Battle of Oslo

In April 1940, as the Germans begin their invasion of Norway, it is up to Colonel Birger Eriksen (Bjørn Sundquist), commander of a fortress in the Oslofjord, to slow them…

Cover-Up

In recent years, Seymour Hersh’s standing as an investigative reporter has weakened due to mistakes he’s made (like trusting Syrian dictator Assad a little too much) and reporting that has…

Sisu

During the Lapland War, gold digger Aatami Korpi (Jorma Tommila) finds himself in deadly conflict with a platoon of German Nazis. A natural move for the director after having fun…

Bamse and the City of Thieves

After several animated shorts made in the 1960s and ’70s, this was the first feature starring Rune Andreasson’s friendly but super-strong bear Bamse. The story (which shares similarities with the…

Goodbye June

Kate Winslet’s directing debut became a family affair, as the script was written by her son. It is also the story of a family coming together as the cancer-stricken mother…

Possession: A West Berlin Divorce

Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill. Photo: Gaumont Some time ago, I was getting to know a young woman from Poland who was a bit of an original. She had a…

Let It Rain

A retired theater director and recent widower (Robert Gustafsson) learns that he has the ability to conjure rain at will by using a concealed tap that he finds in his…

The Grinch

As the Grinch prepares to sabotage Christmas celebrations in Whoville, six-year-old Cindy Lou needs to have a serious talk with Santa. A huge box-office success, this take on the Dr.…

Avatar: Fire and Ash

As Colonel Quaritch (Stephen Lang) and his men continue their search for Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and his family, another, aggressive, Na’vi tribe make their presence known. The third Avatar…

Nouvelle Vague 

Richard Linklater has flirted with France before, but not as passionately as in this drama-comedy about the rise of the French New Wave, where we follow the chaotic making of…