In the age of "Stranger Things," everyone wants to make their nostalgia-soaked Amblin-esque movie. And every one of those movies arrives with a wink — Look at us! We're remixing and reheating that thing you love! That makes "UFO Sweden," an out-of-nowhere miracle of a science fiction adventure from the Swedish filmmaking collective Crazy Pictures, all the more satisfying. Everyone in Hollywood wants to capture those Spielberg-ian, those Donner-ian vibes. They lean so hard on the "Remember this thing you loved?" pump that they forget to make something that actually stands alone, capturing the quality that defined that kind of movie while eschewing the obvious trappings.
Leave it to a bunch of uber-talented Swedes to out-Hollywood Hollywood and craft the kind of character-centric adventure that used to be this industry's bread and butter. The 1996 setting of "UFO Sweden" isn't just an aesthetic (even though it is well utilized), but a...
Leave it to a bunch of uber-talented Swedes to out-Hollywood Hollywood and craft the kind of character-centric adventure that used to be this industry's bread and butter. The 1996 setting of "UFO Sweden" isn't just an aesthetic (even though it is well utilized), but a...
- 9/25/2023
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
Written and Directed by Crazy Pictures Starring Christoffer Nordenrot, Lisa Henni, Jesper Barkselius, Pia Halvorsen It’s midsummer and Sweden wakes up to a state of emergency. TV, internet, and telephone networks are down, and before anyone realizes what’s behind the collapse, a series of unexplained attacks take place around the country. Alex, a successful pianist whose controlled existence is upturned …
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- 6/7/2021
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
In her 1965 essay “The Imagination of Disaster,” Susan Sontag wrote that the allure of “exotic dangerous situations” came down to the way they “normalize what is psychologically unbearable.” It would have been intriguing to get Sontag’s take on “The Unthinkable,” , and doesn’t so much delight in world-ending events as it recognizes that surviving them never ensures a happy ending. Getting through the ordeal is only half the battle.
But what a battle: In this fast-paced adventure from Swedish director Victor Danell, an unsuspecting public contends with toxic rain that renders its victims into puddles of dementia who slam their cars into epic pileups as a mystery international threat invades from the skies. Like Jeremy Saulnier’s “Green Room,” the movie oscillates from stark survival drama to outright war movie and back again, speeding through taut, claustrophobic shootouts and exploding helicopters even as it shoehorns the spectacle into a...
But what a battle: In this fast-paced adventure from Swedish director Victor Danell, an unsuspecting public contends with toxic rain that renders its victims into puddles of dementia who slam their cars into epic pileups as a mystery international threat invades from the skies. Like Jeremy Saulnier’s “Green Room,” the movie oscillates from stark survival drama to outright war movie and back again, speeding through taut, claustrophobic shootouts and exploding helicopters even as it shoehorns the spectacle into a...
- 5/7/2021
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
"We never thought it would happen to us." Enigmatic attacks sweep across Sweden in the new thriller The Unthinkable, and with the film out now in theaters and On Demand, we've been provided with an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers!
A harrowing car crash is featured in our exclusive clip below, and to learn more about The Unthinkable, visit:
http://www.magnetreleasing.com/theunthinkable/
Written and directed by Crazy Pictures, The Unthinkable stars Christoffer Nordenrot, Lisa Henni, Jesper Barkselius, and Pia Halvorsen.
Synopsis: "It’s midsummer and Sweden wakes up to a state of emergency. TV, internet, and telephone networks are down, and before anyone realizes what’s behind the collapse, a series of unexplained attacks take place around the country. Alex, a successful pianist whose controlled existence is upturned when his mother dies in a suspected terror attack, returns to his childhood village to arrange the funeral.
A harrowing car crash is featured in our exclusive clip below, and to learn more about The Unthinkable, visit:
http://www.magnetreleasing.com/theunthinkable/
Written and directed by Crazy Pictures, The Unthinkable stars Christoffer Nordenrot, Lisa Henni, Jesper Barkselius, and Pia Halvorsen.
Synopsis: "It’s midsummer and Sweden wakes up to a state of emergency. TV, internet, and telephone networks are down, and before anyone realizes what’s behind the collapse, a series of unexplained attacks take place around the country. Alex, a successful pianist whose controlled existence is upturned when his mother dies in a suspected terror attack, returns to his childhood village to arrange the funeral.
- 5/7/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
If there were Oscars for chutzpah, “The Unthinkable” would be a cinch: The first feature for a Swedish collective who’ve been making short films together since childhood, it manages a sprawling story with considerable spectacular action to technically commanding effect on a relatively miniscule, partly Kickstarter-funded budget.
