Drive My Car (Doraibu Mai Kaa)
by Felipe Rosa
Drive My Car: Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s drama, as it tells the story of a theater director
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
Author Archives: Felipe Rosa
Casting a ballot – 74th Annual WGA Awards
by Felipe Rosa
The 74th Annual WGA 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 of any […]
Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: awards 2021
The First Wave (2021)
by Felipe Rosa
The First Wave: if someone needs a reminder (or even a primer) of how brutal the first few months
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: documentary
In the Same Breath
by Felipe Rosa
In the Same Breath: Nanfu Wang’s documentary about the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: documentary
The Batman
by Felipe Rosa
The Batman: Matt Reeves’ entry to the long (and disconnected) series of films about the
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, mystery, super hero
Skies of Lebanon (Sous le Ciel d’Alice)
by Felipe Rosa
Skies of Lebanon: Chloé Mazlo beautifully balances the serious and the whimsical
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
Turning Red
by Felipe Rosa
Turning Red: Domee Shi makes it look easy to tell an engaging story, with a self-affirming theme
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, animation, fantasy
Ascension (2021)
by Felipe Rosa
Ascension: moment to moment, it doesn’t feel like Jessica Kingdon’s documentary about
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: documentary
Casting a ballot – 74th Annual DGA Awards
by Felipe Rosa
The 74th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards ceremony will take place Saturday, March 12th, 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 […]
Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: awards 2021
Fifth about The Seventh 