Notorious (1946)
by Felipe Rosa
Notorious: a typically classy Alfred Hitchcock’s film; the story is simple, relatively unadorned, but it nevertheless produces some moments of great suspense.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, romance, thriller
Monthly Archives: March 2014
True Detective – Season 1
by Felipe Rosa
True Detective – Season 1: curiously, as a reverse to what is usually seen, the mystery at the center of this series is almost a MacGuffin; the two central characters and their relationship is what matters the most.
Categories: Non-Film Reviews • Tags: crime, drama, top
2013 Oscars Post Mortem
by Felipe Rosa
Despite (or because of) the many times I have mentioned how great 2013 was for film, at some point I just need to let go and move on to 2014. The Oscars ceremony last night seems the perfect reason to do so.
Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: awards 2013
House of Cards – Season Two
by Felipe Rosa
House of Cards – Season Two: considering how interesting the first season was, the biggest strength of the second season is picking up, in tone and in the storyline, where that one left off.
Categories: Non-Film Reviews • Tags: drama
True Grit (2010) – Revisit
by Felipe Rosa
True Grit: the strength of this film begins in the Coen Brothers’ screenplay: the characters are interesting and round, and the dialogues are rich and fun to listen to.
Categories: Film reviews, Revisit • Tags: western
Fifth about The Seventh 