The Disapproving Swede
@disapprovingswede.bsky.social
I write about festival films at The Disapproving Swede and other outlets like the Swedish magazine Fokus.
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The great Everytime by Sandra Wollner - The Disapproving Swede
A review of the film Everytime by Sandra Wollner. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at this year's Cannes Film Festival, and it is the best film of the year.
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Sandra Wollner's Everytime is the best film of the year, and nothing is going to change that. Reas my review, and stay tuned for my review with the director. #Cannes2026
Everytime by Sandra Wollner www.disapprovingswede.com/everytime-by...
Everytime by Sandra Wollner www.disapprovingswede.com/everytime-by...
IiInterviewed Manon Coubia about her brillant first feature Forest High. www.disapprovingswede.com/interview-wi...
Interview with Manon Coubia - strong debut The Disapproving Swede
An interview with Manon Coubia about her first feature, Forest High (Forêt ivre) We discuss the structure of the film and the unique region where it is set.
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September 24, 2026 at 12:10 PM
IiInterviewed Manon Coubia about her brillant first feature Forest High. www.disapprovingswede.com/interview-wi...
I'm starting a cycle where I write about the most overrated films of the last ten years. Get Out by Jordan Peele www.disapprovingswede.com/get-out-by-j...
The dreadful Get Out by Jordan Peele - The Disapproving Swede
A review that breaks down the weaknesses of the extremely overrated Get Out, the first feature by comedian Jordan Peele. The critics were blinded by politics.
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September 14, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I'm starting a cycle where I write about the most overrated films of the last ten years. Get Out by Jordan Peele www.disapprovingswede.com/get-out-by-j...
Jag skrev i Fokus om skådespelaren Nils Eklund som gick bort för en knapp månad sedan. En karaktärsskådespelare som aldrig fuskade bort ens minsta lilla roll.
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Nils Eklund behövde aldrig den största rollen – han var stjärnan ändå - Fokus
Han var en av Sveriges främsta karaktärsskådespelare. Obehindrat rörde sig Nils Eklund mellan Dramaten och den breda folkhemsunderhållningen.
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September 4, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Jag skrev i Fokus om skådespelaren Nils Eklund som gick bort för en knapp månad sedan. En karaktärsskådespelare som aldrig fuskade bort ens minsta lilla roll.
www.fokus.se/kultur/nils-...
www.fokus.se/kultur/nils-...
I reviewed The Dreamed Adventure by Valeska Grisebach. It premiered in the competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It won the Jury Prize, but deserved more. #Cannes2026 www.disapprovingswede.com/the-dreamed-...
August 19, 2026 at 12:59 PM
I reviewed The Dreamed Adventure by Valeska Grisebach. It premiered in the competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It won the Jury Prize, but deserved more. #Cannes2026 www.disapprovingswede.com/the-dreamed-...
I interviewed Valeska Grisebach in Cannes about her film, The Dreamed Adventure. Interview with Valeska Grisebach www.disapprovingswede.com/interview-wi...
Interview with Valeska Grisebach - The Disapproving Swede
An interview with Valeska Grisebach about her film, The Dreamed Adventure, which premiered in the competiion of the Cannes Film Festival.
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August 15, 2026 at 8:51 AM
I interviewed Valeska Grisebach in Cannes about her film, The Dreamed Adventure. Interview with Valeska Grisebach www.disapprovingswede.com/interview-wi...
I interviewed Asia Argento, who plays the leading role in Death Has No Master. The film, directed by Jorge Armand Thielen, premiered in the @quinzaine.bsky.social section at the Cannes Film Festival.
Stay tuned for an interview with the director.
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Stay tuned for an interview with the director.
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August 4, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I interviewed Asia Argento, who plays the leading role in Death Has No Master. The film, directed by Jorge Armand Thielen, premiered in the @quinzaine.bsky.social section at the Cannes Film Festival.
Stay tuned for an interview with the director.
www.disapprovingswede.com/interview-wi...
Stay tuned for an interview with the director.
www.disapprovingswede.com/interview-wi...
I interviewed Asia Argento about her part in Jorge Thielen Armand's Death Has No Master.
