Disney+ has released a trailer for Whiskey on the Rocks, the Swedish political satire series from director Björn Stein.Inspired by true events, the series tells the story of an 11-day standoff as the world teetered on the brink of disaster, when a Soviet submarine ran aground on rocks deep inside Swedish territorial waters in 1981.The […]
Movie Review – Downsizing (2017)
Downsizing, 2017.Directed by Alexander Payne. Starring Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Rolf Lassgård, Ingjerd Egeberg, Udo Kier, Søren Pilmark, and Jason Sudeikis.SYNOPSIS:A social satire in which a guy realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself. Downsizing is the second failed social satire of 2017 prominently featuring Matt […]
Movie Review – A Man Called Ove (2015)
A Man Called Ove, 2015.Directed by Hannes Holm. Starring Rolf Lassgard, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll, and Tobias Elmborg.SYNOPSIS:Ove lives alone on a small housing development that he tries to rule with an iron fist. At 59, he’s lost his job and his role as chair of the residents’ committee – but carries on […]
