The Flick Lab

German episode. The Bridge (1959) is based on a real story of 16-year old German friends who are called to army during the last days of the war for a futile defense of a bridge. Karri and Henrik inve…

The original Blade Runner brought the cyberpunk genre to the map. Four replicants have escaped and a blade runner must terminate them. Topics touched in this episode include the chaotic history of th…

Uzumaki (also known as Spiral) is a Japanese horror film about a town that suffers from a curse of spirals. This horror tale of striking visuals is based on the manga of Junji Ito. With our guest Noo…

Thai episode. Uncle Boonmee has an acute kidney disease. As he nears death, the past begins to permeate the present. Spirits blend among the living.Uncle Boonmee won the Palme d'Or of Cannes Film Fes…

Greenlandic episode. Inuk's father dies. Inuk is sent to a childrens home away from his mom. In the new town, he rediscovers the way of his people. How does the first Greenlandic film seen by Karri a…

Dumbo. Is it a heart-warming tale of animal captivity, where the champagne-drinking baby elephant gets assistance from problematically portrayed crows to continue his life in captivity? 

Clive Barker terrified audiences with his unique vision of Hellraiser in 1987. Hellraiser started one of the most well-known horror franchises in the horror film universe. We will discuss not only th…

Steven Spielberg. George Lucas. Fedoras and whips. Even nazis. One of the most recognizable silver screen heroes, Indiana Jones, is taken a close look as part of The Flick Lab's classic films round.

Akira is a landmark Japanese film. It brought anime to international stage and influenced countless works of art thereafter, including and most definitely not limited to Kill Bill and Metal Gear Soli…

Serbian film episode. Over 101.000 people died in the Bosnian War (1992-1995). How could something like this have happened in Europe so recently? Karri and Henrik investigate the war and the Serbian …

'The greatest pornographic film of all time' is from an era when its genre was taken seriously. Porn films got theatrical releases in the 70's, had plots, were high budget, and were reviewed and disc…

It destroyed Titanic at the Korean box office. It permanently transformed Asian cinema. At the heart a desperate cry for peace. Shiri, 20-year anniversary.

Hong Kongese film episode. Chungking Express is the mood-and-atmosphere piece by Wong Kar-Wai. Chungking was brought to western audiences by Quentin Tarantino who loves this film. Should we? Our gues…

Citizen Kane, the greatest film ever made? That is the popular view of critics, or at least it's constantly among the 'top 10 greatest films ever' lists. Is it worthy of such honors? And what in god'…

One, two, Freddy's coming for you... Nightmare on Elm Street. The historic landmark film that changed the world of horror. Join Karri and Henrik to find out if they see eye to eye on whether the film…

Is it a film? What does it want to say? Do we want to know the answer? Borders between real and fictional get blurred in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now.

"You think you're safe and alive, but you're already dead. Everybody! Him, you, you're dead already! This whole place, everything you see is gone!" Widely considered one the greatest action films of …

Russian film episode. A girl in an orphanage lies that she's the daughter of the Russian president. To what lengths would her web of contacts go to make her story appear to be true? Whatever the cost…

How long can you avoid cultural clashes in a Japanese camp for prisoners of war? Not long, finds Mr. Lawrence. Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays from Karri and Henrik to our listeners.

To shoot an elephant or to shoot your film? Now that is the question in Clint Eastwood's White Hunter Black Heart. Mr. Eastwood invites his film crew all the way to Africa, but his trip intentions ha…