Sisu: Rambo Meets Inglourious Basterds In An Instant Classic

A Finnish deserter becomes a one-man fighting machine, much in the form of Rambo, as he takes on a company of Nazis in Sisu. While World War II was the main war in Europe, there were a number of sub-wars that included Germany and Finland. It’s here where we find a Finish deserter and gold prospector, Aatami Korpi. He had previously served in the Winter War, also known as the First Soviet-Finnish War, a few…

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The Middle Man – Toronto 2021

Writer-director Bent Hamer brings Lars Saabye Christensen’s novel, Sluk, to the big screen as The Middle Man premieres in Toronto. It’s interesting to see a Norwegian filmmaker, Bent Hamer, base his script on a Norwegian novel and set it in the American Midwest. For a film that doesn’t have any origins in the US, I was honestly surprised to see the American flags. But anyway, this film is a dark comedy. I wouldn’t say it’s…

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