Eirik Bull
@thebullseye.no
Norwegian film journalist, Golden Globes voter (80th-83rd), writer, and professional nerd. Friend to animals and nature, foe to stupidity and cruelty. My real online home is The Bull’s Eye (www.thebullseye.no), but I’m often here on a little vacation.
Oh my, I can't... This is perfect! 😂
December 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Oh my, I can't... This is perfect! 😂
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
For good or ill — and usually a bit of both — London always holds a special place in my mind, even though I don’t live there… or in England at all.
Hearing it come alive in this letter, performed by Benedict Cumberbatch, was the best start to the day I could’ve hoped for.
@letterslive.com #London
Hearing it come alive in this letter, performed by Benedict Cumberbatch, was the best start to the day I could’ve hoped for.
@letterslive.com #London
Benedict Cumberbatch reads the winning letter from our Dear London competition
YouTube video by Letters Live
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December 4, 2025 at 6:08 AM
For good or ill — and usually a bit of both — London always holds a special place in my mind, even though I don’t live there… or in England at all.
Hearing it come alive in this letter, performed by Benedict Cumberbatch, was the best start to the day I could’ve hoped for.
@letterslive.com #London
Hearing it come alive in this letter, performed by Benedict Cumberbatch, was the best start to the day I could’ve hoped for.
@letterslive.com #London
Watched #AvatarFireandAsh yesterday at an early pre-screening, and now that the social media embargo has been lifted, I'll say this:
The third film in Cameron's five-part epic is epic, overwhelming and extremely good.
It is also darker and more complex than the first two films.
#FilmSky
The third film in Cameron's five-part epic is epic, overwhelming and extremely good.
It is also darker and more complex than the first two films.
#FilmSky
December 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Watched #AvatarFireandAsh yesterday at an early pre-screening, and now that the social media embargo has been lifted, I'll say this:
The third film in Cameron's five-part epic is epic, overwhelming and extremely good.
It is also darker and more complex than the first two films.
#FilmSky
The third film in Cameron's five-part epic is epic, overwhelming and extremely good.
It is also darker and more complex than the first two films.
#FilmSky
On my way to a very early pre-screening of Avatar: Fire & Ash. Can't wait! 🤓
I remember for The Way of Water, I watched a very early screening at Park Road Post Production in Wellington, with the film's art director, if I'm not mistaken.
I miss New Zealand.
#FilmSky #Avatar #Avatar3
I remember for The Way of Water, I watched a very early screening at Park Road Post Production in Wellington, with the film's art director, if I'm not mistaken.
I miss New Zealand.
#FilmSky #Avatar #Avatar3
December 1, 2025 at 5:58 AM
This has to be one of George Clooney's best performances to date. And even Adam Sandler behaves himself in this one.
It's not perfect, but in those scenes where Clooney can stretch his acting wings, it's amazing.
#FilmSky #JayKelly #Netflix
It's not perfect, but in those scenes where Clooney can stretch his acting wings, it's amazing.
#FilmSky #JayKelly #Netflix
A ★★★★ review of Jay Kelly (2025)
George Clooney — who in many ways embodies that old-school Hollywood masculinity, the last of the Cary Grants, Gregory Pecks, or even Humphrey Bogarts — plays Jay Kelly in what might be one of his mos...
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November 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The of today's films was The Long Walk. Next up, Jay Kelly.
#FilmSky
#FilmSky
A ★★★ review of The Long Walk (2025)
The Long Walk, based on the novel by Stephen King (written under another name), takes us to a totalitarian USA after a fictional war. The economy is wrecked, society is collapsing even more dramatical...
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November 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The of today's films was The Long Walk. Next up, Jay Kelly.
#FilmSky
#FilmSky
It's Friday, so here are my #LastFourWatched:
Rewatched the #Avatar films (again) before the (early) screening of Fire & Ash nest week. Also, The Running Man was fun, but forgettable. Tron: Ares was just forgettable.
#FilmSky
Rewatched the #Avatar films (again) before the (early) screening of Fire & Ash nest week. Also, The Running Man was fun, but forgettable. Tron: Ares was just forgettable.
#FilmSky
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It's Friday, so here are my #LastFourWatched:
Rewatched the #Avatar films (again) before the (early) screening of Fire & Ash nest week. Also, The Running Man was fun, but forgettable. Tron: Ares was just forgettable.
#FilmSky
Rewatched the #Avatar films (again) before the (early) screening of Fire & Ash nest week. Also, The Running Man was fun, but forgettable. Tron: Ares was just forgettable.
#FilmSky
Stranger Things 5 is here.
Back in October, I joined three press conferences with the cast and creators. Here’s the first article, featuring David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, and Shawn Levy.
Enjoy.
#StrangerThings5 #StrangerThings #Netflix
Back in October, I joined three press conferences with the cast and creators. Here’s the first article, featuring David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, and Shawn Levy.
Enjoy.
#StrangerThings5 #StrangerThings #Netflix
Stranger Things 5: David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp and Shawn Levy
Reflections from the cast as they look back on ten years of friendship, fear, and the world that grew around them
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November 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Stranger Things 5 is here.