Yet Crazy Pictures’ disaster movie/thriller/romance/dysfunctional family drama is more laudable for its ambitious resourcefulness on limited means than for actual achievement or impact. Despite some strikingly accomplished elements, the awkward whole never quite gels, sewn-together parts from “Red Dawn,” “Independence Day,” et al., failing to cohere amid major logic gaps, not to mention lead characters more off-putting than interesting.
At once impressive and misconceived, this is truly an odd duck whose ungainliness may explain why the U.S. took so long to catch up with a film that’s launched in numerous other territories since its 2018 home-turf premiere.
Yet Crazy Pictures’ disaster movie/thriller/romance/dysfunctional family drama is more laudable for its ambitious resourcefulness on limited means than for actual achievement or impact. Despite some strikingly accomplished elements, the awkward whole never quite gels, sewn-together parts from “Red Dawn,” “Independence Day,” et al., failing to cohere amid major logic gaps, not to mention lead characters more off-putting than interesting.
At once impressive and misconceived, this is truly an odd duck whose ungainliness may explain why the U.S. took so long to catch up with a film that’s launched in numerous other territories since its 2018 home-turf premiere.
- 5/6/2021
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
The Unthinkable (Den blomstertid nu kommer) Magnolia Pictures Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Crazy Pictures Writer: Crazy Pictures, Christoffer Nordenrot Cast: Christoffer Nordenrot, Lisa Henni, Jesper Barkselius, Pia Halvorsen, Magnus Sundberg, Krister Kern Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 4/25/21 Opens: May 7, 2021 You need not be […]
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- 5/2/2021
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
"We never thought it would happen to us." Three years later, and they still didn't think it would happen! Ha. Magnolia Pictures has debuted a new US trailer for the US release of the Swedish disaster-thriller titled The Unthinkable. This originally premiered in Sweden back in 2018, and we featured a trailer years ago, but it's only now showing up in the US three years later. It's midsummer and Sweden wakes up to a state of emergency. All the networks are down, and before anyone realizes what's behind the collapse, a series of unexplained attacks take place around the country. Alex returns to his childhood village, and as old feelings come back to the surface, more mysterious attacks plunge Sweden into chaos & confusion. The Unthinkable is "about time running out, and protecting what matters most." Starring Christoffer Nordenrot, Lisa Henni, Jesper Barkselius, Pia Halvorsen, and Magnus Sundberg. No idea why this...
- 4/12/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The creative and tireless team at Screamfest has always done an amazing job of celebrating the horror genre's present while honoring its past, and their second wave of programming certainly confirms this notion, as this year's Hollywood-based festival will include anniversary screenings of Bride of Chucky and The Serpent and the Rainbow, in addition to special screenings of Aliens and The Terminator to commemorate Gale Anne Hurd being presented with a Career Achievement Award.
Press Release: "Hollywood, Calif. – October 4, 2018 – Screamfest Horror Film Festival, America’s largest, and longest running horror movie festival, announces the second wave of its festival line up. The fest, which will run from Oct. 9-18, 2018 at the Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, will showcase the West Coast premiere of The Unthinkable, the West Coast premiere of Welcome to Mercy and the U.S. premiere of the animated feature “Chuck Steel: Night of The Trampires.”
This year,...
Press Release: "Hollywood, Calif. – October 4, 2018 – Screamfest Horror Film Festival, America’s largest, and longest running horror movie festival, announces the second wave of its festival line up. The fest, which will run from Oct. 9-18, 2018 at the Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, will showcase the West Coast premiere of The Unthinkable, the West Coast premiere of Welcome to Mercy and the U.S. premiere of the animated feature “Chuck Steel: Night of The Trampires.”
This year,...
- 10/5/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
A new trailer has been released for the Swedish, sci-fi film Den Blomstertid Nu Kommer. In English, the film is simply called The Unthinkable. This title was funded through a Kickstarter campaign and this was Sweden's biggest crowd funded feature, to date. Within the film, Alex returns to his childhood home. He hopes to reconcile with his father, in the midst of a mysterious attack. This title stars: Christoffer Nordenrot ("Blue Eyes"), Lisa Henni, Jesper Barkselius and Pia Halvorsen. The first, full length trailer is hosted here. The trailer shows a series of explosions, in the distance. Alex tries to orient himself, during the attack. Meanwhile, much of Sweden is burning, while security forces prepare to strike back. But, who is behind the chaos? The Unthinkable will be released, in Sweden, this Summer. This title is slated for a June 22nd release, in theatres. Hopefully, The Unthinkable will show in more territories,...
- 3/30/2018
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Okay, Quiet Earthers, I know you're going to fall in love with this trailer as much as I did. It's for a new apocalyptic alien invasion film from Sweden called a new sci-fi film from Sweden titled Den Blomstertid Nu Kommer(or "Now the time of Blossoming Arrives" translated).
The gritty flick comes from director Victor Danell and was originally a crowed funded picture on some level though you wouldn't know it.
