Criss Cross
by Felipe Rosa
Criss Cross: decent noir. I’m always amazed at how much screen presence Burt Lancaster had. I liked the ending, too. Certainly not great, but well worth the watch.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
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The Woman in the Window
by Felipe Rosa
The Woman in the Window: very strong noir. Good story. It may sound the easy way out nowadays, but back when it was made, it was more of a novelty. Robinson is pretty good, as a non-gangster for a change, and the camera movements are sweet!
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
The Mirror
by Felipe Rosa
The Mirror: very tough movie to watch, I was unable to wrap my mind (or my heart) around the whole of it. The moments of overwhelming beauty (including the amazing camera movements), well, overwhelmed me. It reminded me of reading Moby-Dick: I can see the greatness, but not get it.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
How to Train Your Dragon
by Felipe Rosa
How to Train Your Dragon: color me surprised, DreamWorks actually can make animated movies with heart instead of dated jokes.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: animation, fantasy
The Secret in Their Eyes
by Felipe Rosa
The Secret in Their Eyes: beautiful movie. Nice story, great acting (Ricardo Darin is always wonderful), well-shot (if a bit flashy), good music. Very good morning again.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
Infernal Affairs
by Felipe Rosa
Infernal Affairs: at the end of the day, I would say it’s about the same level as The Departed. There is a sense of dread on watching this different movie when you know the end, pretty much. Or maybe the dread is on me, I don’t know. Anyway, I think the first scene is a mistake, and I miss the character of Mark Whalberg.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: crime, drama
Brick
by Felipe Rosa
Brick: I remember reading about this movie when it came out and wanting to see it. Well, I should have. Very solid: loved the dialogues, the story, (most of) the shots. Very Hammett-ian indeed!
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
Black Angel (1946)
by Felipe Rosa
Black Angel: decent “noirish”. You can’t go much wrong with Peter Lorre, that’s for sure.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
Greenberg
by Felipe Rosa
Greenberg: meh. It’s not so much that the main character is unpleasant (which he is), but that he is so uninteresting on his unpleasantness. As everybody else in the movie.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
Fifth about The Seventh 