Films I have watched in 2023
by jorgen_eg | created - 03 Jan 2023 | updated - 4 months ago | PublicFeature films and documentaries I have watched in 2023:
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1. Escape from New York (1981)
R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 157,569 | Gross: $25.24M
31.12. NRK on TV. First time.
A bit flat. 5.5/10
2. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Bridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.
Director: Sharon Maguire | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones
Votes: 263,737 | Gross: $71.54M
30.12. NRK on TV. Fourth time.
3. My Norwegian Holiday (2023 TV Movie)
80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
JJ, grieving the loss of her grandmother and seeking inspiration, stumbles upon an unexpected holiday destiny. Meeting Henrik, a Norwegian from Bergen, their connection deepens when he discovers she has a troll figurine from his hometown.
Director: David Mackay | Stars: Rhiannon Fish, David Elsendoorn, Peter Vollebregt, Conor Mullen
Votes: 2,185
27.01. TV2 Play on TV. First time.
The acting is bad in English, and even worse in Norwegian. Very fun, though! Hallmark has struck gold here in Norway with this so-bad-it's-good gem which has been the talk of every Christmas party I've been to this season. 3/10
4. The Boy and the Heron (2023)
PG-13 | 124 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
In the wake of his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a headstrong boy named Mahito ventures into a dreamlike world shared by both the living and the dead.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Kô Shibasaki, Aimyon
Votes: 51,061
27.01. Klingenberg kino, Sal 2. First time.
While it lacks the endearing protagonists of Myazaki's earlier works, and also the natural flow and evolution of those stories, the magic and wonder brought me back to the fairytales and fantasy books of my childhood, and I really enjoyed that experience. And it was really refreshing to have no idea what was going to happen next! 7/10
5. Love Actually (2003)
R | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
Director: Richard Curtis | Stars: Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney
Votes: 531,601 | Gross: $59.70M
26.12. Netflix on TV. Somethingth time.
6. Home Alone (1990)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Family
An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard
Votes: 652,958 | Gross: $285.76M
23.12. Download on TV. Somethingth time.
7. Batman Returns (1992)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
While Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin wreaking havoc across Gotham with the help of a cruel businessman, a female employee of the latter becomes the Catwoman with her own vendetta.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken
Votes: 327,556 | Gross: $162.83M
15.12. Blu-ray on TV. Somethingth time.
8. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
G | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The Muppets present their own touching rendition of Charles Dickens' classic tale.
Director: Brian Henson | Stars: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson
Votes: 70,651 | Gross: $27.28M
15.12. Disney+ on TV. Second time.
9. Past Lives (2023)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Romance
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.
Director: Celine Song | Stars: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro, Moon Seung-ah
Votes: 115,128
12.12. Klingenberg kino, Sal 2. First time.
10. Maestro (2023)
R | 129 min | Biography, Drama, History
This love story chronicles the lifelong relationship of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein and actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.
Director: Bradley Cooper | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer, Vincenzo Amato
Votes: 60,809
09.12. Vega Scene, Sal 1. First time.
Now this is a film! The first two thirds of the film were incredibly cinematic in a way that you rarely ever see these days, even in the really good films. I really loved the cinematography and the acting. It loses some steam in the end, but with the turn the story takes, I suppose that's natural. It felt true to life, and how it (probably often) just ebbs out. 8.5/10
11. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
PG-13 | 142 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Albus Dumbledore knows that Gellert Grindelwald is moving to take control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he asks Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team on a dangerous mission.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler
Votes: 170,468 | Gross: $95.85M
08.12. HBO Max on TV. First time.
Not as offensively in-your-face-bad as the second film, because my expectations were set for zero, but it's still a bunch of insignificant nonsense. Dan Fogler remains the stand out star of the franchise, and the visual effects were very well executed, but the story is nothing and I just don't care. Good to finally have watched it so I can put it out of my mind forever. 4/10
12. There's Something in the Barn (2023)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
An American family fulfills their dream of moving back after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway.
Director: Magnus Martens | Stars: Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, Kiran Shah, Townes Bunner
Votes: 4,254
08.12. Colosseum kino, Sal 1. First time.
A lot of funny inside jokes for Norwegians, but it kind of falls between two chairs as it's almost kids movie and almost a horror movie. I think it would have been better as just one of these things, and I think the premise of an American family learning about their barn elf is probably better suited for a straight up family movie. 5/10
13. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
PG-13 | 146 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
As Harry, Ron and Hermione race against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, they uncover the existence of the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Bill Nighy
Votes: 599,310 | Gross: $295.98M
08.12. Blu-ray on TV. Somethingth time.
14. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
PG | 153 min | Action, Adventure, Family
As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as "the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon
Votes: 595,752 | Gross: $301.96M
06./07.12. Blu-ray on TV. Somethingth time.
