An average crime film that begins to shift into burlesque waters with the arrival of George Segal, reminiscent of the series Magnum, thereby losing its character and dynamism. On top of that, there’s Stick (or rather Styk) Reynolds, who, with his slimy mustache drawn on with a marker, lecherously circles around a…

Very unique and exceptional film, not resembling anything that is being produced in the Czech Republic. It's very unconventional in its narration and what is more important, it has stunning production design (probably not very expensive but effective) and cinematography with a lot of color filters and split screens…

If I had to choose one anime series that I was looking forward to the most in anime season Summer 2018, that managed to entertain me and charge me with positive energy, that simply had the right summer vibes then I would choose this one without a second thought. For anyone who had a wild youth, this is a great show (I…

I can imagine Kei Sazane brainstorming, thinking, "We've had reincarnated heroes, plenty of characters going through time regression, but what about a world that reincarnates and regresses? And the hero? He'll be the only one left unchanged!" And honestly, I love the concept—it's really clever. But even with that…

It has an attractive execution, interesting visuals, the camera is constantly moving in nice locations and coming up with unusual shots, it looks very cinematic and it's brilliantly shot for a debut. It's just that when you think about the premise and the twist even a little bit, it stands on very shaky clay legs. The…

In a seaside hotel, the atmosphere is stifling regardless of the climate, and once the shutters are closed, darkness creeps in. A storm warning is issued for a hurricane, yet the viewer suspects that for the gang of sweaty gangsters from Milwaukee, the word storm means Bogart. Adapting a play for the big screen can…

Obscured flashbacks don't lend themselves well to coherence, and the perpetrator with "decadent" clay socks is revealed almost incidentally. Rather than a crime story, expect a melancholic drama about a man forced by circumstances to let others into places where no one was allowed, and during this disruption of the…

Tůma and Líbal are back in action for the third time, this time capturing attention with their light perspective and what the characters do during dialogues to keep the conversation flowing (from shaving with a razor to playing marble football). The big lip-reading finale had a slight whiff of cabaret, but even that…

The clichéd motif of big fish evading nets, stiffness, self-serving explicitness, and surprisingly very poor acting performances. I like Ondřej Vetchý, and with his life attitudes and biceps, he’s like a Czech Sean Penn to me, but the way he portrayed emotional strain here was far from natural. This, along with the…

The filming style in the first half is excellent because when else do you get the chance to burn Lauren Bacall while she looks you in the eyes? However, once Bogart removes the bandages and starts his noir search for his wife's murderer, it turns into a compellingly shot game of errors. The bar for suspension of…