Charulata (1964)
by Felipe Rosa
Charulata: Satyajit Ray’s delicate drama takes a look at a woman who is
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
Author Archives: Felipe Rosa
Top 10 Movies – 2021
by Felipe Rosa
After a tough 2020, 2021 was an improvement. Mostly because vaccination against COVID-19 gave a way out of the pandemic, and life started to come back to normalcy. One ancillary effect, the one that is relevant to this space, is that movie theaters reopened and distributors restarted to schedule a more constant and diverse flow of films. It was also a reminder of how much the theatrical experience matters; this goes beyond the quality of image and sound, which generally […]
Categories: Lists
The Worst Person in the World (Verdens Verste Menneske)
by Felipe Rosa
The Worst Person in the World: the title of Joachim Trier’s film suggests
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, romance
Casting a Ballot – 94th Oscars®
by Felipe Rosa
The 94th Oscars will be handed Sunday, March 27th, 2022. As I have been doing for a few years, as we get into the awards season, I’ll post the fictional ballots for some of the guild awards, showing what my vote would be if I had one. I will, as a rule, abstain from my fictional vote if I haven’t seen at least half of the nominees. And to be perfectly clear, I’m not a member of any of these […]
Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: awards 2021
Free Guy
by Felipe Rosa
Free Guy: the concept of Shawn Levy’s unabashedly popcorn romp has an
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, adventure
Titane (2021)
by Felipe Rosa
Titane: to her credit, Julia Ducournau embraces the unhinged, brutal nature of
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, horror
Casting a ballot – 36th ASC Awards
by Felipe Rosa
The 36th American Society of Cinematographers Awards will be handed Sunday, March 20th, 2022. As I have been doing for a few years, as we get into the awards season, I’ll post the fictional ballots for some of the guild awards, showing what my vote would be if I had one. I will, as a rule, abstain from my fictional vote if I haven’t seen at least half of the nominees. And to be perfectly clear, I’m not a member […]
Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: awards 2021
Simple as Water
by Felipe Rosa
Simple as Water: perhaps it is because the subject matter (maybe even the particular stories) of
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: documentary
Casting a ballot – 33rd Annual PGA Awards
by Felipe Rosa
The 33rd Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony will take place Saturday, March 19th, 2022. As I have been doing for a few years, as we get into the awards season, I’ll post the fictional ballots for some of the guild awards, showing what my vote would be if I had one. I will, as a rule, abstain from my fictional vote if I haven’t seen at least half of the nominees. And to be perfectly clear, I’m not a member […]
Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: awards 2021
Fifth about The Seventh 