Steve Jobs
by Felipe Rosa
Steve Jobs: Danny Boyle’s film is a non-traditional biopic, elucidative without being didactic, more interested in
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic / historic, drama
Author Archives: Felipe Rosa
Spotlight
by Felipe Rosa
Spotlight: the story being told here is powerful and touching, and Tom McCarthy’s film tells it well;
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic / historic, drama
The Good Dinosaur
by Felipe Rosa
The Good Dinosaur: Peter Sohn’s film tells a cute, uplifting, but run-of-the-mill story; thematically, it is also very simple.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, adventure, animation, pixar
Blackhat
by Felipe Rosa
Blackhat: Michael Mann’s film shows some glimpses of muscularity, but it’s ultimately a bloated, unengaging work.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: thriller
Panic in the Streets
by Felipe Rosa
Panic in the Streets: this noir by Elia Kazan has a very solid story, and the added urgency is great;
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
Mia Madre (2015)
by Felipe Rosa
Mia Madre: while Nanni Moretti is dealing with a touching, emotional moment in the main character’s life,
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
Macbeth (2015)
by Felipe Rosa
Macbeth: the source material, of course, is a tragedy of the highest order (and, unlike the beautiful words of Shakespeare,
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
The Hateful Eight
by Felipe Rosa
The Hateful Eight: there’s no denying that Quentin Tarantino has a great ear for over-the-top, entertaining dialogue; in this film, however,
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: thriller, western
Ex Machina
by Felipe Rosa
Ex Machina: a though-provoking, engaging science-fiction, Alex Garland’s film is a little jewel.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: sci fi
