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Author: Andre Crous of The Prague Post

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Film review: Stand Up Guys

April 5, 2013April 4, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Stand Up Guys is a strange film in which one of the most memorable scenes shows Val, a former convict

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Film review: Arbitrage

April 5, 2013April 4, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

A stylish thriller that doesn’t shortchange us on the complexity of motivation, Arbitrage is a very accomplished production that uses

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Film review: Spring Breakers

March 29, 2013March 29, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

If blond teenage girls watched more James Bond movies, they’d be able to better spot a bad guy. One giveaway,

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Film review: The Host

March 29, 2013March 29, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

The Host bills itself as a science-fiction film for those who don’t like science fiction. Given its pedigree as a

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Film review: Mama

March 22, 2013March 21, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Horror films work best when the situations they depict are somehow credible or can be seen as realistic. For the

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Film review: Gambit

March 22, 2013March 21, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Written by the Coen brothers and directed by a fellow named Michael Hoffman, known better for his romantic comedies (like

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Film review: Searching for Sugar Man

March 15, 2013March 15, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Hot off its win of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Searching for Sugar Man arrives in the Czech

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Film review: A Good Day to Die Hard

March 15, 2013March 15, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Every single Russian in this film is a bad guy or girl – some from the very beginning, while others

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Film review: Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters

March 8, 2013March 7, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

You’re not likely to see many things this year that could be worse or more ridiculous than Hansel and Gretel:

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