A life and death rollercoaster ride through the modern-day football industry and a coming-of-age drama about a young man’s burning obsession in a world where everything, and everyone, has a price tag. Selected as Sweden’s official entry for Best International Feature at this year’s Academy Awards, TIGERS is the true story of football prodigy Martin… TIGERS trailer shows the roar of football acclaim only temporarily hides the pain Read More
“ANIARA” INTERVIEW: directors Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja on updating a Swedish sci fi classic for the 21st century
“What I never understood before meeting Hugo is that sci-fi, it’s a lot about philosophy.” Pella Kågerman Swedish sci fi film Aniara is based on a well-known poem written in the 1950s by Harry Martinson, who later went on to become Sweden’s poet laureate. Originally written as his response to the hydrogen bomb tests, directors Pella… “ANIARA” INTERVIEW: directors Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja on updating a Swedish sci fi classic for the 21st century Read More
Aniara 4 stars
Earth is burning, and the answer is to move the surviving population to Mars. The final shuttle ride from the doomed planet blends the humdrum with the remarkable: a mum tries to make her child understand the finality of what they’re doing and wave at their old home (“want to say bye-bye Earth? … you’ll… Aniara Read More
Midsommar 3.5 stars
Coming out of Midsommar I immediately saw a very blonde woman dressed in a blue and white folksy-style dress, her expression friendly yet with sinister undertones, and nearly legged it, before realising it was my own reflection in a shop window. Midsommar‘s crowd of smiling, fair-haired, prettily dressed cult members are ominous to us from the… Midsommar Read More
Let’s go to Sweden, they said, it’ll be lovely, they said… The second Midsommar trailer is here!
*** Read my 3.5/5 review of Midsommar now *** UPDATE 4 June 2019: A24, always on top of their marketing, have produced a fake festival ticket for Midsommar – check it below. Beware blondes in white dresses with strange dance moves! Frankly my ex-boyfriends could’ve told you that, but if you need more evidence then… Let’s go to Sweden, they said, it’ll be lovely, they said… The second Midsommar trailer is here! Read More
Midsommar murders: Ari Aster is back with teaser for new horror
*** Read my 3.5/5 review of Midsommar now *** 14 May: Watch the NEW trailer now Ari Aster, writer-director of last year’s terrifying indie horror Hereditary, is back this August with Midsommar – a tale of pagan cults, unsettling festivals, gorgeous summer dresses and what could well be giant sausages, set in Sweden. The scandi… Midsommar murders: Ari Aster is back with teaser for new horror Read More