The first (and probably only) Czechoslovakian film that I ever saw in a theater in the ’80s was Alice by Jan Švankmajer. The movie played in Febuary of 1989 at The Rialto, my local arthouse theater. This was a few months before the Velvet Revolution freed Czechoslovakia from communist rule. The film was a surrealist … Read more
The 80s rabbit hole I have completely disappeared down, revisiting some of the most notable VHS hires of my youth, has turned up some real gems. It has also turned up some real stinkers. There are also films like No Retreat, No Surrender. They defy explanation. They feel less like
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