Ad Astra (2019)
Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.
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Category Archives: Filmreviews
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner’s vengeful plans for the same.
Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood (2019)
Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore. The ninth film from the writer-director features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood’s golden age.
IT: Chapter Two (2019)
Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back.
Toy Story 4 (2019)
When a new toy called “Forky” joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy.
Mother! (2017)
A couple’s relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
1922 (2017)
A simple yet proud farmer in the year 1922 conspires to murder his wife for financial gain, convincing his teenage son to assist. But their actions have unintended consequences.
Train to Busan (2016)
While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
A group of teens face their fears in order to save their lives.
The Lion King (2019)
After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.
Midsommar (2019)
A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown’s fabled mid-summer festival.
Rocketman (2019)
A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John’s breakthrough years.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter’s murder when they fail to catch the culprit.
Spider-Man: Far From home (2019)
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever.
Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
While babysitting the daughter of Ed and Lorraine Warren, a teenager and her friend unknowingly awaken an evil spirit trapped in a doll.
Child’s Play (2019)
A mother gives her 13-year-old son a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature.
The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
Continuing the story of Max and his pet friends, following their secret lives after their owners leave them for work or school each day.
Aladdin (2019)
A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
The Goonies (1985)
A group of young misfits who call themselves The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on a quest to find a legendary pirate’s long-lost treasure.
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
A courtroom frenzy ensues and sweeps 1970s America when a young single mother meets Ted Bundy.
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
In a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who seeks to be a detective.
Secret Window (2004)
A successful writer in the midst of a painful divorce is stalked at his remote lake house by a would-be scribe who accuses him of plagiarism.
Pet Sematary (2019)
Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home.
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to undo Thanos’ actions and restore order to the universe.
American Psycho (2000)
A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
My Friend Dahmer (2017)
A young Jeffrey Dahmer struggles to belong in high school.
Shazam! (2019)
We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s case, by shouting out one word – SHAZAM! – this streetwise fourteen-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult superhero Shazam.
Us (2019)
A family’s serenity turns to chaos when a group of doppelgängers begins to terrorize them.
Dumbo (2019)
A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
Leaving Neverland (2019)
At the height of his stardom, the world’s biggest pop star, Michael Jackson, began long-running relationships with two boys, aged seven and ten, and their families. They now allege that he sexually abused them.
Captain Marvel (2019)
Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.
The Favourite (2018)
In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.
Roma (2018)
A year in the life of a middle-class family’s maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.
Cold Pursuit (2019)
A snowplow driver seeks revenge against the drug dealers he thinks killed his son. Based on the 2014 Norwegian film ‘In Order of Disappearance’.
How to Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World (2019)
When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn’t the only Night Fury, he must seek “The Hidden World”, a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first.
Overlord (2018)
A small group of American soldiers find horror behind enemy lines on the eve of D-Day.
Escape Room (2019)
Six strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms, and must use their wits to survive.
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
A deactivated female cyborg is revived, but cannot remember anything of her past life and goes on a quest to find out who she is.
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
The story of the legendary rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: Lego Duplo invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.
Vice (2018)
The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
After a series of paintings by an unknown artist are discovered, a supernatural force enacts revenge on those who have allowed their greed to get in the way of art.
Bird Box (2018)
Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Six years after the events of “Wreck-It Ralph,” Ralph and Vanellope, now friends, discover a wi-fi router in their arcade, leading them into a new adventure.
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s children through a difficult time in their lives.
BumbleBee (2018)
On the run in the year of 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken.
Green Book (2018)
A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his reality and crosses paths with his counterparts from other dimensions to stop a threat to all reality.
Aquaman (2018)
Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, and must step forward to lead his people and be a hero to the world.
Woman at War (2018)
Halla, a woman in her fifties, declares war on the local aluminum industry to prevent it from disfiguring her country. She risks all she has to protect the highlands of Iceland-but the situation could change with the unexpected arrival of a small orphan in her life.
Beautiful Boy (2018)
Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.
Mortal Engines (2018)
A mysterious young woman named Hester Shaw joins forces with Anna Fang, a dangerous outlaw with a bounty on her head, and Tom Natsworthy, an outcast from London, to lead a rebellion against a giant predator city on wheels.