15. Nissejakt (2023)
57 min | Documentary
For the 4000 inhabitants of the town of Myre, Christmas without a hunt of Santa Claus means no Christmas at all. A bunch of men manage to turn the village upside down on the 23rd of December, but there's a lot of elfs diverting the hunt.
Director: Solveig Melkeraaen
Votes: 13
03.12. NRK on TV. First time.
Fun film with a good heart. 6/10
16. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
PG-13 | 132 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
In 1926, magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York during his worldwide tour to research and rescue magical creatures as something mysterious leaves trails of destruction in the city, threatening to expose the wizarding world.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler
Votes: 507,845 | Gross: $234.04M
01.12. Blu-ray on TV. Fourth (?) time.
It was never great, and seven years haven't improved it. 6/10
17. Kanaval: A People's History of Haiti in Six Chapters (2022)
78 min | Documentary
Directors: Leah Gordon, Eddie Hutton-Mills
Votes: 15
29.11. Screener on computer. First time.
18. Rejeito (2023)
75 min | Documentary
After the largest mining dam breaks, further collapses threaten millions in Brazil. A state counselor confronts the government, while dam refugees resist the mining companies' abuses in their threatened communities.
Director: Pedro de Filippis
Votes: 12
28.11. Screener on computer. First time.
19. Bottlemen (2023)
84 min
Documentary western drama about the last days of the hypnotic community of plastic bottle collectors aka bottlemen at one of the biggest unsanitary landfills in the world.
Director: Nemanja Vojinovic | Stars: Yani Boc, Slavisa Radu, Bojan Stojkov, Elvis Mojic Stojkov
Votes: 76
28.11. Screener on computer. First time.
20. The Golden Thread (2022)
90 min | Documentary
Outside Kolkata a few jute mills crank on, virtually unchanged since the industrial revolution. Powered by steam and sweat, work is a dance to the dictate of profit and century-old machines... See full summary »
Director: Nishtha Jain | Stars: Maqsoood Alam, Babujaan, S.C. Chandra, Prem Chaurasia
Votes: 36
28.11. Screener on computer. First time.
21. Phantom Parrot (2023)
89 min | Documentary
The revelation of a top-secret British surveillance programme brings down the dominoes in a dark and analytical film about technology, rights and structural racism - and about a man with the courage to speak out.
Director: Kate Stonehill
Votes: 24
27.11. Screener on computer. First time.
22. Transition (I) (2023)
89 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Jordan Bryon from Australia is followed as he goes through a transformation while working with Taliban soldiers.
Directors: Jordan Bryon, Monica Villamizar | Stars: Jordan Bryon, Farzad Fetrat, Kiana Hayeri
Votes: 31
24.11. Screener on computer. First time.
23. Napoleon (2023)
R | 158 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
An epic that details the chequered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett
Votes: 139,466
23.11. Colosseum kino, Sal 1. First time.
24. 1489 (2023)
76 min | Documentary
When soldiers are killed, they often end up as anonymous numbers in news reports. But behind every number there is a person who leaves behind heartbroken family members. 1489 refers to the anonymous number assigned to Soghomon Vardanyan.
Director: Shoghakat Vardanyan
Votes: 43
23.11. Screener on computer. First time.
25. They Shot the Piano Player (2023)
PG-13 | 104 min | Animation, Drama, History
New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenório Júnior, a young Brazilian samba-jazz pianist who disappeared in Buenos Aires on March 18, 1976.
Directors: Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Tony Ramos, Abel Ayala, Roberta Wallach
Votes: 580
23.11. Screener on computer. First time.
26. Før stormen (2023)
88 min | Documentary
The 27 residents on the tiny Danish Wadden Sea island of Mandø are used to severe weather and flooding. But climate change and increasingly extreme weather now pose a serious threat to the ... See full summary »
Director: Juan Palacios
Votes: 42
23.11. Screener on TV. First time.
27. Vika! (2023)
74 min | Documentary
84-year-old DJ Vika is a star of Warsaw nightclubs. Charismatic and colorful she refuses to grow old. But can this last forever? "Vika!" is a bitter-sweet portrait of a woman who has to face aging, yet celebrating life till the very end.
