The Swedish Torpedo

Coming on the heels of other, better films portraying stubborn women who caused headlines by swimming across great distances (Nyad, Young Woman and the Sea), this one creates a fictitious…

Anora: Chasing Vanya

Mark Eydelshteyn and Mikey Madison. Photo: Neon The day after watching this film as part of the opening of this year’s Stockholm Film Festival, I was telling a co-worker about…

Club Zero

A teacher (Mia Wasikowska) arrives at an elite boarding school where she teaches the teenagers to be mindful of their diet, secretly encouraging them to stop eating altogether. Jessica Hausner…

Garbo: Leave Me Alone

A documentary that tries to capture the essence and mystery of one of the great screen icons. Tracing Greta Garbo’s beginnings in Sweden working as a salesgirl, then traveling to…

Occupied City

This documentary had the potential to become something great. Steve McQueen adapted his Dutch wife Bianca Stigter’s book that chronicled the war years in Amsterdam, creating a comprehensive guide to…

The Boys in the Band

In 1968, a group of gay men gather at Michael’s (Jim Parsons) apartment for a birthday party, but a surprise guest is also on his way. Some critics found this…

Boys in the Band: A Gay Old Birthday Bash

Cliff Gorman and Kenneth Nelson. Photo: National General Pictures We have Natalie Wood to thank for the play ”The Boys in the Band”. She met the playwright, Mart Crowley, in…

Nightbitch

A woman (Amy Adams) who spends most of her time alone with her two-year-old son begins to identify with, and transform into, a dog. The novel had critics talking, but…

Let Go

When her husband (Pål Sverre Hagen) tells her that he wants a divorce, Stella (Josephine Bornebusch) refuses to accept it and makes him come along on a trip where their…

Riders of Justice: A Family of Avengers

Photo: Zentropa Entertainments I have no idea why I waited so long to catch Riders of Justice, even though I know just how good writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen can be.…