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Interview with Asia Argento - The Disapproving Swede
An interview with Asia Argento about her leading role in Death Has No Master. The film premiered in the Quinzaine des cinéastes section of this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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July 29, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I interviewed Asia Argento about her part in Jorge Thielen Armand's Death Has No Master.
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Interview with Sandra Wollner, who made the best film of 2026, #Everytime. www.disapprovingswede.com/interview-wi...
Interview with Sandra Wollner - The Disapproving Swede
An interview with Sandra Wollner about her film Everytime. It was the best film at this year's Cannes Film Festival, screened in the Un Certain Regard section.
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July 24, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Interview with Sandra Wollner, who made the best film of 2026, #Everytime. www.disapprovingswede.com/interview-wi...
Sandra Wollner's Everytime is the best film of the year, and nothing is going to change that. Reas my review, and stay tuned for my review with the director. #Cannes2026
Everytime by Sandra Wollner www.disapprovingswede.com/everytime-by...
Everytime by Sandra Wollner www.disapprovingswede.com/everytime-by...
The great Everytime by Sandra Wollner - The Disapproving Swede
A review of the film Everytime by Sandra Wollner. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at this year's Cannes Film Festival, and it is the best film of the year.
www.disapprovingswede.com
July 20, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Sandra Wollner's Everytime is the best film of the year, and nothing is going to change that. Reas my review, and stay tuned for my review with the director. #Cannes2026
Everytime by Sandra Wollner www.disapprovingswede.com/everytime-by...
Everytime by Sandra Wollner www.disapprovingswede.com/everytime-by...
Since there is no new #Nolan film as far as I know, I reviweet Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan www.disapprovingswede.com/oppenheimer-...
Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan www.disapprovingswede.com/oppenheimer-...
Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan - The Disapproving Swede
A review of Oppenheimer (2023), directed by Christopher Nolan.
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July 20, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Since there is no new #Nolan film as far as I know, I reviweet Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan www.disapprovingswede.com/oppenheimer-...
Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan www.disapprovingswede.com/oppenheimer-...
My fourth piece in my series of reviews of Alain Resnais's films, covers his fourth feature. - La guerre est finie www.disapprovingswede.com/alain-resnai...
Alain Resnais - La guerre est finie - The Disapproving Swede
The fourth part of my series about the films of Alain Resnais is about La guerre est finie. It was a hit in the US, but does it match his earlier films?
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July 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM
My fourth piece in my series of reviews of Alain Resnais's films, covers his fourth feature. - La guerre est finie www.disapprovingswede.com/alain-resnai...
Moonlighting by Jerzy Skolimowski www.disapprovingswede.com/moonlighting...
Moonlighting by Jerzy Skolimowski - The Disapproving Swede
A review of Moonlighting by Jerzy Skolimowski, screened in Cannes Classics, forty-four years after its first Cannes competition screening,
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June 27, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Moonlighting by Jerzy Skolimowski www.disapprovingswede.com/moonlighting...
I reviewed Fatherland by Paweł Pawlikowski. I was highly impressed, and positively surprised. www.disapprovingswede.com/fatherland-b...
Fatherland by Paweł Pawlikowski - The Disapproving Swede Great
A review of Fatherland, the latest film by Paweł Pawlikowski, which won Best Director at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
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June 12, 2026 at 10:21 AM
I reviewed Fatherland by Paweł Pawlikowski. I was highly impressed, and positively surprised. www.disapprovingswede.com/fatherland-b...
I reviewed The Unknown by Arthur Harari, which was screened in the Cannes competition for some reason. www.disapprovingswede.com/the-unknown-...
The Unknown by Arthur Harari - The Disapproving Swede Faux
A review of The Unknown (L'Inconnue) by Arthur Harari. The film premiered in the 2026 Cannes competition.
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June 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I reviewed The Unknown by Arthur Harari, which was screened in the Cannes competition for some reason. www.disapprovingswede.com/the-unknown-...
Which was the best lensed film at the Festival de Cannes competition? The answer is obviously #Moulin by László Nemes.
