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Netflixable? Wedding Mayhem comes to a Swedish Couple promising to “Love Forever”

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Love Forever” is an overpopulated Swedish wedding farce that offers more possibilities than payoffs. Writer-director Staffan Lindberg throws in lots of tropes and “types” and reaches for plenty of low-hanging fruit in this comedy about city Swedes shoehorned into a … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Swedes endure the “Stockholm Bloodbath,” and a dark comedy about it

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Roger Moore

It’s revealing that “Stockholm Bloodbath,” the latest film retelling of a grim moment in history that led to Sweden’s independence, premiered in Denmark. The film’s about Swedish suffering, persistence and pluck, and the Danes are the ones who perpetrated the … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Troubled Swedish Family has to “Let Go” to break-up

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Roger Moore

Swedish actress, screenwriter and director Josephine Bornebusch conjures up a downbeat star vehicle for herself with “Let Go,” about a dysfunctional family’s trip to support their sixteen year-old in a pole-dancing competition. Sweden, right? There’s a catatonic grandfather to visit, … Continue reading →

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