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
The second installment of the “Fantastic Beasts” series featuring the adventures of Magizoologist Newt Scamander.
The Front Runner (2018)
American Senator Gary Hart’s presidential campaign in 1988 is derailed when he’s caught in a scandalous love affair.
SIFF 18: Thunder Road (2018)
A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.
The Grinch (2018)
A grumpy Grinch plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville.
SIFF 18: Love, Gilda (2018)
In her own words, comedienne Gilda Radner looks back and reflects on her life and career.
Halloween (2018)
Laurie Strode confronts her long-time foe Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
King of Thieves (2018)
A true crime film about a crew of retired crooks who pull off a major heist in London’s jewelry district. What starts off as their last criminal hurrah quickly turns into a brutal nightmare due to greed. Based on infamous true events.
The Girl in the Spider’s Web (2018)
Young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.
A Star is Born (2018)
A musician helps a young singer find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Bad Times at El Royale (2018)
Circa 1968, several strangers, most with a secret to bury, meet by chance at Lake Tahoe’s El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one night, everyone will show their true colors – before everything goes to hell.
Lyrro (2018)
Lyrro is a feature film in skits-format. Several of these actors plays different parts during the runtime. Lyrro is a follow up on the Tv-series and the feature film during the 1990s, with the same concept.
Night School (2018)
A group of troublemakers are forced to attend night school in hope that they’ll pass the GED exam to finish high school.
Christopher Robin (2018)
A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.
First Man (2018)
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
BlackKklansman (2018)
Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan with the help of a white surrogate, who eventually becomes head of the local branch.
Venom (2018)
When Eddie Brock acquires the powers of a symbiote, he will have to release his alter-ego “Venom” to save his life.
Searching (2018)
After his 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a desperate father breaks into her laptop find her.
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A Simple Favor (2018)
A woman seeks to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of her best friend.
Papillon (2017)
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil’s Island.
Mile 22 (2018)
An elite American intelligence officer, aided by a top-secret tactical command unit, tries to smuggle a mysterious police officer with sensitive information out of the country.
The Nun (2018)
A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.
Bergman: A Year in A Life (2018)
During a six-year period, in the mid-twentieth century, something unsurpassed happens. A lanky Swede, about to turn forty, enters a period of film production without precedent.
The Commuter (2018)
An Insurance Salesman/Ex-Cop is caught up in a criminal conspiracy during his daily commute home.
Tag (2018)
Fem extremt tävlingsinriktade vänner träffas för en årlig omgång av kull – en tradition som hållit i sig sedan lågstadiet. Genom att riskera sina egna liv, jobb och relationer gör de allt i sin makt för att vinna leken. I år sammanfaller traditionen med den dag som deras enda icke-besegrade kamrat ska gå och gifta sig. Men vad de trodde skulle bli en enkel match visar sig bli raka motsatsen – för han är mer än redo! Den som ger sig in i leken, får leken tåla…
Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)
Berättelsen om hur författaren A.A. Milne inspirerades till att skriva böckerna om Nalle Puh.
Skyscraper (2018)
FBI-agenten och krigsveteranen Will Sawyer jobbar med säkerheten för skyskrapor. När han är i Kina på jobb fattar helt plötsligt världens högsta och mest säkra byggnad eld och Will misstänks skyldig till händelsen. Efterlyst måste han hitta den skyldige, rentvå sitt namn och rädda sin familj som är instängd i byggnaden… på andra sidan elden.
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
CIA-agenten Matt Graver och den oberoende “konsulten” Alejandro anlitas åter igen för att ta sig an en knarkkung som finansierar terrorister. Den fristående uppföljaren till kritikerhyllade filmen “Sicario” från 2015 (regisserad av Denis Villeneuve) kretsar kring det eskalerande kriget mot droger längs gränsen mellan USA och Mexiko.
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Stig ombord på the Millenium Falcon och res med till en galax långt, långt borta i “Solo: A Star Wars Story”, ett helt nytt äventyr med galaxens mest älskade smugglare. Genom en serie händelser i den mörka och kriminella undre världen möter Han Solo sin blivande andrepilot Chewbacca och träffar också på den ökände storspelaren Lando Calrissian. Det blir en resa som visar sig bli helt avgörande för en av Star Wars-sagans mest osannolika hjältar.