Director: Agnieszka Zwiefka | Star: Wirginia Szmit
Votes: 122
22.11. Screener on TV. First time.
28. 2 G (2023)
77 min | Documentary
Agadez, 2021. Following the ban of unlawful migrants transportation by the Niger government, four former smugglers struggle to make a living.
Director: Karim Sayad
22.11. Screener on TV. First time.
29. Copa 71 (2023)
90 min | Documentary, Sport
Told by the pioneering women who participated, this is the extraordinary story of the 1971 Women's Soccer World Cup, a tournament witnessed by record crowds that has been written out of sporting history - until now.
Directors: James Erskine, Rachel Ramsay | Stars: Elvira Aracen, Brandi Chastain, Birte Kjems, Chris Lockwood
Votes: 251
21.11. Screener on computer. First time.
30. Motherland (I) (2023)
92 min | Documentary
After the loss of her son, Svetlana investigates the violent culture of the Belarusian army. A group of friends soon to be enlisted, they go to rave parties and protest march following the re-election of Aleksandr Lukashenko.
Directors: Hanna Badziaka, Alexander Mihalkovich
Votes: 72
21.11. Screener on computer. First time.
31. Flickering Lights (2023)
90 min | History, War
One day news comes that electricity is arriving in the village at last. The residents are skeptical but excited to illuminate their Christmas with bright lights.
Directors: Anirban Dutta, Anupama Srinivasan
Votes: 13
20.11. Screener on computer. First time.
32. Our Land, Our Freedom (2023)
100 min | Documentary
A Kenyan woman's quest to fulfill the wishes of her mother becomes an investigation into British colonial atrocities and a grassroots movement to reclaim ancestral land.
Directors: Zippy Kimundu, Meena Nanji
19.11. Screener on TV. First time.
33. Invisible Nation (2023)
85 min | Documentary
With unprecedented access to Taiwan's sitting head of state, director Vanessa Hope investigates the election and tenure of Tsai Ing-wen, the first female president of Taiwan.
Director: Vanessa Hope | Stars: Chu Chen, Yu-jie Chen, Bi-Khim Hsiao, Michelle Kuo
Votes: 54
17.11. Screener on TV. First time.
34. The Tuba Thieves (2023)
92 min | Documentary, Drama
From 2011 to 2013, tubas were stolen from Los Angeles high schools. This is not a story about thieves or missing tubas. Instead, it asks what it means to listen.
Director: Alison O'Daniel | Stars: Nyeisha Prince, Russell Harvard, Geovanny Marroquin, Warren Snipe
Votes: 53
17.11. Screener on TV. First time.
35. Beyond Utopia (2023)
PG-13 | 115 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of several families as they attempt to escape oppression in North Korea, revealing a world most of us have never seen.
Director: Madeleine Gavin | Stars: Hyeonseo Lee, Sung-eun Kim, So-yeon Lee, Sue Mi Terry
Votes: 3,407
17.11. Screener on TV. First time.
36. Atirkül in the Land of Real Men (2023)
65 min | Documentary
Buzkashi has been a popular sport in Central Asia for centuries. It is played only by men, who battle it out against one another on horseback. We see players galloping across vast plains, ... See full summary »
Director: Janyl Jusupjan
17.11. Screener on TV. First time.
37. Queendom (I) (2023)
98 min | Documentary
Gena, an artist from a small town in Russia, dresses in otherworldly costumes and protests on the streets of Moscow. She stages radical performances in public, which becomes a new form of art and activism and puts her life in danger.
Director: Agniia Galdanova | Star: Gena Marvin
Votes: 162
16.11. Screener on TV. First time.
38. In the Rearview (2023)
84 min | Documentary
A small van traverses war-torn roads, picking up Ukrainians as they abandon their homes at the front. Shuttling them across the battered landscape into exile, the van becomes a fragile refuge, a zone for its passengers' confidences.
Director: Maciek Hamela
Votes: 197
16.11. Screener on TV. First time.
39. Searching for Nika (2023)
78 min | Documentary
Returning to Kyiv to search for his missing dog during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, director Stas Kapralov documents his journey as he joins forces with volunteers and becomes part of a... See full summary »
Director: Stanislav Kapralov
Votes: 19
16.11. Screener on TV. First time.
40. Una Mirada honesta (2022)
Documentary
The renowned photojournalist Eduardo Longoni, who captured decisive moments in Argentina's last 40 years, faces a crisis that distances him from the streets and leads him to seek new professional challenges.
