Tag Archives: Norwegian film

This well-acted dysfunctional family drama is unsettling, but not enough

Joyce Glasser reviews Phoenix (Føniks) (September 13, 2019), Cert. 15, 85 min. Unlike the British film Jellyfish, released earlier this year, this Norwegian film is not a straight-forward kitchen-sink ...

Mark 1746 views 0 likes Sep 17, 2019

Though Nesbø’s book is a delight to read, Tyldum’s adaptation is arguably better

Joyce Glasser reviews Headhunters (Hodejegerne) (April 6, 2012), Cert. 15, 96 min. Scandinavian cinema has always been with us. When Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ingmar Bergman passed on, directors like Lu ...

Mark 1859 views 0 likes Apr 6, 2012