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25 March 2021 At the movies Lee Adams

Czech Film Review: Ecstasy (1933)

Scandalous for one nude scene and a show of orgasm, Ecstasy is a classic and deserves its place among the greats of Thirties cinema. Due to its intense age, it won’t float everyone’s boat, but film buffs should find plenty…

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?…

4 October 2016 At the movies Lee Adams

Anthropoid: Makes history boring

The great story of Czechoslovak parachutists assassinating Hitler's third in command Reinhard Heydrich deserves a great movie. Anthropoid isn’t it.

5 September 2016 At the movies Lee Adams

Casablanca: Movie magic

Why is a film almost 80 years old still so popular with audiences? It has dated well thanks to a…

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