Directors: Santiago Nacif Cabrera, Roberto Persano
Votes: 9
16.11. Screener on TV. First time.
41. Close the Divide
90 min | Documentary | Completed
There is mass confusion in the world relating to climate change. A growing gap between reality and perception has created viewpoints often based on emotion rather than fact. Can we conquer ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Acton | Stars: Tushar Choudhary, Jiaying Zhao, Damilola Ogunbiyi, Chris Turner
15.11. Screener on TV. First time.
42. The Mother of All Lies (2023)
96 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
A Moroccan woman's search for truth tangles with a web of lies in her family history. As a daughter and filmmaker, she fuses personal and national history as she reflects on the 1981 Bread Riots, drawing out connections to modern Morocco.
Director: Asmae ElMoudir | Stars: Mohamed El Moudir, Asmae ElMoudir, Zahra Jeddaoui, Said Masrour
Votes: 320
15.11. Screener on TV. First time.
43. Los últimos (2023)
87 min | Documentary
The vast Gran Chaco natural region in Paraguay is under serious threat from large-scale deforestation and wildfires. Filmmaker Sebastian Peña Escobar travels with the German entomologist ... See full summary »
Director: Sebastián Peña Escobar
15.11. Screener on TV. First time.
44. Les soeurs Pathan (2023)
76 min
Sofia and Suzain, two survivors of the 2002 anti-Muslim massacres, are coming of age in Gujarat, India.
Director: Eléonore Boissinot
Votes: 5
14.11. Screener on computer. First time.
45. The World Is Family (2023)
96 min | Documentary
Explores the personal background of Anand Patwardhan's parents and their connections to the key figures in the Indian independence movement.
Director: Anand Patwardhan
Votes: 20
14.11. Screener on computer. First time.
46. Three Promises (2023)
61 min | Documentary
The story revolves around three critical moments when Suha negotiates her family's safety with God amid the abandonment of dear friends, her son's fleeting childhood, her daughter's mistrust, and directly facing her own mortality.
Director: Yusef Srouji
Votes: 43
14.11. Screener on TV. First time.
47. The Eternal Memory (2023)
85 min | Documentary
Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Both fear the day he no longer recognizes her.
Director: Maite Alberdi | Stars: Augusto Góngora, Paulina Urrutia, Gustavo Cerati, Pedro Lemebel
Votes: 3,132
13.11. Screener on TV. First time.
48. Jabberwocky (1977)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A young peasant with no interest in adventure or fortune is mistaken for the kingdom's only hope when a horrible monster threatens the countryside.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Michael Palin, Harry H. Corbett, John Le Mesurier, Warren Mitchell
Votes: 15,988
12.11. DVD on laptop. First time.
There are a couple of jokes that really hit home, like "Rush hour!", but for the most part this is a really unfunny waste of time. Gilliam had not quite come into his own yet. 4/10
49. Malqueridas (2023)
74 min | Documentary
A collective memory of the abandoned community, and shows how these mothers and their love - withstand the trials of life in jail, far from family and loved ones.
Director: Tana Gilbert
Votes: 28
10.11. Screener on laptop. First time.
10.11. Screener on laptop. First time.
51. Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano (2023)
87 min | Documentary
On August 4th 2020, an explosion hits the port of Beirut destroying a large part of Lebanon's capital. A Lebanese film crew decides to continue shooting their movie, in a nation struggling with economic turmoil and societal collapse.
Director: Cyril Aris | Stars: Mounia Akl, Saleh Bakri, Nadia Charbel, Abla Khoury
Votes: 63
10.11. Screener on laptop. First time.
52. Casablanca (2023)
63 min | Romance
A Moroccan exile's efforts to return to Casablanca, after his hopes of building a better future in Europe are dashed.
Director: Adriano Valerio | Stars: Fouad Miftah, Daniela Brandi
Votes: 6
09.11. Screener on laptop. First time.
53. Fire Through Dry Grass (2023)
TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary
Wearing snapback caps and Air Jordans, the Reality Poets don't look like typical nursing home residents. In Fire Through Dry Grass, these Black and brown disabled artists document their ... See full summary »
Directors: Andres Jay Molina, Alexis Neophytides | Star: The Reality Poets
Votes: 28
09.11. Screener on laptop. First time.
54. Calls from Moscow (2023)
65 min | Documentary
A prefabricated estate in Moscow is meant as a transit stop for four young people from Cuba - until Russia's attack on Ukraine radically shifts their outlook.
