Confession, up until recently I’d never actually watched a Finnish movie, so keeping with the spirit of all things Finnish for FinnFest 2025, I decided to dive in. Let’s kick things off with something ...

Sisu is a Finnish word that refers to a combination of resilience and perseverance. Cited as a Finnish source of strength and ...

Joshua Kristian McCoy is a freelance writer and film critic from the United States. He is a lifelong film buff, a voting member of the Georgia Film Critics Association, a tournament-winning Smash Bros ...

Netflix has added Sisu, a World War Two set historical thriller that drew rave reviews when it was released in 2022. The Finnish war movie, which drew comparisons to the John Wick franchise, follows ...

For now, it is impossible to know what the citizens of the future will mean when they talk about “2020s movies.” The eye cannot see itself, and the present cannot have historical perspective on its ...

Finnish filmmaker Hanna Nordenswan makes her feature documentary debut with “Sense and Sensibility,” which tells the story of the unique relationship between a mother and daughter who both work at a ...

Tiina Lymi's period drama about a woman’s struggle for survival on a remote 19th-century island was the big winner at the Finnish version of the Oscars, winning best film and best director. By Scott ...

Cult favorite Heavy Trip, the 2018 Finnish film that combined a love of black and death metal with offbeat comedy, is definitely getting a long-awaited sequel. According to Variety, Doppelgänger ...

One of the few things more obscure than Finnish jazz is Finnish cinema, and even more obscure would be Finnish film music. Guitarist Jarmo Saari fuses together these little known elements and creates ...

Finnish filmmaker Hanna Nordenswan makes her feature documentary debut with "Sense and Sensibility," which tells the story of the unique relationship between a mother and daughter who both work at a ...