Pickup on South Street
by Felipe Rosa
Pickup on South Street: rough and tough noir. Who said a movie can’t be made with unsympathetic heroes, and well? And how could you go wrong with Thelma Ritter?
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
Author Archives: Felipe Rosa
Alice in Wonderland
by Felipe Rosa
Alice in Wonderland: still not sold on this whole 3D thing. Visually I like it, but the story is a bit lacking. It’s not too bad as a re-reading, I suppose.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: fantasy
Green Zone
by Felipe Rosa
Green Zone: decent action-thriller, but I don’t think it brings much new as far as story goes or as style goes.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: thriller
Bright Star
by Felipe Rosa
Bright Star: in a movie where I can’t see the connection between the characters that are supposed to be in love, it’s hard for me to say anything works. I saw more reason for his friend, Brown, to be in despair than Fanny.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, romance
Shutter Island
by Felipe Rosa
Shutter Island: still trying to wrap my mind around it. I can’t say I liked it, nor that I disliked it. Some lovely camera movements, anyway!
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: thriller
Un Prophète
by Felipe Rosa
Un Prophète: at last a movie that survives the hype. Very solid. This is how gangster/prison movies should be done. The one thing I’m not quite a fan of is the whole thing that gives the film its name.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: crime, drama
The Ghost Writer
by Felipe Rosa
The Ghost Writer: OK thriller, capably done. Not many thrills or all that much sense either. But I had a good time anyway.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: thriller
Faubourg 36
by Felipe Rosa
Faubourg 36: breezy, light, fun. But just a thinly disguised Moulin Rouge!
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: musical
The White Ribbon
by Felipe Rosa
The White Ribbon: formal, tough, brutal. Beautifully shot, but cold as ice. It’s the kind of movie that can suck the hope out of your chest.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
