The Bolshevik Wizard: Inside the Czechoslovak Paranormal Phenomena Research Institute

The Bolshevik Wizard: Inside the Czechoslovak Paranormal Phenomena Research Institute

In the 1980s, there was an institution in Czechoslovakia that was seriously engaged in the research of paranormal phenomena. It was called the Psychoenergetic Laboratory and was led by the “Bolshevik wizard” Professor František Kahuda. Its existence inspired the creators of the new Czech TV series It will be resolved, comrades! In it, a pair … Read more

Discover the Nordic Thriller ‘Bron’: A Must-See Series with Sofia Helin

Discover the Nordic Thriller ‘Bron’: A Must-See Series with Sofia Helin

Arte.tv is offering three out of the four seasons of the highly acclaimed Nordic thriller series, “Bron”. The series, which inspired the American show “The Bridge” and the French show “Tunnel”, revolves around a bridge connecting Sweden and Denmark and follows a detective with autism spectrum disorder named Saga Noren, played by Sofia Helin. The … Read more

Review: The Contradictions of the Second Series of Iveta Bartošová

The triple golden nightingale actually wakes up a few times in the trio of new, roughly hour-long episodes. But each time in exactly the same hospital room. It serves one time as an intensive care unit, where she is taken after an overdose of medication, at another time as a gynecological ambulance, where she learns … Read more

“Roj (Swarm): A Disturbing and Cynical Miniseries Examining Race and Extreme Fandom”

The series Roj (Swarm) will not keep you waiting long for a shock. In the very first scene, you are introduced to the main character, Dre, who is walking through the apartment while her roommate Marissa has sex with her boyfriend. He winks at Dre through the ajar door during sex. The mundane (albeit explicit) … Read more

Review of the series Golden Swan TV Nova

The fourteenth of March 1939, a few hours before the occupation of Czechoslovakia by the German army. Meanwhile, another drama is unfolding in the streets of Prague. Gendarmes chase a suspicious young woman (Marta Dancingerová). She manages to shake off her pursuers when she runs into a recently completed department store in the city center, … Read more

the new life of an icon

SERIES. The Empress of Austria (1837-1898) is the heroine of a historical adventure fiction in 6 episodes. Available today on the Salto platform, it will be broadcast on TF1 from December 23. Sissi (1955), Sissi Empress (1956), Sissi facing her fate (1957): this cinematographic saga, illuminated by the radiant face of Romy Schneider, which we … Read more

What is Sacha Baron Cohen’s satirical road trip to the United States worth?

With this series, the British satirist takes up his hoaxes and sets himself up as the sad buffoon of Donald Trump’s America. But in the era of “fake news”, the effect is no longer guaranteed. The ad was enticing. Six years later The Dictator, the genius of silly and wicked satire – in the guise … Read more

REVIEW. ‘Tiger king 2’ on Netflix: Once it was funny, n…

– Joe Exotic is still in jail and largely absent from the second season of Tiger king. So the makers stage a plejade of B figures. — ©  Courtesy of NETFLIX – The whole world feasted on Tiger king, a documentary about a tiger park operator, his bizarre workforce, his sexual escapades, and most importantly, … Read more