The Big Short

The Big Short

Review: I really suck at mathematics, numbers and economics. So even if there was a lot in this movie that I couldn't quite grasp myself, I found it an interesting watch. 

Rating: 6.5/10

Black Mass

Black Mass

Review: I was looking forward to seeing this, but I kind of wished that I hadn't watched the documentary Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger recently. That kind of made this feel like a bit of a meaningless watch in some ways. Which is sad, because the story and some of the acting is really quite good. 

Rating: 6/10

The Martian

The Martian

Review: Visually and technically, this is a very good film. When it comes to the story and the typical American pompous stylings, it's not as impressive. Worth watching, but far from memorable. 

Rating: 6/10

The Revenant

The Revenant

Review: Whatever one might feel about Leonardo DiCaprio, one can't deny that he's an excellent actor. And he really carries this dark and bleak tale of a mans survival against all odds. Perhaps a bit too long, but still worth seeing. 

Rating: 8/10

Movies 2015

2015. What's been good? Well, there has been quite a few good movies as well as a bunch of not-so-good movies. Among my favourite feature films I'd like to mention Boyhood, Whiplash, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. When it comes to documentaries, Adult Rappers, Rubble Kings, Salad Days and Stretch & Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives has to be mentioned especially. There has of course been a bunch of other films that are worth watching, but I think that these ones have been amongst my absolute favourites. 

Absolutely Anything
A Case of You
Adult Rappers
Alive Inside
All This Mayhem
American Sniper
Amy
Ant-Man
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Battered Bastards of Baseball, The
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Best of Enemies
Big Hero 6
Big Nothing
Birdman
Bobby Fischer Agains the World
Boyhood
Brooklyn Castle
Captains, The
Charles Bradley: Soul of America
Citizenfour
Cobain: Montage of Heck
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
David
Dawg Fight
Deliver Us from Evil
Dirty Wars
Fifth Estate, The
Filip & Fredrik presenterar Trevligt folk
Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story
Finders Keepers
Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, The
Foxcatcher
Generation Iron
Giver, The
Guvnors, The
Hateful Eight,The
Hot Girls Wanted
Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, The
I Dream of Wires
Imitation Game, The
I Need That Record! The Death (or Possible Survival) of the Independent Record Store
Inequality for All
Inside Out
Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz, The
Interstellar
Into the Woods
Invisible War, The
Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie
Judge, The
Kill Team, The
Kumaré
Lego Movie, The
Life Itself
Love Me
Mad Max: Fury Road
Man on Wire
Man Up
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Miss Representation
Mortdecai
Motivation 2: The Story of Chris Cole
Mr. Turner
Mudbloods
Murderball
Muscle Shoals
Narco Cultura
Nightcrawler
Reality 86'd
Rewrite, The
Riot Club, The
Rubble Kings
Salad Days
Selma
Seven Five, The
Somm
Sound It Out
Southpaw
Spectre
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Still Alice
Straight Outta Compton
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Terminator Genisys
Theory of Everything, The
Tomorrowland
Transcendence
Trogen till döden
Turist
Tusk
Twenty Feet from Stardom
Unbroken
Vadelmavenepakolainen
Video Games: The Movie
Vinyl
We Are Twisted Fucking Sister!
Web Junkie
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Whiplash

Inside Out

Inside Out

Review: Easily one of the funniest, and smartest, animated films I've seen in a long way. Inside Out really connects with what is going on inside each and every one of us, and how we chose to handle different situations. A must see. 

Rating: 8/10

Amy

Amy

Review: I never was a huge fan of Amy Winehouse, even if she undoubtedly was an amazing talent and wrote some really good songs. This is a very good documentary about her and her, in many ways, tragic life. Definitely worth checking out. 

Rating: 7/10

The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight

Review: This has been a good week. First watching the new Star Wars movie, and now the latest film by Quentin Tarantino. Even if I'm a big fan of him, not all of his movies are great. They are however always worth watching. I really liked this one though. It reminds in many ways of my all-time favourite movie, Reservoir Dogs, in the way that the majority of the film takes place in one room. Not his greatest movie, a bit predictable but still highly entertaining.  

Rating: 7.5/10

The Rewrite

The Rewrite

Review: A very typical Hugh Grant film. Which means it's very predictable, and a bit charming at times.

Rating: 4.5/10

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Review: Ahh! Finally! I've been waiting for this one! I know there are still quite a few people out there who haven't seen it yet, so I won't spoil it for you. All I can say is that I loved it! Some weak acting (but which Star Wars film hasn't featured that?), but other than that: amazing!

Rating: 9/10

Big Nothing

Big Nothing

Review: Yeah, I like Simon Pegg. This however was not one of his good movies.

