Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Brooklyn Castle

Brooklyn Castle

Review: A documentary about kids playing chess? Might not sound very interesting, but it was a good watch actually. 

Rating: 6/10


Sunday, May 24, 2015

The Invisible War

The Invisible War

Review: A really sad look upon violent sexual assault within the U.S. military and how it is time and again swept under the rug by the people in charge leaving the victims alone and helpless. 

Rating: 7/10


Friday, May 22, 2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Review: A decent Avengers movie with some nice new characters. Nothing really special though.

Rating: 6.5/10


Monday, May 18, 2015

Muscle Shoals

Muscle Shoals

Review: If you have any interest at all in music created in the last 50 years, you need to check out this documentary. Muscle Shoals is the backbone of a lot of what we listen to today. 

Rating: 8/10


Somm

Somm

Review: Somm follows 4 people training to take the exam to become a Master Sommalier. Ok watch since I love geeks. 

Rating: 6/10


Sunday, May 17, 2015

Charles Bradley: Soul of America

Charles Bradley: Soul of America

Review: Charles Bradley. Such an artist. Such a life story!

Rating: 7/10


All This Mayhem

All This Mayhem

Review: A really good documentary about two of the worlds best skaters, Tas & Ben Pappas. A beautiful, strong and sad story about two bad boys of the skateboarding world. At the end of it, I don't really like Tony Hawk that much anymore. 

Rating: 8/10


Dawg Fight

Dawg Fight

Review: I really enjoyed this documentary about backyard fighting. Not being a fan of MMA, I still enjoyed the realness of this one. 

Rating: 6.5/10


Monday, May 11, 2015

Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story

Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story

Review: Documentary about Bob Guccione, the man behind Penthouse Magazine. Interesting in that way that I didn't really know anything about him before I saw this one. Not sure that it was very good though. 

Rating: 5.5/10


Sunday, May 10, 2015

Love Me

Love Me

Review: A kind of sad documentary about people searching for love through Ukrainian mail order brides. This one actually say a lot about our modern society if you ask me. 

Rating: 5/10


Alive Inside

Alive Inside

Review: A documentary about music therapy and how it can help and ease the suffering of people suffering from Alzheimer's disease. A recommended watch!

Rating: 7/10


Saturday, May 9, 2015

Saturday, April 25, 2015

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara

Review: When it comes to war, Robert S. McNamara wants us to know that our history with war has taught us plenty. Not that we've learned much from it. A must see for anyone interested in modern history told by someone who has played a big part of the last 100 years of it.

Rating: 8/10



Friday, April 24, 2015

Reality 86'd

Reality 86'd

Review: This documentary is probably not very interesting to everybody, but being a fan of Black Flag I enjoyed it. It's a road documentary shot from the inside of the last Black Flag tour ever, the 1986 In My Head US tour.

Rating: 5.5/10


Murderball

Murderball

Review: Really entertaining documentary about people playing wheelchair rugby. Perhaps it doesn't sound very interesting, but it was a truly enjoyable watch. 

Rating: 6.5/10


Deliver Us from Evil

Deliver Us from Evil

Review: This documentary left me with a really bad feeling inside. It's about pedophile priest Oliver O'Grady, and the Catholic bureaucracy that protected him. It also deals with clergy abuse in general in the Catholic church. It's films like this that makes me hate the human race. 

Rating: 7.5/10


Life Itself

Life Itself

Review: A truly heartwarming documentary about the renowned film critic Roger Ebert. 

Rating: 8/10


Thursday, April 23, 2015

Adult Rappers

Adult Rappers

Review: This documentary is a must to check out if you, like me, enjoy artists such as J-Zone, Eternia, Blueprint, Esoteric, Dezmatic, R.A. the Rugged Man, Astronautalis, Slug, Serengeti, Open Mike Eagle, Murs and Masta Ace. For the rest of you, it's still worth watching if you're interested in modern culture and a story of hip hop that you don't often get to hear. 

Rating: 7/10


Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Twenty Feet from Stardom

Twenty Feet from Stardom

Review: Merry Clayton, Darlene Love and Lisa Fischer. Maybe these are names that you're not completely familiar with. But I'm pretty sure that you have heard their voices hundreds of times. This documentary tells us the stories of these people, and many more besides them, who are the unsung heroes of the music industry, the background singers. Great film that really puts the spotlight on some amazing artists. 

Rating: 7/10


Sunday, April 19, 2015

Citizenfour

Citizenfour

Review: Interesting documentary about Edward Snowden, the man responsible for leaking the information about the NSA spying back in 2013. What makes this documentary extra interesting and rewarding is how it's not just a film talking about the man and what he did, but it actually shows us the preparations done by Snowden, in collaboration with documentarian Laura Poitras and journalists Glenn Greenwald and Ewen MacAskill and then shows us the story unravel before our eyes. Really well made and totally worth watching. 

Rating: 7.5/10


Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Man on Wire

Man on Wire

Review: The beauty of a really well made documentary is that you don't have to be the slightest interested in the subject to begin with. The storytelling and the execution of it can get you hooked anyway. Like with Man on Wire. The thought of watching a documentary about Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center don't sound very interesting at all. But I really liked it. It's thrilling and beautiful and I really recommend it. 

Rating: 7.5/10


Monday, April 6, 2015

Atari: Game Over

Atari: Game Over

Review: Even though I've never really been a big gamer, there is something about that culture that fascinates me. So when I stumbled upon this documentary on Netflix I just had to see it. It's basically about the rise and fall of Atari, and the mystery concerning the E.T. videogame. Fun to watch, but in the end nothing special. 

Rating: 6/10


Saturday, March 28, 2015

Vadelmavenepakolainen

Vadelmavenepakolainen

Review: Vadelmavenepakolainen, or Hallonbåtsflyktingen which is the Swedish title, is a warm and funny comedy about a Finnish man whose lifelong dream has been to become a Swede. Some really good acting makes it a pleasure to watch. 

Rating: 6.5/10


Saturday, March 14, 2015

Mr. Turner

Mr. Turner

Review: I have always quite liked the films of Mike Leigh so when I got the chance to watch Mr. Turner I was very pleased. I don't really know what to say about the film though. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't very enjoyable either. It was however saved largely due to some great acting by Timothy Spall and some really nice scenery

Rating: 5.5/10


Monday, March 9, 2015

Interstellar

Interstellar

Review: I've been curious about this film since it came out, but haven't got around to seeing it until now. It's a really good and different sci-fi film. It's epic in its storytelling and effects. Perhaps not the most exciting film, but definitely worth checking out if you're into science and fiction in a nice mix. 

Rating: 6.5/10


Monday, March 2, 2015

Trogen till döden

Trogen till döden

Review: A documentary about the state of the Swedish Straight Edge scene. I can't say that the documentary said anything new really, but it's good to see that the scene keeps being alive and strong. 

Rating: 5/10


Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Miss Representation

Miss Representation

Review: A documentary dealing with the under-representation of women in positions of power and the media and what that is doing to us as a people. A subject that is really interesting to talk about. I did however not feel that the documentary itself was that interesting and it didn't really say anything I didn't know already. 

Rating: 5/10




Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

Review: An enjoyable documentary covering some of the people that every year travel to Comic-Con in San Diego. Damn! I really want to go there one day!

Rating: 6/10


Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie

Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie

Review: I love Kevin Smith and I love Jay and Silent Bob. However, I don't love this adaptation of Kevin's Bluntman and Chronic comics. Not the least. 

Rating: 3.5/10