Director: Luis Alejandro Yero | Stars: Daryl Acuña, Eldis Botta, Juan Carlos Calderón, Daniel Diaz
Votes: 21
09.11. Screener on laptop. First time.
55. El castillo (2023)
78 min | Documentary, Drama
Justina has been rewarded by her former employer for her lifelong devotion to her as a maid with a colossal mansion deep in the Argentinian Pampa. The only condition is that she must never sell it.
Director: Martín Benchimol | Stars: Alexa Olivo, Justina Olivo
Votes: 115
08.11. Screener on laptop. First time.
56. Bad Press (2023)
98 min | Documentary
When the Muscogee Nation suddenly begins censoring its free press, a rogue reporter fights to expose her government's corruption in a historic battle that will have ramifications for all of Indian country.
Directors: Rebecca Landsberry-Baker, Joe Peeler
Votes: 63
08.11. Screener on laptop. First time.
57. Another Body (2023)
80 min | Documentary
"Another Body" follows a college student's search for justice after she discovers deepfake pornography of herself circulating online.
Directors: Sophie Compton, Reuben Hamlyn | Stars: Ava Breuer, Faith Quinn, Julia Weinberg
Votes: 349
07.11. Screener on laptop. First time.
58. Citizen Sleuth (2023)
82 min | Documentary
A true crime podcaster from Appalachia blurs the line between fact and entertainment as she investigates a mysterious local death
Director: Chris Kasick | Star: Emily Nestor
Votes: 58
06.11. Screener on laptop. First time.
59. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Family
With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Brendan Gleeson
Votes: 633,454 | Gross: $292.00M
29.10. Blu-ray on TV. Somethingth time.
60. La Caravana (2023)
77 min | Documentary
We accompanied an 8 months pregnant Yuri, who migrates with her partner Mike and her son Santi with one objective, to give birth in USA.
Directors: Nuria Clavero, Aitor Palacios
Votes: 5
06.11. Screener on laptop. First time.
61. Monty Python's and Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
PG | 88 min | Comedy
An anthology of the best sketches from the first and second seasons of Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969).
Director: Ian MacNaughton | Stars: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam
Votes: 31,507
05.11. DVD on laptop. Somethingth time.
62. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
PG-13 | 157 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry Potter finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Eric Sykes
Votes: 681,719 | Gross: $290.01M
23.10. Blu-ray on TV. Somethingth time.
63. Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
R | 206 min | Crime, Drama, History
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one - until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons
Votes: 239,392
22.10. Vika kino, Sal 1. First time.
Lily Gladstone is the heart and life of this film. I'm very happy to see another good David Grann adaptation after "The Old Man and the Gun", but despite all of Marty's talk of saving cinema, it didn't feel that "cinematic". It's well made and engaging, but it's not a cinematic masterpiece. 7.5/10
64. Between the Rains (2023)
82 min | Documentary
Between the Rains is a feature collaboration with the Turkana-Ngaremara community that seeks to understand the experiences of a childhood caught within a traditional culture that is a casualty of climate change.
Directors: Andrew H. Brown, Moses Thuranira | Stars: Patrick Achucka, Kole James
Votes: 40
18.10. Screener on TV. First time.
65. Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A research team encounters multiple threats while exploring the depths of the ocean, including a malevolent mining operation.
Director: Ben Wheatley | Stars: Jason Statham, Jing Wu, Shuya Sophia Cai, Cliff Curtis
Votes: 78,449 | Gross: $82.60M
17./21.10. HBO Max on TV. First time.
The first one exceeded expectations. This one lived up to them - maybe even going a little bit below them. I liked how rational the first one was, and actually liked the characters quite well, but all this is thrown overboard for a sequel that is as dumb as it looks. 4.5/10
20.10. Screener on computer. First time.
67. After Work (2023)
81 min | Documentary
The majority of jobs that exists today will disappear within a few decades. As technology surpasses human capacity, we have the opportunity to rethink the role of work in our lives. Are we ... See full summary »
Director: Erik Gandini | Stars: Elon Musk, Noam Chomsky, Pa Sinyan, Astrid Moss
Votes: 393
16.10. Vega Scene, Sal 1. First time. *Discussion after
Some interesting scenes and thoughts, but it needed way more and only scratches the surface of this very interesting subject matter.
