Jonas Åkerlund Archives

‘Clark’: Bill Skarsgård Stars In A Jonas Åkerlund Series About The Man Who Inspired “Stockholm Syndrome”

April 21, 2022 9:27 am

You’ve heard the term, but what is Stockholm syndrome exactly? Britannica’s dictionary defines it as “a psychological response wherein a captive begins to identify closely with his or her captors, as well as w...

‘Clark’ Trailer: Bill Skarsgård Plays Notorious Swedish Outlaw In New Netflix Biopic Series

Jake Sweltz

February 7, 2022 11:40 am

News, Television, Trailers

Clark Olofsson is not a widely known figure in the States, but for three decades he was Sweden’s answer to John Dillinger. With his daring criminal lifestyle and charismatic personality, Olofsson captured the ...

‘Lords Of Chaos’ Is A Black Metal Drama That Hits All The Wrong Notes [Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

February 5, 2019 12:01 pm

News, Reviews

Authenticity is the greatest cultural currency a musician can carry, and when combined with a powerful image, the result can be explosive. As Malcolm McLaren showed the world with the Sex Pistols, both authenti...

‘Polar’: Mads Mikkelsen & Jonas Åkerlund Talk About Their Insane Hitman Movie [Interview]

Valerie Complex

January 26, 2019 2:24 pm

Interviews, News, Video

Director Jonas Akerlund (“Spun,” "Small Apartments," “Lords of Chaos”), takes a walk on the wild side with his new gory action movie "Polar" starring Mads Mikkelsen and Vanessa Hudgens. This gun blazing, balls ...

‘Polar’ Wants To Be ‘John Wick’ But Is The Movie Equivalent Of Mountain Dew & Cheetos [Review]

Charles Barfield

January 24, 2019 1:59 pm

News, Reviews

Craving stylish action? If “John Wick” is a meaty steak, full of flavor that more than satisfies hunger pangs and “Crank” is cotton candy, sweet, tasty, but not very substantial, then Netflix's new action-thril...

‘Polar’ Trailer: Netflix Joins The “‘John Wick’ But With…” Genre With Mads Mikkelsen

Charles Barfield

January 7, 2019 12:01 pm

News, Trailers

You know you’ve made an iconic action film when it joins the “...but with…” Hall of Fame. There’s “Die Hard,” and it’s myriad of “Die Hard but with...” clones. Then we had “Taken,” and it’s “Taken but with...” ...

Two New ‘Lords Of Chaos’ Teasers Give Glimpses Of Jonas Åkerlund’s Film About Norwegian Black Metal

Charles Barfield

January 3, 2019 3:17 pm

News, Trailers

For many people, the story told in the upcoming film “Lords of Chaos” sounds too ridiculous to be true. But in fact, it is. The film tells the story of the beginning of the Norwegian Black Metal music seen i...