Synopsis:
At the same time as Sweden is shocked by a mysterious attack, Alex is forced back to his childhood home. There he must reconcile with his father and his youth love, Anna, while they struggle to survive.
The film stars Christoffer Nordenrot, Lisa Henni, Jesper Barkselius, Pia Halvorsen, and Magnus Sundberg.
Thanks to...
The gritty flick comes from director Victor Danell and was originally a crowed funded picture on some level though you wouldn't know it.
Synopsis:
At the same time as Sweden is shocked by a mysterious attack, Alex is forced back to his childhood home. There he must reconcile with his father and his youth love, Anna, while they struggle to survive.
The film stars Christoffer Nordenrot, Lisa Henni, Jesper Barkselius, Pia Halvorsen, and Magnus Sundberg.
Thanks to...
- 3/29/2018
- QuietEarth.us
"We never thought it would happen to us." Whoa. This looks cool. A full-length official trailer has debuted for a new sci-fi film from Sweden titled Den Blomstertid Nu Kommer, which translates directly to Now the time of blossoming arrives. The film is called The Unthinkable in English, and is about a mysterious attack on Sweden. This film, from director Victor Danell, was crowd-funded originally but has a huge big-budget Hollywood look to it, especially with some of the action sequences seen in this full trailer. Starring Christoffer Nordenrot, Lisa Henni, Jesper Barkselius, Pia Halvorsen, and Magnus Sundberg. I don't know what exactly is going on, possibly aliens or something else, but it looks crazy good. Watch below. Here's the full trailer (+ teaser trailer) for Victor Danell's Den blomstertid nu kommer, found on Vimeo: At the same time as Sweden is shocked by a mysterious attack, Alex is forced back to his childhood home.
- 3/27/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
False Trail
Stars: Peter Stormare, Rolf Lassgård, Annika Nordin, Kim Tjernström, Lo Kauppi, Jesper Barkselius | Written by Björn Carlström, Stefan Thunberg | Directed by Kjell Sundvall
We all know by now that Swedish mystery thrillers are popular, we?ve had Headhunters to name a movie, and of course The Killing as an example of the television presence. It seems nowadays all they have to do is advertise the fact that it?s a murder mystery based in Sweden and everyone just loves it. False Trail, also known as Jägarna 2, is another one of these, but also a sequel to Jägarna which I’?ve not seen yet. This does not hold False Trail back from being enjoyable, the important parts of the plot are all included in flashbacks and references in the plot.
False Trail starts in quite the usual way of a detective having to return to his home town...
Stars: Peter Stormare, Rolf Lassgård, Annika Nordin, Kim Tjernström, Lo Kauppi, Jesper Barkselius | Written by Björn Carlström, Stefan Thunberg | Directed by Kjell Sundvall
We all know by now that Swedish mystery thrillers are popular, we?ve had Headhunters to name a movie, and of course The Killing as an example of the television presence. It seems nowadays all they have to do is advertise the fact that it?s a murder mystery based in Sweden and everyone just loves it. False Trail, also known as Jägarna 2, is another one of these, but also a sequel to Jägarna which I’?ve not seen yet. This does not hold False Trail back from being enjoyable, the important parts of the plot are all included in flashbacks and references in the plot.
False Trail starts in quite the usual way of a detective having to return to his home town...
- 2/18/2013
- by Pzomb
- Nerdly
Swedish director Kjell Sundvall returns to the big screen this December with False Trail (Jägarna 2), the follow-up to his 1996 crime-thriller, The Hunters (Jägarna).
Rolf Lassgård reprises his leading role from the original, alongside the great Peter Stormare, and with the film arriving on our shores next month, we’ve been given an exclusive set of images to share.
“Brought to you by the distributors of The Killing, Borgen and The Bridge, False Trail is the latest Nordic Noir thriller to hit the big screen in the UK. Set in an isolated town in the frozen wastelands of northern Sweden, False Trail is dark, twisted murder investigation that devastates a local community.
It’s been fifteen years since Erik (LASSGÅRD) was forced to leave the Norrland Police Department. Since then he has become the National Murder Commission’s best interrogator. When Erik’s boss orders him back to his home...
Rolf Lassgård reprises his leading role from the original, alongside the great Peter Stormare, and with the film arriving on our shores next month, we’ve been given an exclusive set of images to share.
“Brought to you by the distributors of The Killing, Borgen and The Bridge, False Trail is the latest Nordic Noir thriller to hit the big screen in the UK. Set in an isolated town in the frozen wastelands of northern Sweden, False Trail is dark, twisted murder investigation that devastates a local community.
It’s been fifteen years since Erik (LASSGÅRD) was forced to leave the Norrland Police Department. Since then he has become the National Murder Commission’s best interrogator. When Erik’s boss orders him back to his home...
- 11/19/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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