Alemão
by Felipe Rosa
Alemão: solid, competent action film. At its center is a well-told story (with undertones of some Howard Hawks’ westerns, and making good use of a MacGuffin),
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action
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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
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
2013 Oscars – Guessing the Winners
by Felipe Rosa
As promised , here’s the list of who I think will win each of the categories in the ceremony. I invite you to post your own picks as well in the comment session below. Here is the full list of nominees.
Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: awards 2013
The Book Thief
by Felipe Rosa
The Book Thief: apart from some specific elements (the intriguing choice of narrator chiefly among them), this story has been told many times before; usually better and more emotively.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
The Monuments Men
by Felipe Rosa
The Monuments Men: somewhat pleasurable, but surprisingly flat and unexciting film. It’s a great-looking cast and a very interesting starting point for a plot; the problem, however,
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic / historic, drama, war
Fifth about The Seventh 