By Jessica Duncanson While the Eastern European horror genre may bring a certain controversial Serbian feature to mind for many, the region has delivered its fair share of stylistic and symbolic horrors, alongside those that do focus […]
Czech films
By David Pountain Polish director Tomasz Mielnik packs more ideas and memorable set pieces into his debut feature, Journey to Rome, than many directors manage across entire careers. While the loosely structured Czech comedy starts […]
Directed by Tomasz Mielnik Karlovy Vary International Film Festival review “We live in an age of pictorial depiction. Folk cannot express themselves anymore, the consequence of our pace of life.” – Journey to Rome Polish filmmaker […]
By David Pountain Directed by David Calek and Jakub Zahradnícek In its own, more accessible way, the reality of David Calek and Jakub Zahradnícek’s Pirating Pirates holds a playful slipperiness akin to the formally subversive works […]