Stanislaus

The Sasha is a very peculiar film, at times psychedelic, at times symbolic, at times beyond my common sense. How we understand time and space is certainly a very individual thing, and looking at the Earth from space as an object to which the vast majority of us are spatiotemporally bound, it must be a literally otherworldly and unprecedented experience that can alter that understanding.

An interestingly conceived musical experiment from the mind of one Nora, who "employed" nature as a his personal orchestra. And where else to make this experiment than in the pure Scandinavian nature. However, the final product was not (or could not have been) so "natural" (the shooting of balloons or the editing in the studio).

If you only know the basic facts about the moon landing (as I do), you'll find The Most Ideal Place quite rewarding, a film that tells the story of a small Spanish village that played no small part in this historically significant moment. Plus point for the cosmic-sounding soundtrack.

From a technological point of view, this is a remarkable artistic experiment, but one in which the form completely overwhelms any message of content.

A short, informatively succinct, but musically nicely accompanied one-off from the world of mushrooms, which for us, Czechs, are something absolutely common, while in the British Isles they are seen at as something dangerous, which surprised me personally.

"Whatever you can imagine, Nature has already created it." (Albert Einstein) Nature has unlimited possibilities, you just have to look properly, understand them and use them to your advantage in various fields. This documentary offers many interesting insights into the lives of animals and plants whose abilities often take people's breath away. Whether it's the gecko's clinging paws, the climbing stems of ivy, the cicada's wings or the shark's skin, humans still have much to learn from nature. Moreover, by studying these organisms, we could enrich our society with mechanisms that would in turn be nature-friendly. P.S. "We can trust nature."

Even our little country has teenage activists who care about climate change, and they are trying to bring it to the attention of people in higher places, from which the current issue can be acted upon if the will is there. The film takes a look behind the scenes of these activities and offers a fairly sobering view of their efforts. Short but to the point!

The Gazebo is a truly fast-paced, madcap comedy spiced with crime, in which Louis de Funés learns the hard way that it's really difficult to get rid of a person, especially when your home is as busy as a main train station and someone is always getting in your way. The film has many funny moments and dialogue that really amused me.

Dumber in the script, duller in the visuals, a slightly retarded cousin of the more famous The Wolfman, but it offers a few decent scares, lots of dismembered bodies and a bizarre denouement. Within its genre, it's a below-average piece of work that you probably won't remember tomorrow. P.S. I don't think I've ever seen an invalid horse in a movie before.

The Wolf of Snow Hollow greets the viewer with an appealing intro and a promising premise about a sleepy town ("Sleepy" Snow Hollow) run by a psychopathic maniac or...maybe something else, the supernatural. Unfortunately, the film is incredibly undermined by the main character John, who was incomprehensibly hysterical and annoying. That being said, the supporting characters of the ailing father (RIP Robert Forster) or Juliet were likeable. As for the denouement, I found it quite strange, surprising and to some extent novel, but strange nonetheless. Despite a few black-humored moments that livened up the film a bit, I (unfortunately) didn't find myself liking it. Maybe I'll give it another chance in the future (88% on Rotten Tomatoes doesn't sit well with me). P.S. Jim Cummings has an unmistakably distinctive toe – coincidence?!