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

The Wolfpack

The Wolfpack

Review: Wow! A really good documentary about 7 siblings being locked outside the world for many years, and how they slowly broke free and began exploring the world. 

Rating: 7.5/10

An Open Secret

An Open Secret

Review: A documentary about victims of sexual exploitation in Hollywood. Interesting, disturbing and worth watching. A bit too much treading on egg shells though.

Rating: 6.5/10

My Sister's Keeper

My Sister's Keeper

Review: I enjoyed this drama about a family where one of the children is born just in order to save her sister's life. It sounds really soapy, but is saved by some great acting all around. 

Rating: 6.5/10

En man som heter Ove

En man som heter Ove

Review: I'm not a huge fan of Swedish films, but when they are good, they are really good. En man som heter Ove is one of those really good ones.

Rating: 8/10

Now You See Me 2

Now You See Me 2

Review: I enjoyed Now You See Me back in 2013. Didn't enjoy this follow up as much.

Rating: 5/10

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Review: Can't say that I'm into the modern EDM scene, but I felt like checking out this documentary about one of the big names in the scene. I have to say that Steve Aoki comes out like kind of a cool and down to earth kind of guys. Still sceptical about the music though. 

Rating: 5.5/10

The Intern

The Intern

Review: This film is highly predictable, and I wasn't sure if I wanted to watch it. Kind of glad that I did though. Mainly because of the acting from both Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway. DeNiro is doing one of his best performances in quite a long time. A charming piece of work

Rating: 6.5/10

Simon och ekarna

Simon och ekarna

Review: I have never got around to read Marianne Fredrikssons novel Simon och ekarna, even though I have heard a lot of good about it. Now after finally watching the movie version of it, I just have to read it. Why? Because the film was really good, and the books are usually better than the film version of it. 

Rating: 7/10

Star Trek Beyond

Star Trek Beyond

Review: I really do love Star Trek. And I dug this latest installment. The only critique might be that these last movies feel more and more like typical Hollywood actions flicks, and not great Star Trek work. Fun, but a bit weird, to hear Fight the Power by Public Enemy in the movie btw.

Rating: 6.5/10

The Inbetweeners 2

The Inbetweeners 2

Review: After putting it off for years, I have finally looked through the complete series of The Inbetweeners. I really enjoyed it to begin with, but quite soon it got a bit too repetitive and silly. I felt I had to see this film though to complete it all. And yes, silly is the word. 

Rating: 4.5/10

Ghostheads

Ghostheads

Review: Ghostheads is a documentary about the devoted fans of the Ghostbusters movies. An ok watch, but it just feels like one of many documentaries like this that try to say that they are the most dedicated fan base of all out there. 

Rating: 4.5/10

I Am Thor

I Am Thor

Review: I have a slight visual memory of the band Thor from back in the 80's, but I can't remember if I actually heard them or not. This documentary about the struggles of Jon Miki Thor to reach the level of fame and stardom that he feels he deserves is a warm and at the same time sad tale. I liked it. 

Rating: 6.5/10

The Fundamentals of Caring

The Fundamentals of Caring

Review: There's nothing new about this kind of story. And the acting isn't brilliant in any way. It is however charming and warm enough to put a smile on my lips. That's good enough in my book most of the time. 

Rating: 6.5/10

Time is Illmatic

Time is Illmatic

Review: One of the best hip hop albums of all time is, and will always be, Illmatic by Nas. I loved it when it came out in 1994 and I still do. This is the documentary about the life of Nas and the creation of that album. Definitely worth checking out. 

Rating: 6.5/10

X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse

Review: I honestly don't know what I think of this latest instalment in the X-Men series. It's good, it's action packed, but at the same time I'm slightly bored. 

Rating: 6/10

Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon

Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon

Review: Enjoyable documentary about talent manager Shep Gordon. A bit too much of a fluff piece though to be really good. 

Rating: 5.5/10

The Other Guys

The Other Guys

Review: I only saw this one because of Will Ferrell. I like him. I didn't like this film.

Rating: 4.5/10

Eddie the Eagle

Eddie the Eagle

Review: Charming, silly and predictable. 

Rating: 4/10

How to Sell a Banksy

How to Sell a Banksy

Review: A documentary about a guy trying to sell one of Banksy's street pieces. Nothing more, nothing less.

Rating: 4.5/10

Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War

Review: I wasn't super impressed when the first Captain America movie came out. I've always thought of the Cap as too much of a goody two shoes to be really interesting. But that has changed through out the different Marvel movies that he's been a part of, and Captain America: Civil War is a really good film. I dug it!

Rating: 7.5/10

Chuck Norris vs. Communism

Chuck Norris vs. Communism

Review: Interesting documentary about how in communist Romania, thousands of Western films on bootleg VHS tapes — mostly Hollywood action movies  — were smuggled behind the Iron Curtain, opening a window into the free world. Worth checking out as an historical document. 

Rating: 5.5/10

Special Correspondents

Special Correspondents

Review: I love Ricky Gervais as a comedian. When he's trying to be a proper actor however, he always fall a bit short. Special Correspondents is a remake of the French movie Envoyés très spéciaux. I haven't seen the original, but I kind of hoping that it's better than this version at least. Because Ricky's version is no good. 

Rating: 4/10

Team Foxcatcher

Team Foxcatcher

Review: A really well-made documentary about Team Foxcatcher and the tragedies that surrounded it. No matter if you've seen the film Foxcatcher or not, I think you might find this documentary worth watching. 

Rating: 6.5/10

Where to Invade Next

Where to Invade Next

Review: Michael Moore's films are always entertaining, and that also goes for Where to Invade Next. His films are always a bit too easily digested too to be honest, so you feel that it's only lightweight entertainment. I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing. 

Rating: 6.5/10

Daft Punk Unchained

Daft Punk Unchained

Review: I wasn't expecting much of this documentary about Daft Punk to be honest, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was warmer and more personal than I had expected. 

Rating: 6/10

Crafting a Nation

Crafting a Nation

Review: A good documentary about craft beer and micro breweries in the U.S.

Rating: 6.5/10

Er ist wieder da

Er ist wieder da

Review: A really smart and entertaining comedy about Adolf Hitler waking up in 2014, and the way that the modern world greets him. 

Rating: 7/10

Dope

Dope

Review: I honestly don't really know what to think of this film. It's flirtation with the 90's is really charming, and the soundtrack is awesome. It's comedy is however also just as lame as a lot in this genre back in the 90's. Not wasted time watching it, but I don't think I would recommend it to anyone. 

Rating: 5/10

Fresh Dressed

Fresh Dressed

Review: I was kind of hoping for more sitting down to watch this documentary about hip hop fashion. Unfortunately it was quite unrewarding and boring. 

Rating: 4.5/10

Pride

Pride

Review: Can't really bother to say more about this film than: WATCH IT!

Rating: 8/10

Hail, Caesar!

Hail, Caesar!

Review: The pleasure of sitting down to watch a new film by Joel & Ethan Coen! You know you're in for a ride, and you know that you will watch something different. Their films are usually tricky to explain in a short text, but that's not what they are meant for. They are meant to be watched and enjoyed. Like how I enjoyed Hail, Ceasar! 

Rating: 7/10

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Review: Nope, not impressed. Not even the slightest. Disappointed is more the word. 

Rating: 4.5/10

He Never Died

He Never Died

Review: A kind of crappy film, but hey, I had to watch it. It starred Henry Rollins and that's good enough reason as any for me to watch something. 

Rating: 4/10