‘Feathers’ KVIFF 2021 review: Kafkaesque Egyptian parable a real stunner
A mother struggles to raise her family after her husband is transformed into a chicken in this dystopian Egyptian parable
August 24, 2021
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A mother struggles to raise her family after her husband is transformed into a chicken in this dystopian Egyptian parable
Swinton plays a woman tracking down a mysterious sound in Colombia in this latest feature from the director of Uncle Boonmee
This beguiling but brilliant new feature from Leos Carax opened the Cannes film festival yesterday and is now playing in Prague
Statham plays a mystery man who takes a job guarding a cash truck in this remake of the 2004 French movie
John David Washington and Robert Pattinson star in the first Hollywood blockbuster to hit cinemas in six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Three actresses playing 12-year-old girls are approached by 2,500 men over ten days online in this alarming new documentary from Barbora Chalupová and Vít Klusák
Joaquin Phoenix gives a mesmerizing performance as an alienated would-be comic in this startling comic book tale that is more Taxi Driver than Batman
Following purportedly controversial screenings in Venice and Toronto, this epic tale of a young boy’s journey through the horrors of WWII is now playing in Prague
Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio star in one of the director’s most restrained and elegant films to date
This may (or may not) be the best film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe yet, but it is undoubtedly the one all 21 previous films have been leading up to
Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz compete for the attention of Queen Anne in this bitterly satiric drama now playing in Prague cinemas
The sixth addition to the Tom Cruise-starring series features some of the most breathtaking actions sequences you’ll see at the cinema this year
The actor stars as a lumberjack who exacts gruesome revenge on a sadistic religious cult in this wild new film from Panos Cosmatos
Despite two dozen comic book characters competing for screen time, the biggest Marvel movie to date is also one of the best
A confessed killer keeps changing his story in this fascinating Rashomon-like film from director Hirokazu Koreeda
This timely drama recounting the Washington Post’s decision to publish the Pentagon Papers is one of 2017’s best films
This modern-day Cold War thriller is a surprisingly classy, adult-minded film that plumbs the depths of spy game depravities
The acclaimed Czech filmmaker inserts himself into an adaptation of the Čapek brother’s famed play in this often-hilarious surrealist delight
Director Martin McDonagh’s third feature film is a brutally effective tale of the ineffectiveness of anguish and outrage
Daniel Day-Lewis and Vicky Krieps give arresting performances in this latest film from Paul Thomas Anderson
The Leviathan director pulls no punches in this harrowing account of a family – and a society – in the midst of implosion
Ruben Östlund’s Palme D’or-winning satire couldn’t take aim at an easier target, but it’s an often-hilarious crowdpleaser
A cut-rate revenge drama is given self-reflective depth by director Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin) and star Joaquin Phoenix
Deadpan humor uneasily mixes with psychological horror in this masterfully-directed film from The Lobster’s Yorgos Lanthimos