Derek. I'm not really convinced by it. I have a feeling that I know what they want to accomplish with the series, to make a warm and funny show that makes you reflect about life. But in order to really accomplish that in 20 minute episodes they would need a better script and better actors. Nice try though.

Robot & Frank

Robot & Frank

Review: A warm and quite charming movie about Frank and his relationship to his robot butler. Frank Langella is very good in the lead role, acting with small but strong gestures. A feelgood film with a sorrowful touch.

Rating: 6.5/10

Lost Christmas

Lost Christmas

Review: Eddie Izzard and the rest of the cast of this Christmas drama is doing their best to do what they can with the script that they're handed. Unfortunately it's too filled with cliches and weak storytelling to work. 

Rating: 3/10

House of Cards

I just finished watching the first season of Netflix's new tv drama House of Cards. Was it as good as I hoped it would be after watching the initial two episodes? Yes, it was. It's one of the more interesting series that have come out these last few years. It might not be as good as for example Newsroom if you ask me, but still very good and a lot of it because of an excellent cast. I also really liked that Netflix decided to release all 13 episodes at once, letting us viewers decide for ourselves when to watch them. I'm looking forward to season 2.

Rating: 8/10

The Master

The Master

Review: Philip Seymour Hoffman is one of my favourite actors and always a good reason to watch a movie. Paul Thomas Anderson have made some nice films through out the years, so I had quite high hopes for The Master. A bit disappointed though. Not that it was a bad film, far from it. It just didn't do anything for me, and at the end I already began to forget what it was about.

Rating: 4.5/10

Allt Faller

There's not question about it whatsoever! Allt Faller is the best Swedish tv-show in more years than I can begin to count. Yesterday the final episodes was shown on TV4. As much as I will miss the show, I hope there won't be a second season. Quit while you're ahead.

Rating: 9/10

Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas

Review: Cloud Atlas is definitely an ambitious film, but unfortunately it just ends up trying a bit too hard and leaves me quite bored to be honest. Nice try though.

Rating: 4.5/10

Argo

Argo

Review: Argo is the dramatization of the Canadian Caper, the popular name given to the covert rescue by Canada and CIA of six American diplomats from Iran in 1979. It's an interesting historical document, and a well produced one. Definitely worth checking out if you want to know more about this event. Not a movie for those expecting solid action and a high tempo.

Rating: 6.5/10

House of Cards

Just watched the first two episodes of Netflix's new show House of Cards. As a fan of political dramas and Kevin Spacey, this was a nice watch and I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the season.

The Great Debaters

The Great Debaters

Review: This film is based on a true story. It tells the story of the debate team at Wiley College, the first Afro-American college to beat Harvard University. The film is very predictable, but is somewhat saved by great acting from the entire cast. To me it's always a great joy to watch Forest Whitaker perform.

Rating: 5/10