Fahim
by Felipe Rosa
Fahim: the stakes of Pierre François Martin-Laval’s biopic
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic, drama
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (Wolkenbruchs Wunderliche Reise in die Arme einer Schickse)
by Felipe Rosa
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch: Michael Steiner’s comedy is a good mix of
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy
Jojo Rabbit
by Felipe Rosa
Jojo Rabbit: there is nothing inherently wrong in making satire with heavy subjects;
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy, drama, war
92nd Oscars® – Guessing the Winners
by Felipe Rosa
The 92nd Oscars will be handed Sunday, February 9th, 2020. Guessing the winners for every Oscar category has been a favorite sport of mine for a long time, even if I never really got to be much good at it. I invite you to post your own guesses as well in the comment session below. Here is the full list of nominees. (Here is who I think SHOULD win.)
Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: awards 2019
Casting a Ballot – 92nd Oscars®
by Felipe Rosa
The 92nd Oscars will be handed Sunday, February 9th, 2020. As I have been doing for a few years, as we get into the awards season, I’ll post the fictional ballots for some of the guild awards, showing what my vote would be if I had one. I will, as a rule, abstain from my fictional vote if I haven’t seen at least half of the nominees. And to be perfectly clear, I’m not a member of any of these […]
Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: awards 2019
Top 10 Movies – 2019
by Felipe Rosa
It is a good thing the idea that this list should be limited to only ten titles was abandoned long ago, as 2019 was yet another year filled with great films that came from a great variety of origins, which is always a plus. This plurality of voices matter. That’s not to say there was not one major source of anxiety as the year went by, however. As the streaming services are producing more and more top-shelf films, odds grow […]
Categories: Lists
Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
by Felipe Rosa
Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn: the
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, super hero
Missing Link (2019)
by Felipe Rosa
Missing Link: the globetrotting adventures in Chris Butler’s animated film are
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, animation, comedy
Les Misérables (2019)
by Felipe Rosa
Les Misérables: the setting of Ladj Ly’s thriller, a hot cauldron of
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, thriller
