29 January 2021 At the movies Lee Adams Czech film review: The Good Soldier Švejk (1956) - Dobrý voják Švejk What can we take away from a 65-year-old film based on a 100-year-old novel? It seems that anti-war stuff doesn't date all that much…
22 December 2020 At the movies Lee Adams Czech film review: Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973) - Tři oříšky pro Popelku If you are arriving late to the ball like me, you'll wish this beloved seasonal classic was a part of…
27 November 2020 At the movies Lee Adams Czech film review: Adelheid (1970) Shot in wintry hues, this drama is the cinematic equivalent of curling up in front of the fire with a…
1 October 2020 At the movies Lee Adams Czech film review: Voyage to the End of the Universe (1963) - Ikarie XB-1 Before Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, a Czech director and his Ikarie XB-1 conquered the universe. It holds up well…
25 August 2020 At the movies Lee Adams Czech film review: Beauty and the Beast (1978) - Panna a netvor It's a story we've heard time and time again. With Juraj Herz directing, it's safe to say you're not going…
20 July 2020 At the movies Lee Adams Czech film review: Barefoot (2017) - Po strništi bos, Jan Svěrák Did you ever wonder what the kid from The Elementary School got up to a few years earlier during WWII?…
1 July 2020 At the movies Lee Adams Czech film review: Cutting it Short (1980) - Postřižiny It's gorgeous and effortlessly entertaining, but the old-school sexism might rankle a bit. However, it may well slip down like…
17 May 2020 At the movies Lee Adams Czech film review: Loves of a Blonde (1965) - Lásky jedné plavovlásky Every Czech knows this film's melodious name, one of Forman's first pieces. It's now showing on Netflix, with English subtitles.
22 July 2019 At the movies Lee Adams Czech film review: Sun, Hay, Strawberries (1983) - Slunce, seno, jahody This film has a reputation for being loud, crude and stupid. It's also blunt and doesn’t dance around the subject…