Ian McCrudden – MRQE

Äntligen midsommar!

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

A beautiful waterfront house, a Swedish flag fluttering in the wind. A sailboat tied to the wooden deck below. This is the setting of the friends’ annual Midsummer celebrations. The friends are gathered at Emil’s family house and the herring lunch, sauna, games and compulsory skinny dipping are as always prepared. Expectations are set – Micke worries about his highly pregnant wife and the fastest way to the nearest hospital. Eva is looking for some distraction from her recent split with Patrick and Sam. Emil’s college buddy from the States arrives with his own expectations of Swedish sin. Wannabe singer-songwriter Anders hasn’t told his wannabe pregnant girlfriend Maria about his low sperm count and hopes to solve the problem over the weekend. To top it off Emil’s surprise seems to lift the party to unprecedented heights. If everything had gone according to plan that is.

Mr. Smith Gets a Hustler

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

A banker, husband, and father, Mr. Smith must leave it behind him. He’s made a mistake and he’s trying to pay for it but he doesn’t know if there is enough money in the world. Or so he tells Bobby, the eighteen-year-old male hustler Smith employs for company. Bobby quickly learns however, that Smith is no regular John, and their meeting has unintended consequences that neither of them is prepared to afford.

Trailer: The Movie

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The cast and crew of TRAILER: THE MOVIE take you on two trips. If any narrative can be capable of describing the first, it would be about two loser guys devoid of reason or restraint, who uncharismatically pick up two girls. It turns out these four are very much made for each other and for the rest of the film are free to run roughshod over the desert and then Hollywood. The second trip is through the dialogue, pulling snippets from famous films at (mostly) appropriate times. If you caught yourself recognizing any of them, give yourself a gold star. I am sure I missed over half of them, but the film’s structure lets you know instantly that what you are hearing has got to be significant. My favorite reference was the classic “These are not the droids you’re looking for” scene from STAR WARS. Ian and company obviously had a lot of fun making this film (as is evident from the very end shot), and I hope to see any future projects from them.

The Big Day

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

While trying to make amends, a man sends his soon-to-be-married brother fleeing on his wedding day, all while his bride is anxiously awaiting him.