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4 May 2021 At the movies Lee Adams

Czech Film Review: Empties (2007) - Vratné lahve

Some of us might remember when bottle returns used to be a lifesaver just before payday, and when there was a person instead of a machine handing you the deposit back. This film from a famous Svěrák-Svěrák (a father and…

1 March 2021 At the movies Lee Adams

Czech Film Review: Waiter, Scarper! (1981) Vrchní, prchni

Every Czech knows the name of this film, though not everyone enjoys it. Read what an expat thinks of this…

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…

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…

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…

21 June 2019 At the movies Lee Adams

Czech film review: The Cremator (1969) - Spalovač Mrtvol

Welcome back to the “At the Movies” blog, where we’ll now take you on a journey through the classic (and…

5 June 2018 At the movies Lee Adams

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - Pop up screening!

Miloš Forman (originally from Czechoslovakia) died in April. Kino Art will show his masterpiece in Brno penitentiary this week. What's…

3 January 2018 At the movies Lee Adams

The Shape of Water (2017)

The problem for me as a critic is that the film is just so sincere and wonderfully crafted that it…

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