Back in October, I joined three press conferences with the cast and creators. Here’s the first article, featuring David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, and Shawn Levy.
Enjoy.
#StrangerThings5 #StrangerThings #Netflix
Back in October, I joined three press conferences with the cast and creators. Here’s the first article, featuring David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, and Shawn Levy.
Enjoy.
#StrangerThings5 #StrangerThings #Netflix
The new trailer for #Kraken is here, a film I’ve been looking forward to for quite a while.
Speaking as a Norwegian, I get that our genre filmmakers love their homages — but does it really have to be this blatant?
Let's try to have original ideas in our monster movies next time, okay?
#Filmsky
Speaking as a Norwegian, I get that our genre filmmakers love their homages — but does it really have to be this blatant?
Let's try to have original ideas in our monster movies next time, okay?
#Filmsky
KRAKEN - TRAILER | På kino 6. februar
YouTube video by Nordisk Film Norge
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November 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
In October, we spent some time on Zoom with Guillermo del Toro and the cast and creative team behind his film #Frankenstein, which can now be seen on #Netflix.
Here is my writeup of that of that conversation. Enjoy!
#Filmsky
Here is my writeup of that of that conversation. Enjoy!
#Filmsky
Frankenstein: Letting the Monsters Speak
Guillermo del Toro, Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Alexandre Desplat, Tamara Deverell, Mike Hill, and Kate Hawley discuss bringing Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to life for Netflix
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November 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
In October, we spent some time on Zoom with Guillermo del Toro and the cast and creative team behind his film #Frankenstein, which can now be seen on #Netflix.
Here is my writeup of that of that conversation. Enjoy!
#Filmsky
Here is my writeup of that of that conversation. Enjoy!
#Filmsky
Universal flew some of us over to London last week to watch #WickedForGood and meet the cast, director, producer, and (as a nerdy treat to me), the special effects supervisor.
Now that the embargo is about to drop, here are my thoughts.
#FilmSky
Now that the embargo is about to drop, here are my thoughts.
#FilmSky
A ★★★★ review of Wicked: For Good (2025)
Recently got back from the European premiere of Wicked: For Good. Universal flew some of us over to London to celebrate the film, meet the cast, the producer, and a few others. It was a fun trip — no ...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Universal flew some of us over to London last week to watch #WickedForGood and meet the cast, director, producer, and (as a nerdy treat to me), the special effects supervisor.
Now that the embargo is about to drop, here are my thoughts.
#FilmSky
Now that the embargo is about to drop, here are my thoughts.
#FilmSky
Watched Rian Johnson's newest Benoit Blanc, Wake Up Dead Man, mystery this weekend, and yes, it was very good.
Also, calling it a "Knifes Out Mystery", as Netflix seems to do, doesn't really make sense, as that was the name of the first film.
#FilmSky #WakeUpDeadMan
Also, calling it a "Knifes Out Mystery", as Netflix seems to do, doesn't really make sense, as that was the name of the first film.
#FilmSky #WakeUpDeadMan
A ★★★★½ review of Wake Up Dead Man (2025)
Now, this was excellent. The third film in Rian Johnson's excellent Benoit Blanc (or Knives Out, if you will) series takes the mystery to church, so to speak. It is brilliantly written, blending toget...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Watched Rian Johnson's newest Benoit Blanc, Wake Up Dead Man, mystery this weekend, and yes, it was very good.
Also, calling it a "Knifes Out Mystery", as Netflix seems to do, doesn't really make sense, as that was the name of the first film.
#FilmSky #WakeUpDeadMan
Also, calling it a "Knifes Out Mystery", as Netflix seems to do, doesn't really make sense, as that was the name of the first film.
#FilmSky #WakeUpDeadMan
It's Friday, so that means #LastFourWatched.
Wicked: For Good is still under embargo, but I can say that I really liked it. Troll 2 is under full embargo, so... no comment? 🥴
#FilmSky
Wicked: For Good is still under embargo, but I can say that I really liked it. Troll 2 is under full embargo, so... no comment? 🥴
#FilmSky
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It's Friday, so that means #LastFourWatched.
Wicked: For Good is still under embargo, but I can say that I really liked it. Troll 2 is under full embargo, so... no comment? 🥴
#FilmSky
Wicked: For Good is still under embargo, but I can say that I really liked it. Troll 2 is under full embargo, so... no comment? 🥴
#FilmSky
We're deep into the awards season now, and as a voter in the Golden Globe Awards, the screeners are flooding my inbox.
I wrote this piece last year to give my readers an insight into the process, and I thought it was worth sharing again this year.
Enjoy!
#FilmSky #GoldenGlobes
I wrote this piece last year to give my readers an insight into the process, and I thought it was worth sharing again this year.
Enjoy!
#FilmSky #GoldenGlobes
Inside the Golden Globe Awards
Where this writer tells the story of how he was invited to the "biggest party in Hollywood."
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November 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
We're deep into the awards season now, and as a voter in the Golden Globe Awards, the screeners are flooding my inbox.
I wrote this piece last year to give my readers an insight into the process, and I thought it was worth sharing again this year.
Enjoy!
