Nocturnal Animals
by Felipe Rosa
Nocturnal Animals: Tom Ford is able to balance three different storylines, allowing all
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, thriller
Author Archives: Felipe Rosa
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (Hymyilevä Mies)
by Felipe Rosa
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki: Juho Kuosmanen’s account of true events is a pleasurable, unassuming experience.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, romance
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Revisit
by Felipe Rosa
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: director J.J. Abrams, and his co-screenwriters Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt understand that
Categories: Film reviews, Revisit • Tags: action, fantasy, star wars
Elle (2016)
by Felipe Rosa
Elle: the entertainment value of Paul Verhoeven’s film comes not from the suspense,
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, thriller
Cars 2 – revisit
by Felipe Rosa
Cars 2: John Lasseter and Brad Lewis’ sequel is an entertaining mash-up of the original concept and a world-hopping spy film.
Categories: Film reviews, Revisit • Tags: adventure, animation, pixar
Parade
by Felipe Rosa
Parade: this Jacques Tati’s film doesn’t really have a shred of a story, just a parade of varied circus acts;
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy
Trafic
by Felipe Rosa
Trafic: Jacques Tati is not subtle in presenting his ideas about automobiles in this film;
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic / historic, comedy
A Touch of Zen (Xia Nü)
by Felipe Rosa
A Touch of Zen: King Hu’s film is certainly a great visual feast; the images
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action
Our Kind of Traitor
by Felipe Rosa
Our Kind of Traitor: Susanna White’s adaptation of John le Carré’s novel is surprisingly
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: thriller