Rating: 4/10

Man Up

Man Up

Review: A quite charming rom-com starring one of my favourites, Simon Pegg. A fun watch. 

Rating: 6/10

Absolutely Anything

Absolutely Anything

Review: I wouldn't normally pick this kind of comedy to watch, but the combination of actors and director made me do it. Was it worth it? Well, it wasn't half bad. Not amazing either though. 

Rating: 6/10

We Are Twisted Fucking Sister!

We Are Twisted Fucking Sister!

Review: The first vinyl album I ever bought was Under the Blade by Twisted Sister. This was back in 1984-1985 I guess. So these guys was definitely amongst my earlier favourites. I don't think I've heard a song from them since the 80's, except from the earlier hits on radio. I can't say that I have missed them the slightest, but when I heard about this documentary I knew I just had to watch it. And it's a good one. 

It follows their career from the early 70's up until just before they released their monster album, Stay Hungry. It's an honest and interesting documentary. We are getting to hear a lot of interesting stories, and it's a treat for me to watch. Almost makes me want to pick up the old albums again for a listen. Almost. 

Rating: 8/10

Southpaw

Southpaw

Review: Not a very good film. Too many cliches stacked upon each other. The only thing saving it is some great acting from Jake Gyllenhaal and Forest Whitaker. 

Rating: 4.5/10

The Captains

The Captains

Review: The Captains is a documentary by William Shatner where he meets and interviews all the other fellow Starship captains from the franchise. Being a lover of all things Trek, I just had to see it. Was it any good? To be honest, not really. 

Rating: 5/10

Spectre

Spectre

Review: Bond. It feels like these movies are a whole category by themselves. Action packed, well made and somewhat well acted. Way too long though, and after a while I kind of lost interest in it. 

Rating: 5/10

Ant-Man

Ant-Man

Review: There are some really nice and fun effects in this film, but the story itself felt quite uninteresting. Not one of the better Marvel movies. 

Rating: 5.5/10

The Seven Five

The Seven Five

Review: This documentary about some crooked NYPD cops is like a real life Goodfellas. Well made and interesting.

Rating: 7/10

The Fifth Estate

The Fifth Estate

Review: A really quite boring drama thriller about a bit of the history of WikiLeaks. The only good thing in it is Benedict Cumberbatch's portrayal of Julian Assange. Other than that, less than memorable. 

Rating: 5/10

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

Review: Ah! This documentary really brought back a lot of memories for me. Ordering copies of The Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show from Mr. Bongo in London and sitting home listening to freestyles by some of the greatest emcees. This is hip hop at it's prime, and people like Stretch & Bobbito are some of the people I give the biggest props to. This documentary is a must see for anyone remotely interested in hip hop as a culture. 

Rating: 8.5/10

The Guvnors

The Guvnors

Review: Want to watch some really poor acting? Watch The Guvnors. Want to see a film with a really silly storyline? Watch The Guvnors. 

Rating: 3.5/10

Mudbloods

Mudbloods

Review: A quite fun documentary about real life Quidditch and the people who play it.

Rating: 6/10

Salad Days

Salad Days

Review: I've been wanting to see Salad Days since the first time I heard about it, and today I finally had the opportunity to do so. This is a documentary about the D.C. punk during the eighties. It's filled with great music, interesting stories and wonderful artists. I would even recommend this to anyone with just a slight interest in modern music history. 

Rating: 7.5/10

This Is England '90

This Is England '90

Review: Not often that I write about all the tv series that I see, but I just have to this time. I loved the film This Is England when it came out in 2006, and I have loved the sequel series that has been made. And after watching the latest one, This Is England '90, I'm blown away. This is about as good as it gets when it comes. Period. There's nothing about it that I can complain about. My brother Åke sometimes asks if nothing ever get 10/10 as a rating. Well, this one does. 

Rating: 10/10

Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland

Review: Some nice visuals, but way too uneven storytelling to be entertaining in the long run. And quite unimaginative story to begin with. 

Rating: 4.5/10

Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

Review: A captivating documentary about two very sad characters and the fight over the ownership of a leg. Sounds crazy, and it is. But it's also human and warm. 

Rating: 6.5/10

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Review: I really enjoyed this film. Heartwarming, funny, sad and well acted. I totally recommend it.

Rating: 8/10

Terminator Genisys

Terminator Genisys

Review: What was the point of making this film? None that I can think of. Nice effects, but that's all. 

Rating: 3.5/10

I Dream of Wires

I Dream of Wires

Review: An interesting documentary about the history of modular synthesizers. Perhaps a bit too tech geeky at times, but I enjoyed it.

Rating: 6.5/10