Pekka Valkeejärvi – MRQE

Vares – Yksityisetsivä

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Vares, a film noir comedy from Finland, is yet another twist on PULP FICTION. And, just in case we miss the similarities of splattered blood mixed with outrageous incidents, the movie explicitly references PULP FICTION and has a comedic scene in which two guys argue about McDonald’s hamburgers. Still, VARES – PRIVATE EYE, by director Aleksi Mäkelä, manages to be kind of fun even not especially original. The script has more characters than the screenwriter can handle, leaving the audience frequently confused about who is doing what and why. The two best scenes are one about a wacky wedding and another about a guy who answers a cell phone call while he is busy enjoying the pleasures of a sex parlor.

Helmiä ja sikoja

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

When their bootlegging father ends up in jail, four twenty-something brothers need money to pay his debts to local crooks. Next, their 9-year-old half-sister is dumped on their doorstep by her prostitute mother. A karaoke set helps reveal that the little girl is quite a singer, just as a talent contest for children is coming up on national television offering more than enough money to the winner.

Sairaan kaunis maailma

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Ippe and Papu are two teenagers spending the summer, when they get into trouble with their drug-dealer. They are forced to act as drug-mules. Along the way they meet a new girl, Mia.

The Good Son

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

When his mother takes a shine to a man at a party, a young man begins to lose his grip on reality.

Suuri illusioni

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Based on the book “Suuri Illusioni” by finnish writer Mika Waltari.