John Smistad, Author at The Norwegian American

Author: John Smistad

John Smistad is a published author of short stories, poems, essays, and movie reviews. He lives and loves with his family and cat in the Puget Sound area of Washington State. He is the fiercely proud son of a native Norwegian dad. (He loves his mom, too.) You can follow him as on his blog at thequickflickcritic.blogspot.com.

Arts & Entertainment

1 Dec, 2020

Love, Norwegian style

John Smistad reviews the Norwegian holiday comedy Home for Christmas (Hjem til jul), starring Ida Elise Broch and streaming on Netflix.

Arts

19 Nov, 2020

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.

Arts & Entertainment / Entertainment

19 Mar, 2020

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.

Fiction

26 Dec, 2018

Halfway House

John Smistad’s Halfway House is original fiction, pusblished in the Jan. 28, 2018 New Year’s edition of The Norwegian American.

Arts

15 Nov, 2018

Dive into suspense

John Smistad reviews the Norwegian thriller Pioneer (Pionér, 2013), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg.

Arts

19 Sep, 2018

Heads up for Nesbø

Hunting for a not-by-the-numbers thriller? Headhunters (Hodejegerne, 2011) is the movie for you. Based on the 2008 Jo Nesbø book of the same name, the film won many awards, including the Public Choice Award of the Amandaprise, Norway’s Oscar equivalent.

Arts

22 Mar, 2018

Burn is a downer

John Smistad of Olympia, Wash., reviews the film Burn the Place you Hide, an overlong investigation of the life and career of Norwegian singer/songwriter Thomas Hansen, known to his eclectic fans as “St. Thomas.”