Medieval Times Double Feature: ‘The Black Shield Of Falworth’ And ‘Knights Of The Teutonic Order’
Let the jousting begin with this double dose of knightly cinema: Rudolph Maté‘s The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
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A Czech Comic Book Movie The Likes Of Which You’ve Never Seen Before: ‘Who Wants To Kill Jessie?” Reviewed
Calling a film a comic book movie today has very specific connotations. We’re talking tent pole, blockbuster, nine times out
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Medieval Czech Double Feature: ‘The Devil’s Trap’ And ‘The Valley Of The Bees’ Reviewed
Usually trilogies have names, like The Orphic Trilogy or The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. František Vláčil‘s does not and
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That Darn Cat: ‘The Cassandra Cat’ Blu-ray Reviewed
When Mourek the cat wears sunglasses in Vojtěch Jasný‘s The Cassandra Cat, it’s not for fashion. It’s because people don’t like
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Into The Woods: ‘Coach To Vienna’ Reviewed
From Sondheim musicals to Robert Frost poems, there’s always been a supernatural quality to the woods. Throw in some fog
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Loyalty And Rabbits: Reviewing Second Run’s Blu-Ray Of ‘Celia’
Imitation might be the sincerest form of flattery, but that doesn’t mean other Blu-Ray labels always have to step on
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For Fans Of Agnes Varda: Márta Mészáros’ ‘Adoption’ Reviewed
What would you do if a person you only knew by sight asked if they could use a room in
Read moreA Fly On The Wall Of A Nightclub: ‘Before Tonight Is Over’ Reviewed
Going by the title, Before Tonight is Over sounds like a promise – a statement of goals, said aloud so
Read moreGulliver’s Travels Reimagined: A Case For A Rookie Hangman Reviewed
Like the poem the Poet (Frantisek Husák) writes, A Case for A Rookie Hangman (1969) is “About a hare that
Read moreBlu-Ray Review: Invention For Destruction
Invention for Destruction (1958) is a movie that dares to ask the question ‘What if we gave pirates submarines?’ and
Read moreA Wild Ride With An Explosive Ending: A Blu-Ray Review Of Daisies
“If everything’s going bad, we’re going bad as well.” The revelation that fuels Věra Chytilová’s Daisies, Marie I comes to it
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