68. The Last Relic (2023)
104 min | Documentary
In Yekaterinburg, the site of the murder of the last Russian tsar, dreams of a mighty empire live on. While opposition tries to resist, Putin's Russia marches to war.
Director: Marianna Kaat
Votes: 22
17.10. Screener on computer. First time.
69. Anxious in Beirut (2023)
93 min | Documentary
In the ever-present desire to capture, record, and understand Beirut, and by extension himself, Zakaria has been trying to give a coherent story to his city. It is through the ... See full summary »
Director: Zakaria Jaber | Stars: Farah Darwish, Nour Hajjar, Yehia Jaber, Nazih Osta
Votes: 28
11.10. Screener on computer. First time.
70. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
PG | 142 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Richard Griffiths
Votes: 691,767 | Gross: $249.36M
10.10. Blu-ray on TV. Somethingth time.
A lot of things can be said about Michael Gambon's later outings as Dumbledore, but he really was very good the first time around! 8/10
71. Photophobia (2023)
70 min | Documentary
12-year-old Niki and 11-year old Vika are hiding from the terrifying war at a Kharkiv metro station. Daylight is synonymous with mortal danger, and they are not allowed to leave, living under the constant glow of their neon lights.
Directors: Ivan Ostrochovský, Pavol Pekarcik | Stars: Nikita Tyshchenko, Viktoriia Mats, Yana Yevdokymova, Yevhenii Borshch
Votes: 62
10.10. Screener on computer. First time.
72. Homecoming (2023)
76 min | Documentary
A Indigenous Sámi people fights to get back their stolen ancestral heritage.
Directors: Anssi Kömi, Suvi West | Stars: Áile Aikio, Eeva-Kristiina Nylander, Heini Wesslin, Suvi West
Votes: 34
10.10. Screener on TV. First time.
73. The Checkpoint Women: Memories (2023)
60 min | Documentary
22 years after they established the women's organization Machsom Watch, its founders reveal what really happened at the checkpoints between Israel and the West Bank between 2002-2012. This ... See full summary »
Director: Eliezer Yaari
12.10. Screener on computer. First time.
74. Blokka (2023)
90 min | Documentary
A group of flat renters in a high-rise building in Oslo, Norway, are denied their right to buy out their flats and go to battle against the owner of the block-of-flats.
Director: Aslaug Holm | Stars: Aslaug Holm, Raymond Johansen, Egil Kolstø
Votes: 17
08.10. Vega Scene, Sal 3. First time. *Introduced by the director with cast present
75. Knit's Island (2023)
95 min | Documentary
Somewhere on the internet is a land where communities pretend to live out a survivalist fiction. The players reveal their fears and fantasies, in an at times unsettling blurring of the real and the virtual.
Directors: Ekiem Barbier, Guilhem Causse, Quentin L'Helgouac'h
Votes: 94
11.10. Screener on TV/Computer. First time.
76. Unter uns Frauen (2021)
92 min | Documentary
In the village of Megendi in Ethiopia, maternity care is changing. Caught in the midst of the shift, a community of women explore how best to provide for expectant mothers. At the center, a... See full summary »
Directors: Sarah Noa Bozenhardt, Daniel Abate Tilahun
Votes: 10
08.10. Screener on TV. First time.
77. The Creator (2023)
PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Against the backdrop of a war between humans and robots with artificial intelligence, a former soldier finds the secret weapon, a robot in the form of a young child.
Director: Gareth Edwards | Stars: John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Gemma Chan, Allison Janney
Votes: 160,420
06.10. Vega Scene, Sal 1. First time.
This wasn't the thoughtful meditation on A.I. or journey through beautiful landscapes I thought it would be based on the poster. It's ok, with a lot of recycling of elements from "Rogue One" and a lot of rather stupid plotholes and illogical characterisations. John David Washington isn't a very charismatic leading man, but Madeleine Yuna Voyles almost makes up for that, with her very impressive debut role. She is definitely the heart of the film. 6/10
78. The Meg (2018)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson, Cliff Curtis
Votes: 207,613 | Gross: $143.01M
06.10. HBO Max on TV. First time.
This was surprisingly not terrible! The characters were capable, and not particularly dumb or malicious. Just a good genre film that was fun to watch. 7/10
79. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd, James D'Arcy
Votes: 237,995 | Gross: $93.93M
28./29.09. Blu-ray on TV. First time.
