Tag: Frans Bak

The Killing / Forbrydelsen 3 and the Return of Denmark’s Sweater Girl

April 2, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
The Killing / Forbrydelsen 3 and the Return of Denmark’s Sweater Girl

Waiting for AMC to play catch-up and produce their own third season of The Killing / Forbrydelsen? Not to fear, because the original Danish series is out on DVD and Blu-ray in the U.K. if you need that crime / human misery / life is just horrible fix. Alongside a review of Season 3, I’ve also added a review of Frans Bak’s new CD, featuring music from Season 1.

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A Weaker Mystique for Denmark’s The Killing / Forbrydelsen, Season 2

November 10, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
A Weaker Mystique for Denmark’s The Killing / Forbrydelsen, Season 2

Nit-picky review of the issues faced by the writers of The Killing / Forbrydelsen: Season 2 when the producers cut the episode run from 20 to 10, and perhaps waited too long for a follow-up season + quick thoughts on that familiar-looking Skyfall poster.

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The Mystique of Denmark’s The Killing / Forbrydelsen

October 8, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
The Mystique of Denmark’s The Killing / Forbrydelsen

Review of the Danish TV series The Killing / Forbrydelsen: Season 1, which U.S. network AMC recently remade with very mixed results. Søren Sveistrup’s 3-season series is superb, and Sophie Gråbøl found the role of her career as divorced single mom Det. Lund in this lengthy ode to complex, infuriating and addictive detective thrillers.

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