Nikolaj Lie Kaas Archives

Angels & Demons (2009)

Rating: ★

May 19, 2009The Da Vinci Code Sequel

Ron Howard and Tom Hanks follow up their adaptation of The Da Vinci Code by turning to an earlier Dan Brown novel concerning conspiratorial goings-on in The Vatican but the show collapses amid absurdly contrived plotting

Director: Ron Howard

Actors: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgård, …

Category: Science Fiction

19 May 200918 November 2025 by Roog

Men & Chicken (2015)

Rating: ★★★

May 29, 2016Black Comedy/Human-Animal Hybrids

A Danish black comedy where the humour is delivered in perfect pitch deadpan. Imagine a version of The Island of Dr Moreau as directed by Giorgos Lanthimos of Dogtooth and The Lobster fame

Director: Anders Thomas Jensen

Actors: Mads Mikkelsen, David Dencik, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Søren Malling, …

Category: Science Fiction

29 May 20167 January 2025 by Roog

Child 44 (2015)

Rating: ★★½

Aug 31, 2015Serial Killer Thriller Set in the 1950s Soviet Union

This offers one of the most fascinating settings for a detective story - the Soviet Union at the height of Stalinist oppression - and borrows the story of true-life Soviet serial killer Andrei Chikatilo

Director: Daniel Espinosa

Actors: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, …

Category: Horror

31 August 20151 January 2026 by Roog

The Kingdom: Exodus (2022)

Rating: ★★★

Mar 11, 2023Haunted Hospital/Black Comedy

Lars von Trier returns to finish off his haunted hospital saga The Kingdom after a 25 years absence, despite the death of several principals, and again milks the same darkly hilarious vein

Director: Lars von Trier

Actors: Mikael Persbrandt, Bødil Jorgensen, Lars Mikkelsen, Nicolas Bro, …

Category: Horror

11 March 202315 June 2026 by Roog

Frankenstein (2025)

Rating: ★★★★

Nov 22, 2025Frankenstein Adaptation

Guillermo Del Toro tackles his long-planned adaptation of Frankenstein. An exquisitely designed and costumed film that is a feast for the eyes where Del Toro determines to wring out new angles on an oft told tale

Director: Guillermo Del Toro

Actors: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, …

Category: Horror

22 November 202524 April 2026 by Roog