What a fantastic film! I'm glad I didn't watch it before reading David Grann's "The Wager" this Summer, so I could appreciate all the historical details that were in place for this film. The whole film looks incredibly real, and the scenes in storms and high waves were astonishing! And the cast is splendid. I haven't watched a Russel Crowe movie in ages, but I don't remember him ever being this good, with all his little quirks and mannerisms, combined with that strong conviction. I'm glad I bought this on blu-ray, because I will definitely be watching it again many times! 9/10
80. The Wicker Man (1973)
R | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.
Director: Robin Hardy | Stars: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland
Votes: 92,331 | Gross: $0.06M
26.09. DVD on TV. Fourth time?
81. Happy as Lazzaro (2018)
PG-13 | 128 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
An unceasingly kind Italian peasant and his family are blatantly exploited by a tobacco baroness.
Director: Alice Rohrwacher | Stars: Adriano Tardiolo, Agnese Graziani, Alba Rohrwacher, Luca Chikovani
Votes: 20,627
25.09. DVD on TV. First time.
82. Raising Arizona (1987)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Crime
When a childless couple--an ex-con and an ex-cop--decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson, John Goodman
Votes: 150,400 | Gross: $22.85M
22./25.09. Blu-ray on TV. Fourth or fifth time.
83. Natt (2022)
88 min | Drama
Emma, a doctor, is told that she only has a few months left to live. She is a single mother of two young children and must clean up her life before she dies, to prevent the children from falling into the hands of her abusive ex-husband.
Director: Mona J. Hoel | Stars: Henrik Rafaelsen, Jørgen Langhelle, Marie Louise Tank, Guri Glans
Votes: 21
19.09. Vega Scene, Sal 1. First time. *Q&A with director after
It's filmatic qualities are varying, but there's a raw nerve of emotion running through the whole film, and you will be moved by it. 6/10
84. Suspiria (I) (2018)
R | 152 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.
Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Tilda Swinton, Doris Hick, Malgorzata Bela
Votes: 92,333 | Gross: $2.47M
18./19.09. Prime Video on TV. First time.
The production design and choreography is good, but the story is minimal and the scares absent. 6/10
85. Fuckings Bygda (2023)
73 min | Drama
Mariam is in her mid-twenties and leads a hedonistic life in Oslo. One day, her estranged older sister calls with a shocking message: They have to bury their father for the second time. ... See full summary »
Director: Frøydis Fossli Moe | Stars: Mina Dale, Vilde Moberg, Maria Wiik, Tani Dibasey
Votes: 27
29.09. Vega Scene, Sal 3. First time.
86. The Wicker Man (2006)
PG-13 | 102 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.
Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Leelee Sobieski, Kate Beahan
Votes: 71,428 | Gross: $23.64M
27.09. DVD on TV. First time. *Director's Cut
This was surprisingly good. My main objection to this film is that it really pales in comparison to the excellent and unique original. And I have to say that the infamous "The bees, the bees!" isn't that crazy or weird in context. 6/10
87. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
PG | 102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll and he has burned through eight of his nine lives, he launches an epic journey to restore them by finding the mythical Last Wish.
Directors: Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Harvey Guillén, Florence Pugh
Votes: 175,391 | Gross: $168.46M
17./18.09. Blu-ray on TV. First time.
88. Hør her'a! (2023)
86 min | Drama, Family
Finally summer vacation. Teenager Mahmoud wants a relaxing summer when Uncle Ji comes to visit from Pakistan. He has to be responsible for being his Oslo guide, and little brother Ali has a secret that turns his whole life upside down.
Director: Kaveh Tehrani | Stars: Asim Chaudhry, Liza Haider, Raymond Teigen Hauger, Imran Abdi Kedir
Votes: 258
15.09. Symra kino. First time. * Introduced by the director, producers and cast
The Norwegian film of the year! Both in the sense that it's super fun, but also that it's the most Norwegian film you'll watch this year. 7.5/10
89. Krigere (2022)
82 min | Documentary
Berat tries to save Mamo by letting him move into his home. But Berat is no ordinary community worker. He's been a criminal and is trying to deal with it. In a police interrogation his past is used against him, and Mamo has to move out.
Director: Jon Haukeland | Stars: Mamo Erkmen, Berat Jusufi
Votes: 37
14.09. NRK on TV. First time.
90. The Avengers (2012)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.
Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner
Votes: 1,459,663 | Gross: $623.28M
11./12.09. Blu-ray on TV. Sixth time.
91. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
PG | 161 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of courage.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris
Votes: 692,548 | Gross: $261.99M
06.09. Blu-ray on TV. Somethingth time.
92. Hustruer (1975)
84 min | Comedy, Drama
Three women decides to go on a male-like ramp for a week instead of cooking dinner for their husbands for the sake of female liberation.
Director: Anja Breien | Stars: Anne Marie Ottersen, Katja Medbøe, Frøydis Armand, Gunnar Alme
Votes: 284
05.09. Filmoteket on TV. First time.
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93. The Truffle Hunters (2020)
PG-13 | 84 min | Documentary
Deep in the forests of Piedmont, Italy, a handful of men, seventy or eighty years old, hunt for the rare and expensive white Alba truffle-which to date has resisted all of modern science's efforts at cultivation.
Directors: Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw | Stars: Piero Botto, Sergio Cauda, Maria Cicciù, Aurelio Conterno
Votes: 3,787
04.09. NRK on TV. First time.
94. Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (2019)
110 min | Drama, Family
An aspiring singer living with his grandmother in the capital of Bhutan dreams of getting a visa to move to Australia.
Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji | Stars: Sherab Dorji, Ugyen Norbu Lhendup, Kelden Lhamo Gurung, Pem Zam
Votes: 6,598
01.09. Vega hjemmekino on TV. First time.
The main character's oblivious douchebagness before going to Lunana is very on the nose, but the experience once he arrives is wonderful. The majestic mountain vistas are stunning, and spending a few months teaching in a remote village like this seems like a dream. There's a strong possibility the whole film is just bhutanese propaganda, but hey, maybe they're on to something. 7.5/10
95. The Velvet Queen (2021)
92 min | Documentary, Adventure
Two men explore the high-altitude wilderness of Tibet with many cameras, filming wildlife from a respectful distance and searching for the rare snow leopard.
Directors: Marie Amiguet, Vincent Munier | Stars: Vincent Munier, Sylvain Tesson
Votes: 2,800
27.08. Blu-ray on TV. First time.
What a journey! This felt like a very healthy film to watch, as it had a lot of good things to say, and more importantly, to show. The only things that dragged it a little down (from a 9 or 10 to an 8) was that Sylvain Tesson sometimes lays it on a little too thick with his poetic musings, so the occasional sentence strikes a wrong cord, but most of what the pair of them has to say is thought provoking and poignant. The other thing that distanced me a tad from the experience was the fact that they never acknowledge the camerawoman who is doing all of this with them. As this film is all about the experience of going into the mountains to film and photograph animals, it felt a little strange to pretend they're only two people doing this, when they're actually three. Those are minor gripes, though, and I'm going to be recommending to watch this film to everyone I'm talking to for a good while. 8/10
96. Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama
A young man who works as a Bar Mitzvah party host strikes up a friendship with a mother and her autistic daughter.
Director: Cooper Raiff | Stars: Cooper Raiff, Dakota Johnson, Evan Assante, Vanessa Burghardt
Votes: 26,521
25.08. Apple TV on TV. First time.
Of course the guy who played the lead was also the writer/director. I had a suspicion, as the film seemed way more into its main character than he deserved. Still, a pleasant watch and a pretty good film. Fun to finally see this Dakota Johnson that I've heard so much about in a film. She was... certainly in the film. 6.5/10
97. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
G | 86 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi
Votes: 380,419 | Gross: $1.11M
21./23.08. Blu-ray on TV. Somethingth time.
98. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
PG | 152 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris
Votes: 856,306 | Gross: $317.58M
20.08. Blu-ray on TV. Somethingth time.
99. Princess Mononoke (1997)
PG-13 | 134 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Yôji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yûko Tanaka, Billy Crudup
Votes: 433,872 | Gross: $2.38M
15.08. Blu-ray on TV. Third time.
100. Pushwagner (2011)
Unrated | 73 min | Documentary
A personal portrait of a small man with a great personality. The directors followed the artist Pushwagner for three years. He is an artist who is in danger of losing everything.
Directors: Even Benestad, August Baugstø Hanssen | Star: Hariton Pushwagner
Votes: 240
14.08. Vega scene, Sal 3. Second time. *Q&A with directors before
I mainly remembered Pushwagner joking and showing off, but there are some beautiful tender moments as well. 8/10
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