Discover the treasures of international cinema through the analytical lens of two media industry professionals from Finland, Karri Ojala and Henrik Telkki.
With a straight-forward, playful yet analytical spirit, the hosts navigate the world of film with varied guests from around the globe, whether industry professionals or fascinating people from the film's target country. Gain unique insights, knowledge and surprising looking glasses from the world of film.
New episodes biweekly.
Finnish film episode. Inspector Palmu's Error (Komisario palmun erehdys) was voted the best Finnish movie of all time in 2012 by critics of Finland. It's a so-called closed room detective thriller, b…
Troglodytes terrorise townspeople in this western movie by the word-savvy first-time director S. Craig Zahler. Despite the low budget, some big names like Kurt Russell joined this project, known for …
How much of Disney's Pocahontas is true? We will cover not only the animated film; we will also cover the historical Pocahontas with breathtaking stories from the Virginia colony from over 400 years …
Moroccan film episode. The worst attacks in Morocco's history happened in Casablanca in 2003. Join us for a discussion on the acclaimed film Horses of God (Les chevaux de Dieu) which tells the story.…
Polish film episode. The Flick Lab kickstarts its international cinema episodes! We will cover one country-specific movie once a month. -- Priest Adam is frustrated by a secret. He does effective wor…
Halloween 40 years later! Jamie Lee Curtis returns to reprise her role in this direct sequel to John Carpenter's original, ignoring all past sequels, to get back to basics. Was it worth it?
What is Rob Zombie's actual point of his Halloween II, and is there any? Is this yet another tired and violent teenage slasher or a misunderstood vista into the grim reality of life without popcorn a…
After the last installment jeopardised the future of the franchise, Rob Zombie suggested to remake the original Halloween. But was it necessary on any level and can its existence be justified?
Halloween: Resurrection is infamous for two things: its massive retcon and Busta Rhymes. The movie takes the fad of the early 2000's reality TV and places the Big Brother -esque contestants of an int…
Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her role as Laurie Strode! But is that and the 20-year anniversary enough to float the boat? Find out with Karri and Henrik.
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In Halloween 6, disturbing events take place in an underground cavern to deliver a child in order to inherit an ancient curse of Thorn, so that more tribe descendants can be sacrificed to save potent…
We both know he's alive, but Jamie Lloyd knows where he's renting - in an old hermit's underground cavern! This time, they're unprepared! This time, he's a Native American! And this time, he's back w…
Michael Myers is back! Halloween 4 is often seen as a decent return to Haddonfield after 7 years. But will Henrik and Karri see eye to eye on this one?
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It's time! A wealthy businessman Conal Cochran has been in Halloween novelties business for at least 37 years. In Halloween 1982, planets are in alignment. The alignment decides on his behalf that Co…
More Of The Night Horror Was Lit Right. Dean Cundey and his lighting gear have been relocated to Haddonfield Memorial Clinic, while Dick Warlock stalks camera operator Ray Stella... and sedated Lauri…
All Of The Night He Came Home! Join Halloween fans Karri and Henrik for a very, very in-depth look at the landmark horror film, John Carpenter's Halloween. We will cover all the Halloween films befor…
Henrik and Karri cover all the ins and outs and what-have-you's of The Big Lebowski, the cult comedy that has even resulted in a religion!
Join Karri and Henrik as they stalk through their first victim, Rear Window (1954), a classic directed by Alfred Hitchcock. We dive into forced symbolism, analyses of film analyses, film psychology a…