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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

November 27, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire: some sequels are content in repeating the story of the original work with minor variations (these generally make for less attractive experiences); others continue (in an organic way) and expand the story and the world where it takes place. This film (at least to those not knowledgeable about the source material) starts as one of the first type, but morphs into the second; the story got richer and more emotionally involving. The discomfort with the […]

Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, sci fi

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Philomena

November 26, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

Philomena: as it usually happens with fact-based stories, this is at the same time unbelievable and sadly believable. The screenplay smartly mixes comedy with the drama, but is unable to sidestep its bias (warranted or not) or to hide its manipulative tendencies. The best reason to watch it is the masterful presence of Judi Dench, who created a great character, well-rounded, flawed and very touching; Steve Coogan is better than adequate in a role that doesn’t require all that much. […]

Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic / historic, drama

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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

November 25, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Richard Burton creates a subtle, great portrait in this cold, unromantic yet thrilling (in a fashion) view of the world of espionage. The serpentine plot is rather interesting and well put together. Oswald Morris’ camera work is dynamic and elegant; the lighting is curiously hard. It certainly was a creative decision with director Martin Ritt: the characters, for the most part, are scrutinized and shown in very unflattering ways by the story; […]

Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, thriller

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Aningaaq – Full short

November 20, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

Aningaaq: A relatively little know fact about Gravity is that a short, a companion piece of sorts, was written and directed by Jonás Cuarón, Alfonso Cuarón’s son and a co-writer of Gravity. It’s a lovely piece. Enjoy!

Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: short

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Nebraska (2013)

November 20, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

Nebraska: beautiful little film. Quite well-written, this drama extracts the funny moments not by making fun of its characters, but by respecting them and being good-natured about their flaws, much like the way the main character, well-played by Will Forte, is. That is the source of the deep humanity of its simple story of complex, but wonderful, familial relationships. Bruce Dern is simply marvelous in the role, played with extreme simplicity and effectiveness; the whole cast is, in fact, strong. […]

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About Time (2013)

November 18, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

About Time: at its best moments, this film has a great sweetness to it; the relationships of the family members are all heart-tugging. This is familiar territory for Richard Curtis, even if this film is lighter on comedy than most of his fare; the cast is well-chosen and well-tuned. However, at its worst moments, it becomes preachy and (clearly) manipulative; worse than that, it does so inelegantly, abusing voice-overs instead of trusting the cast with a scene. Nevertheless, it’s a […]

Categories: Film reviews • Tags: romance, sci fi

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The Wind Rises

November 17, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

The Wind Rises: Hayao Miyazaki imbues magic in this tale, even as it is, for the most part, a very realistic, but always rich story that is at the same time like and unlike what is seen in an animated feature nowadays. This certainly could have been an non-animated film at all, but thankfully it is: the animation and the character design are gorgeous and detailed, the colors are great to look at. Miyazaki has been one of the premier storytellers […]

Categories: Film reviews • Tags: animation, biopic / historic, drama

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Castello Cavalcanti – Full short

November 13, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

Castello Cavalcanti: my appreciation for Wes Anderson’s quirky, very particular and recognizable films is well-documented here. This short, recently released, has done nothing but whet my palate for his upcoming feature, The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: short

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Thor: The Dark World

November 12, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

Thor: The Dark World: a coherent story in films of this genre is almost a luxury (even thought it, of course, can happen), but perhaps this time the writers went too far in that regard. They have, however, rightfully concluded that the titular character (however well-played by Chris Hemsworth, for what it is) isn’t interesting enough by itself; it is, by the other hand, a good straight man for other characters (that’s why it fits so well in The Avengers). […]

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