In December 2023 we discussed Riders of Justice, a truly fantastic movie that I recommend every year around the holidays (this is my no so subtle way of recommending it again). Last year when we discussed Promised Land as our first December entry, I said that I was thinking of making ‘Mads December’ a new tradition. Well, this is our third Mads movie in a December slot so consider it an official SLMC tradition!!!
This week is a twofer. Not only are we getting a Nicolas Winding Refn classic but we’re going back to the beginning with one of Mads Mikkelsen’s earliest roles, as he reprises the character of Tonny from Pusher in Pusher II (2004)**.
Don’t worry if you haven’t seen the original Pusher (1996), it’s not critical for watching or discussing Pusher II, but it is widely available and I’d absolutely recommend it if you have the time to watch both. To be clear, we will only be discussing Pusher II (2004) at this session. Mads’ role is pretty small in the first film, thus the focus on part II.
To date, Mads’ films are batting 1.000 in this club, let’s see if we can keep the streak alive! I'm so looking forward to this one.
Pusher II (2004) is available to stream on Prime, Hoopla, Kanopy and Philo. It is also available to rent on most VOD platforms.
In case you’re interested, Pusher (1996) is available to stream on Tubi, Hoopla, Kanopy, Fubo and Philo and to rent everywhere else.
And, if you want to go for broke and binge the trilogy, Pusher 3 is available to stream on Hoopla, Kanopy and Philo and to rent everywhere else.
***Please note that we watch the film before attending the discussion and the Zoom registration link will appear on this page AFTER you RSVP to this event.***
