TheRetroCritic

Before Christopher Nolan's name was synonymous with big, high-concept sci-fi blockbusters but after the director's breakout hit Memento , he made Insomnia , an Alaska-set remake of the 1997 cult Norwegian thriller. The film sees Al Pacino play an ageing detective who travels to Alaska to try and solve a murder case. After he mistakenly shoots his partner in the fog while following the killer, he attempts to cover up his blunder but he is soon blackmailed by the murderer. The lack of any sleep also starts to confuse the detective and his insomnia plays tricks with his memory. Insomnia was released the same year as One Hour Photo , a film which also starred Robin Williams in a creepy against-type role. The fact that the actor and comedian agreed to tackle two chilling characters in a row was a bold move which showed great versatility, especially since he did such a brilliant job in both movies. And Death To Smoochy , of course. Insomnia often gets forgotten as a Christop

It's hunting season and Norway is on the prowl once again. After Trollhunter comes Headhunters , a movie about a slimy headhunter who spends his time secretly stealing artworks and replacing them with forgeries. Shockingly, what was meant to be his last "job" goes crazily wrong with the guy he was stealing from turning out to be a little bit of a psycho with more than a little hint on our man's shady doings. Think Michael Fassbender kicking nazi ass in X-Men: First Class but in Norway, in the present and with a dog. What the film lack in Trolls, it makes up for in good old-fashioned brutality and a welcome dark sense of humour. Our main character, Roger (played by Aksel Hennie), goes through a lot in this one. Yes, this is one of those movies in which you follow someone who is f***ed beyond belief and you get to sit back and watch that ant melt under a magnifying glass. That's basically the only way we could have ever learned to like this douchebag and it d