Greenland And Movies

The Making Of Modern Greenland

Felice Basbøll | Engelsberg Ideas | 19th January 2026

On 20C tussles between Denmark and Norway over Greenland, via a profile of explorer Knud Rasmussen. In 1917, the US recognised Danish sovereignty in northern Greenland as a condition for buying the Virgin Islands from Denmark. Other countries followed suit, except for Norway. Rasmussen was held up as a mascot of Danish-Greenlandic relations to challenge Norwegian aspirations to Greenland (1,900 words)

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An Obituary For The 90-Minute Movie

Adam Dietz | Points In Case | 19th January 2026

Alas, it is a relic of the past. Whether you were watching a classic or a dud, you could take solace in the fact that the rest of the day was yours to do what you wanted. It is survived by the “this-assuredly-shouldn’t-be-more-than-two-hours Netflix streamer and the three-hour prestige-Oscar-play-picture directed by a guy in his 80s that lost the studio $100 million. And of course, the modern superhero movie” (1,000 words)