#FilmSky #GoldenGlobes
I wrote this piece last year to give my readers an insight into the process, and I thought it was worth sharing again this year.
Enjoy!
#FilmSky #GoldenGlobes
What a night!
Thank you to Universal and the Wicked team for inviting me to London for the European premiere of Wicked: For Good.
I had a great time.
#wicked #wickedforgood #filmsky
Thank you to Universal and the Wicked team for inviting me to London for the European premiere of Wicked: For Good.
I had a great time.
#wicked #wickedforgood #filmsky
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
What a night!
Thank you to Universal and the Wicked team for inviting me to London for the European premiere of Wicked: For Good.
I had a great time.
#wicked #wickedforgood #filmsky
Thank you to Universal and the Wicked team for inviting me to London for the European premiere of Wicked: For Good.
I had a great time.
#wicked #wickedforgood #filmsky
The other day, I joined a Zoom press conference with James Vanderbilt, Rami Malek, and Michael Shannon to talk about their powerful new film Nuremberg, and how its themes echo the world we live in today.
Here’s the full article based on that conversation.
#FilmSky #Nuremberg
Here’s the full article based on that conversation.
#FilmSky #Nuremberg
Nuremberg: Inside the Making of a Trial
James Vanderbilt, Rami Malek, and Michael Shannon on reviving the Nuremberg Trials and the fragile idea of justice itself
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November 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The other day, I joined a Zoom press conference with James Vanderbilt, Rami Malek, and Michael Shannon to talk about their powerful new film Nuremberg, and how its themes echo the world we live in today.
Here’s the full article based on that conversation.
#FilmSky #Nuremberg
Here’s the full article based on that conversation.
#FilmSky #Nuremberg
Finally got to see on Netflix today after I missed the press screening a while back. Besides a few nitpicks here and there, and some dodgy VFX in a couple of scenes, it was good.
Now let Guillermo del Toro make his adaptation of At the Mountains of Madness, please!
#FilmThreads #Frankenstein
Now let Guillermo del Toro make his adaptation of At the Mountains of Madness, please!
#FilmThreads #Frankenstein
A ★★★★ review of Frankenstein (2025)
The del Toroiest film that Guillermo del Toro has ever del Toried. Visually stunning, theatrical, gothic, and unapologetically overplayed — as it should be for this iconic tale. This could easily have...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Finally got to see on Netflix today after I missed the press screening a while back. Besides a few nitpicks here and there, and some dodgy VFX in a couple of scenes, it was good.
Now let Guillermo del Toro make his adaptation of At the Mountains of Madness, please!
#FilmThreads #Frankenstein
Now let Guillermo del Toro make his adaptation of At the Mountains of Madness, please!
#FilmThreads #Frankenstein
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Ethan Hawke is 55.
Here’s his 9min Ted Talk on creativity.
I’ve shown this to my students to inspire them to be true to themselves as artists now & in the future.
Refreshingly sincere & just great advice. youtu.be/WRS9Gek4V5Q
Here’s his 9min Ted Talk on creativity.
I’ve shown this to my students to inspire them to be true to themselves as artists now & in the future.
Refreshingly sincere & just great advice. youtu.be/WRS9Gek4V5Q
Give yourself permission to be creative | Ethan Hawke | TED
YouTube video by TED
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Ethan Hawke is 55.
Here’s his 9min Ted Talk on creativity.
I’ve shown this to my students to inspire them to be true to themselves as artists now & in the future.
Refreshingly sincere & just great advice. youtu.be/WRS9Gek4V5Q
Here’s his 9min Ted Talk on creativity.
I’ve shown this to my students to inspire them to be true to themselves as artists now & in the future.
Refreshingly sincere & just great advice. youtu.be/WRS9Gek4V5Q
This was great fun. An interesting twist on the stale, old Predator formula.
#FilmSky #PredatorBadlands
#FilmSky #PredatorBadlands
A ★★★★ review of Predator: Badlands (2025)
Now this was fun. I might be one of the few, at least from my impression, who didn't like Prey very much, but this was something different. And by being different, Predator: Badlands really got me to ...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This was great fun. An interesting twist on the stale, old Predator formula.
#FilmSky #PredatorBadlands
#FilmSky #PredatorBadlands
Here in Norway, it's practically written in the laws that one must like Sentimental Value. But I didn't, so I expect the authorities on my door any day now.
It's a great film, but accepting that, and liking said film can be two different things.
Anyway, here is my review:
#FilmSky
It's a great film, but accepting that, and liking said film can be two different things.
Anyway, here is my review:
#FilmSky
A ★★★★ review of Sentimental Value (2025)
An excellent film by one of Norway's best director-writer teams, Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt. A... checks notes... heart-wrenching portrayal of loss, grief, forgiveness, and broken family bonds. As a...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Here in Norway, it's practically written in the laws that one must like Sentimental Value. But I didn't, so I expect the authorities on my door any day now.
It's a great film, but accepting that, and liking said film can be two different things.
Anyway, here is my review:
#FilmSky
It's a great film, but accepting that, and liking said film can be two different things.
Anyway, here is my review:
#FilmSky