Margrete: Queen of the North
John Smistad reviews the 2021 movie, Margrete: Queen of the North, about the queen who ruled Denmark, Norway, and Sweden in the 15th century.
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Film review: Cabin Fever
John Smistad reviews Norwegian film Cabin
Fever about a dysfunctional family that gathers in a mountain cabin for the Christmas holidays.
Film review: Magic Silver
John Smistad reviews Magic Silver (Julenatt i Blåfjel), the Norwegian film about the encounter of blue and red gnomes in the mountains.
Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes
John Smistad reviews Norwegian Netflix
series, “Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes,” as a combination of
noir, vampires, and dark humor.
Trollhunter
Film critic John Smistad shares his review of the Norwegian trip flick “Trollhunter” about a crew of Norwegian college students hunting trolls.
The Lutefisk Wars
Norwegian mafia families and lutefisk may be suprising ingredients for a comedy, but we think you’ll be giggling while watching The Lutefisk Wars.
Love, Norwegian style
John Smistad reviews the Norwegian holiday comedy Home for Christmas (Hjem til jul), starring Ida Elise Broch and streaming on Netflix.
The Sunlit Night
John Smisted reviews the film The Sunlit Night, written by Rebecca Dinerstein, an American poet who spent time in the Lofoten islands.
Twin: Double hit of twists and turns, norsk style
There is a lot to unpack in the new Norwegian television crime drama Twin streaming now on MHz Choice. Uff da, is there ever.
Halfway House
John Smistad’s Halfway House is original fiction, pusblished in the Jan. 28, 2018 New Year’s edition of The Norwegian American.
