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A very good little big TV movie that could stand on its own. After all, the course of the protagonist's mysterious illness is more than realistic, although the finale is rather ridiculous. But as a solo Brodská film, it's ideal.

A very decent crime drama. The environment of the Vietnamese community is an excellent refreshment for the Czech context. Ha Thanh Špetlíková is very pleasant, David Novotný is a classic redneck and together they are the perfect pair for a trip from Varnsdorf to Sapa.

A situational comedy? A black comedy? An idea for an undergraduate short story? Radek Bajgar seems to like dealing with unreal situations in a typically Czech environment. His series work also refers to crazy normalization comedies and if in his feature project the focus is once again on the iconic face of Iva Janžurová, then that’s it. As a subject for a small TV movie, perhaps Shotgun Justice could have shone, but this is an unnecessary elevation of a banality to a feature film.

A weak effort. It is much praised, but it is absolutely about nothing. The previous versions always copied the same situations, only the musical taste changed gradually. We can expect a film similar to this again in a few years.

We've lived in the post-The L Word era for a decade, and we've lived through the reality show The Real L Word, but few would have thought we'd see a full-fledged sequel. And indeed, Generation Q is upon us. The new characters fit perfectly among the classic trio of Alice, Bette, and Shane. Angie has grown up and other characters are mentioned here and there... I hope GQ will be with us for a few very good years, because this bunch deserves it. Season 3 is coming soon.

Nicholas Sparks is the king of kitsch among women's novels, and his adaptations are exactly that. This one is at least somewhat elevated by a reasonably capable Amanda Seyfried, but Channing Tatum can't seem to work his facial muscles and walks around like a dummy for the entire film. On paper, it may be less appalling, although I don't put much faith in that either. An implausible exaggerated story with so many tear-jerking decoys...

An adaptation of the autobiographical book by J. G. Ballard was something I had been looking forward to for a long time. It has an interesting theme and a great cast (Christian Bale, Miranda Richardson, John Malkovich). Empire of the Sun may also remind us of The Lover by Marguerite Duras in its broad scope, but like other Spielberg retro films, I'm afraid it has become dated. This amounts to an interesting trip into the cinema of the 1980s. Young Bale was already incredibly talented back then, but for a deeper experience, you would need to see the film back then.

The 55th Disney Feature Film. The combination of Disney and a town full of critters generates absolute yummy cuteness. They work with 3D animation long enough for you to enjoy the whole film and in the meantime just suppress the urge to stroke the main character. Judy Hopps could compete with all those friends from the touching story about Bambi. And that's saying something.

The 57th Feature Disney Film. The ultimate modern Disney movie full of Easter eggs and various jokes. The connection between the characters and the actors is something to make you smile. Gal Gadot as Shank, Jane Lynch, Alfred Molina... :)

The mere mention of a live-action version of Aladdin has long terrified me. It is not an inspired story, but a retelling of the classic Disney story, which is a completely useless endeavor. And yet all it needed was a little more and we would have gotten an equally interesting new fairy tale adventure, like in Alice or Maleficent. But wouldn’t you know it, even with such poor prospects, Guy Ritchie managed to make a crazy colorful film that rushes by very quickly and almost amusingly toward its prescribed happy ending. It is not something I would recommend to anyone, but it’s also not the expected disaster.