Dolittle (2020)

Like the Absolutely Fabulous film I wrote about a while ago, Dolittle is neither a "gem" nor could you call it "hidden". But it is one of a growing number of recent films that have unjustly been declared disasters without anyone giving it a fair assessment. All of today’s most common avenues of film criticism...

Faintheart (2008)

Calling Faintheart a "gem" is certainly rather a bit of a stretch, but it is a quite charming little film within a niche genre. This British comedydrama is a relationship drama at core, but all its characters are geeks, or are at least peripherally connected to that world. Richard, our main character, works in a...

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)

This doesn't really qualify as a "gem", and it most certainly does not qualify as "hidden". But I want to mention it here because I have been avoiding this film for far too long because all the critics were busy telling me this was bad. And it is not. It is a fairly good add-on...

Miss Nobody (2010)

Miss Nobody is an amusing, darkish comedy about a mousy little woman who fights back a little bit more than expected when exposed to the backstabbing world of her company’s executive floor. It’s a bit like The Secret of My Success, but with a couple of dead bodies thrown in for good measure.   In...

Morgan Pålsson – World Reporter (2008)

--> original title: Morgan Pålsson - världsreporter   Morgan Pålsson is a bumbling reporter with Swedish state television (SVT). He is not only lazy and incompetent, but also arrogant, and he displays a complete disregard for other people’s needs or feelings. On top of that, he seems blissfully unaware of his incompetence and of his...

Wild Target (2010)

A recent reddit post reminded me that I could (and should) write some words about Wild Target.   This British remake of a 1993 French film has an outstanding cast. Bill Nighy plays a professional hitman, whose latest job spirals out of control. The female lead is Emily Blunt as a would-be con-artist. And the...

de Funès, Jo, and 2016

"2016" has by now become synonymous with celebrity deaths, including many actors and musicians. Far away from Hollywood, 2016 began with the passing of Michel Galabru, and ended with the death of Claude Gensac. Thus, this year was framed by the deaths of two of Louis de Funès’s most famous collaborators. Claude Gensac always proved...

The All Together (2007)

This British comedy from 2007 is a tricky one. If you browse through the comments on the internet, you will see that this is a film people either hate or love – there is very little in between. Personally, I love this film, but I do recognise that it has its fair share of flaws....