Be2Can Review: ‘The Square’ a Giddy Sendup of Modern Art
Ruben Östlund’s Palme D’or-winning satire couldn’t take aim at an easier target, but it’s an often-hilarious crowdpleaser
October 10, 2017
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Ruben Östlund’s Palme D’or-winning satire couldn’t take aim at an easier target, but it’s an often-hilarious crowdpleaser
Jab Harry Met Sejal, which was shot in Prague in 2016, will have its Czech premiere at the Prague Indian Film Festival next week
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
This unusual, brilliantly-directed drama charts the relationship between two slaughterhouse employees – that takes place mostly in their dreams
This Czech-British co-production starring Rudolf Hrušínský alongside a quartet of UK thespians is a fascinating relic of 1960s European cinema
The years-later aftermath of a Prague robbery gone wrong is charted in this dark, methodic procedural
The October festival will bring award-winning films from Cannes, Berlin, and other European film fests to Prague cinemas Lucerna, Světozor, and Evald
This year at Marienbad, check out the Marienbad Film Fest, taking place from August 29 – September 2
Music, film, and new media combine at this innovative new festival, at the Czech spa town from August 24 to 27
The Czech Republic’s most atmospheric film festival returns to the famed Castle from August 17-20
The second edition of this newcomer on the Czech film fest scene will take place week at Prague’s Kino Evald
From the director of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Shortbus, this campy 1970s throwback is weird, wild stuff
This new film from Sofia Coppola is tense and atmospheric, even if it adds little to the Clint Eastwood 1971 original
This leisurely paced medieval drama won the Crystal Globe at this year’s Karlovy Vary festival, but some viewers may find it tough to take
Director Marcela Said’s subtle drama presents an insightful look at the country’s skeletons thanks to its female-centric focus
This downbeat drama from Mohammad Rasoulof is a brilliantly-directed attack on a no-win system that screws over the honest man
For the first time in 15 years, a Czech movie has won the coveted top prize at the prestigious Czech film festival
This sturdy WWII filmmaking drama from director Lone Scherfig features fine perfs and solid period detail, but struggles to find a pulse
While sufficiently charting the life & career of famed singer Whitney Houston, Nick Broomfield’s doc has an uncomfortable tabloid streak
After opening the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival last week, the Hollywood actress is now in (and impressed with) the Czech capital
Almost entirely confined to a shark cage, this thriller starring Mandy Moore is an unlikely candidate for best shark flick after Jaws
A Cairo cop investigates the murder of a singer in this gritty drama set in the wake of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution
This aggressively staged documentary about a Czech neo-Nazi becomes a fascinating insight into interference from behind the camera