Force Majeure

Blackly funny, yet lightly brutalizing, this Swedish film observes a married couple for whom a passing threat turns into an existential crisis.

"...in the blackly funny, lightly brutalizing Swedish film Force Majeure, they mark the collective cri de coeur of a..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest 2014: Force Majeure

Perversely funny Swedish film asks: Are you man enough?

"...in the blackly funny, lightly brutalizing Swedish film Force Majeure, they mark the collective cri de coeur of a..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Skidoos and Skidonts

Filmmaker Ruben Östlund exposes male and female social roles in Force Majeure

"...... or a spouse. In the Swedish film Force Majeure, a carefree family ski vacation becomes the unlikely canvas..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Downhill

Tepid Hollywood remake of marriage dramedy Force Majeure never leaves the training slope

"...lesser remake of the terrific 2014 Swedish film Force Majeure, minor squabbles about texting and meal schedules snowball into..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

The third book of Stieg Larsson's addictive Swedish trilogy is now onscreen.

"...detached, hideously scarred – mentally, physically, emotionally – force majeure that it's inconceivable, for now, that any actor would..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Humans Being Human

Bad behavior in Ruben Östlund's observational kinda-comedies

"...livestream announcement and reacting poorly when their film, Force Majeure, fails to secure a nomination for Best Foreign Language..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Triangle of Sadness

Ruben Östlund's newest Cannes' award-winning social satire falls flat

"...following The Square in 2017. Prior to that, Force Majeure, Östlund’s earlier and best film of the three, won..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Official Competition

Cruz and Banderas reunite in this scathing comedy about ego and filmmaking

"...comparison may be the films of Ruben Östlund (Force Majeure), which similarly chronicle humans at their worst (gawwww, humans..."

July 1, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Josh Kupecki's Top 10 List

"...1)Force Majeure With exacting precision, this film turns a fight-or-flight moment..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Fantastic Fest First Wave Hits Hard

Stephen King adaptations, Arabic cinema, and Three Billboards

"...Comparing it to Östlund's Force Majeure and the Oscar-winning, remake-bound Toni Erdmann, which played the..."

Aug. 8, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Year in Film

Austin Chronicle critics throw in for Boyhood

"...the celebrated documentary Citizenfour, the popular foreign film Force Majeure, and the widely beloved The LEGO Movie also appear..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

William Goss' Top 10 List

"...9)Force Majeure Formally rigid and cleverly conceived, Ruben Östlund's he-said-she-said look..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Screens Feature by William Goss

Kimberley Jones' Top 10 List

"...1)Force Majeure Ruben Östlund blew the roof off with his bravura..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Dolly de Leon Sails into the Triangle of Sadness

The Filipina actress discusses her breakout role in Ruben Östlund's Cannes award winner

"...to cut into deep and universal issues. In Force Majeure, he dissected modern marriages and fragile masculinity; in his..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Triangle of Sadness Star Dolly De Leon Sails into Fantastic Fest

Award-season hopeful is putting Filipino cinema on the map

"...production, and this was an opportunity to work Force Majeure director Ruben Östlund, fresh off his Cannes Palmes D’or..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Films to Catch First at Fantastic Fest

The movies you'll want to see before drafting your year-end best-of lists

"...have his own seat at the Alamo? With Force Majeure (2014) and The Square (2017) both having played Fantastic..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Churns Out 8th Artist List

Ho99o9, Questlove, Nothing, and Get Up Kids join the action

"...collaborator Stylo G puffs modern electro reggae, and Pittsburgh’s Majeure crafts cinematic soundscapes...."

Feb. 14, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Square

A scathing and uncomfortable satire of the art world

"...evisceration of the male ego (his previous film, Force Majeure, plied similar territory). The viewer is introduced to Christian..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Fantastic Fest Review: Thelma

Grappling with faith, sexuality, and powers in Norway

"...fellow Scandinavian Ruben Östlund's Fantastic Fest breakout, 2014's Force Majeure, has a film so deliberately re-framed its own message...."

Sept. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Maps to the Stars

David Cronenberg's film, with a script by Bruce Wagner, is a darkly humorous moral fable aimed at Hollywood.

"...misfits high and low since his 1991 novel, Force Majeure) has crafted a darkly humorous moral fable that Cronenberg..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10 List

"...8)Force Majeure What, exactly, are the unspoken vows of the marriage..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Steve Davis' Top 10 List

"...Near Misses Wild, Only Lovers Left Alive, Force Majeure, Finding Vivian Maier, Guardians of the Galaxy..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

Austin Film Critics Pick Boyhood

AFCA showers Linklater favorite with four awards

"...Best Foreign Language Film: Force Majeure (D: Ruben Östlund)..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced

Boyhood, Kumiko earn multiple nods

"...BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director.) Force Majeure (Sweden) Director: Ruben Östlund Ida (Poland) Director: Pawel Pawlikowski..."

Nov. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: How to Date in a Sci-Fi Universe

Premature and The One I Love probe romance

"...kin to this week's genre-defying snowbound family drama Force Majeure, there's a neat little featurette that aspiring SF directors..."

Nov. 8, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Afghan Star

In Afghanistan's version of American Idol, there's a lot more at stake than the glory.

"...several Afghan regions) slipped even a little, the force majeure of some really godawful, highly Westernized Afghan pop music..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin at Large: Fool Around and Find Out!

Austin’s wannabe warriors are set to see what this city really thinks of its cops

"...seemed clear that it would take the Legislature's force majeure to make Austin re-fund its police. But on Wednesday,..."

May 28, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Checking In: Holodeck Records CEO Adam Jones Postpones Entire Release Schedule

First installment of a update triptych from the label

"...had a whole Texas tour planned with Automelodi (Montréal), Majeure (Pittsburgh) and Normal Echo (Vancouver)...."

Oct. 6, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Classic Game Fest Cancels 2020 Event

"Biggest Retro Gaming Event in Texas" takes the year off

"...policy, but they're making an exception for the force majeure that is COVID-19. Anyone who bought tickets for CGF..."

Aug. 26, 2020 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Austin Symphony Orchestra Keeps Playing From Beyond the Stage

For the second time in its 109-year history, the ASO weathers a global pandemic

"...some generous clause in most ASO musicians' contracts. "Force majeure" provisions could be implemented in the case of previously..."

June 19, 2020 Arts Feature by David Sotelo

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