Teacher (English, Swedish), studied film at Linnaeus University.
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GoodFellas 1990
I watched Goodfellas as part of a Boogie Nights retrospective. Mostly, this is an old review with some edits and a couple of added paragraphs.
Goodfellas has a lot in common with the other mafia films of Scorsese’s oeuvre. It is long and is not afraid to expand and explore the world it depicts. Much of the film is spent showing us the world that the characters inhabit and the kind of lives they lead. We meet so many different…
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Moana 2 2024
I thought Moana was a terrific animated story about life on the Pacific. With animation in a downward trajectory and my interest vaning, I had low hopes for Moana 2. It is not a good film.
I felt the plot was illogical and close to incomprehensible. I felt the same way as when I was watching Strange World. I am not sure if either screenwriters or directors have any idea what makes a good movie. The film is taking place…
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Nashville 1975
I caught up to one of my biggest blind spots, Robert Altman’s Nashville, the other day and I am glad I can cross that from my list. It is an American classic that every film fan should see.
Nashville is a great film, but it also earns its place in movie history due to its impact on modern cinema. Like an American Fellini, Robert Altman has created a tapestry of characters, whose lives are intertwined. The most obvious successor to…
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Mission: Impossible II 2000
After having Brian DePalma bring the action spy movie into respectable territory, where would it go? John Woo apparently was the answer. I am not sure that was the right decision. There is no mistaking that Woo is involved here. There is an abundance of slow motion and the gunfights are quite disorienting and contains much jumping and sliding. The difference between him and DePalma is most apparent in the action scenes with martial arts being a key component here.…
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