Film Review Archives

29. October 2020

Ostrochovský’s second feature, which was also a Berlin premiere in Encounters and follows two seminarians caught between faith…

29. October 2020

By contrast, Miroslav Toth and Michal Novinski’s sound design veers towards the clangorous, sometimes intrusively so, a concatenation…

11. January 2018

‘Barefoot’ (‘Po Strnisti Bos’): Film Review | Dubai 2017 “The Czech filmmakers behind the 1997 Oscar winner ‘Kolya’…

21. August 2017

Movie Review: ‘Po strništi bos’ (Barefoot) Heartwarming WWII Nostalgia Evocative cinematography by Vladimír Smutný and music from Michal…

24. April 2017

The Teacher Film Review La profesora es un drama basado en hechos reales que nos cuenta la historia…

24. April 2017

The Teacher Film Review The prolific Czech director-writer duo Jan Hrebejk and Petr Jarchovsky (“Cozy Dens,” “Divided We…

30. July 2015

Three Brothers Film Review The 2014 Czech box office champ is a joyous musical take on fairy tales…

11. December 2012

Thompson on Hollywood Review: Czech Oscar Entry ‘In the Shadow’, Sleek Neo-Noir and Gorgeously Old-Fashioned Policier I usually…

26. November 2012

In The Shadow Film Review Tech package is pro, led by the evocative drabness of lenser Adam Sikora’s…

21. November 2012

In The Shadow Film Review „The film’s production design is impeccable, and the haunting music by Jan P….

6. May 2010

Kooky Film Review „Michal Novinsky’s agile score embraces the film’s fertile invention and adds to its pleasure. This…