by Felipe Rosa
Winter’s Bone: very powerful stuff, up until the very end. Trying not to spoil too much, too many pieces fall in place. But Jennifer Lawrence is superb, and John Hawkes is great as usual.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
by Felipe Rosa
The Lineup: solid stuff. San Francisco is such a perfect setting for those stories. Still, I would say it’s more of a crime story than a noir, but I know I have a very particular definition in my head!
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
by Felipe Rosa
Shrek Forever After: it’s amazing how much the movie resembles the character early on. It lost completely its edge. It became generic. It was a bit dated to start with, but now it’s completely bland. And, for the record, I’m still not at all sold on this whole 3D thing, either.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: animation, fantasy
by Felipe Rosa
The Sniper: ah, at last a true noir again. This one had the right look, the right tone, the right characters. But then again it was directed by Edward Dmytryk, so that was to be somewhat expected.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
by Felipe Rosa
Murder by Contract: not quite a noir in my book either, but still a solid, economical piece of filmmaking. The music is very interesting, and the main character has the markings of an early Chigurh.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
by Felipe Rosa
5 Against the House: it’s, Ok, I guess. But if it’s a film noir, I’m a Native American. It’s more like a mixture of a lot of things. It barely works, but I’ve seen worse.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
by Felipe Rosa
Robin Hood: I like the new take on an old, old, familiar story. That in itself was a good starting point. But, it was maybe missing something. I can’t quite put my finger on it. And I generally like the director and the talent involved.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, drama
by Felipe Rosa
Night and the City: oh, gosh, brilliant. I can’t recall many movies where the protagonist is so hateful, so twisted, like Harry Fabian. It’s great there is so little moral ambiguity about this one. And it’s so nice to look at, too. Yes, I can say I loved it.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir, top
by Felipe Rosa
Iron Man 2: dumb fun. Fun, but dumb. You know what I mean. RDJ was still good, but the first one was better for being such a surprise.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, super hero
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