The film towered over the competitors, and I described why in my review. #cannes2026 www.disapprovingswede.com/moulin-by-la...
The film towered over the competitors, and I described why in my review. #cannes2026 www.disapprovingswede.com/moulin-by-la...
Moulin by László Nemes - The Disapproving Swede 1943 Great
A review of Moulin: The latest film by László Nemes, which premiered in the competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
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June 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Which was the best lensed film at the Festival de Cannes competition? The answer is obviously #Moulin by László Nemes.
The film towered over the competitors, and I described why in my review. #cannes2026 www.disapprovingswede.com/moulin-by-la...
The film towered over the competitors, and I described why in my review. #cannes2026 www.disapprovingswede.com/moulin-by-la...
I reviewed Notre salut or A Man of His Time, as it's called, with an untranslatable pun. There are better puns in French in my highly negative review. Notre salut by Emmanuel Marre www.disapprovingswede.com/notre-salut-...
Notre salut by Emmanuel Marre - The Disapproving Swede
A review of A Man of His Time (Notre Salut) by Emmanuel Marre, which premiered in the competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
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June 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I reviewed Notre salut or A Man of His Time, as it's called, with an untranslatable pun. There are better puns in French in my highly negative review. Notre salut by Emmanuel Marre www.disapprovingswede.com/notre-salut-...
Butterfly Jam by Kantemir Balagov www.disapprovingswede.com/butterfly-ja...
Butterfly Jam by Kantemir Balagov - The Disapproving Swede dead
A review of Butterfly Jam by Kantemir Balagov. The film had its world premiere in the Quinzaine des Cinéastes section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. ★★☆☆☆
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June 5, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Butterfly Jam by Kantemir Balagov www.disapprovingswede.com/butterfly-ja...
The Electric Venus by Pierre Salvadori www.disapprovingswede.com/the-electric...
The Electric Venus by Pierre Salvadori - The Disapproving Swede pas
A review of the opening film of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, The Electric Venus by Pierre Salvadori.
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May 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM
The Electric Venus by Pierre Salvadori www.disapprovingswede.com/the-electric...
Long Twilight A Shirley Jackson adaptation www.disapprovingswede.com/long-twiligh...
Long Twilight Film Shirley Jackson - The Disapproving Swede
A review of Long Twilight (Hosszú Alkony) by Attila Janisch. Starring Mari Törőcsik.
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May 21, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Long Twilight A Shirley Jackson adaptation www.disapprovingswede.com/long-twiligh...
La vie d'une femme by Charline Bourgois-Tacquet www.disapprovingswede.com/la-vie-dune-...
La vie d'une femme by Charline Bourgois-Tacquet awful lazy
A review of La vie d'une femme by Charline Bourgois-Tacquet, which premiered in the competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
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May 18, 2026 at 12:51 PM
La vie d'une femme by Charline Bourgois-Tacquet www.disapprovingswede.com/la-vie-dune-...
The Electric Venus by Pierre Salvadori www.disapprovingswede.com/the-electric...
The Electric Venus by Pierre Salvadori - The Disapproving Swede
A review of the opening film of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, The Electric Venus by Pierre Salvadori.
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May 13, 2026 at 1:15 PM
The Electric Venus by Pierre Salvadori www.disapprovingswede.com/the-electric...
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Cannes 2026 additions - The Disapproving Swede
A rundown of the additions to the Cannes 2026 lineup. One film in the competition didn't surprise anyone.
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April 23, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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I wrote about the 2026 Quinzaine des Cinéastes / Directors' Fortnight selections and added some comments, as well.
#Cannes2026 #quinzainedesCinéastes #Dupieux #Alonso
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#Cannes2026 #quinzainedesCinéastes #Dupieux #Alonso
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Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2026 - The Disapproving Swede
A rundown of the selection for the Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2026, with some comments.
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April 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I wrote about the 2026 Quinzaine des Cinéastes / Directors' Fortnight selections and added some comments, as well.
#Cannes2026 #quinzainedesCinéastes #Dupieux #Alonso
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#Cannes2026 #quinzainedesCinéastes #Dupieux #Alonso
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