Aksel Hennie

Sisu (2023) - source: Nordisk Film
SISU: A Modern Western Disguised As An Action Film

The trailer for the Finnish film “Sisu” sets it up to be a “John Wick”-style action film in the middle of World War II.

Pioneer
PIONEER: 20,000 Lies Under The Sea

According to my personal checklist, the extent to which a film can affect a viewer is a mark of its quality. Pioneer must have done something right, because it absolutely wrecked my sense of calm. A full 24 hours after watching director Erik Skjoldbjærg’s thriller for the first time, I still find myself feeling strangely uneasy – stealing glances over my shoulder, eyeing my friends and family with icy distrust…I even threw out a plate of unattended food on the off chance it had been poisoned by the shady agents of a deep-sea drilling conglomerate.