Better Days (Shaonian de Ni)
by Felipe Rosa
Better Days: Derek Kwok-cheung Tsang looks at a moment which is, at the best of times,
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
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The 93rd Oscars® Telecast
by Felipe Rosa
The 93rd Oscars: They were not kidding. In a recent interview, the 93rd Oscar producers Stacey Sher, Steven Soderbergh, and Jesse Collins said they had full creative control
Categories: Non-Film Reviews • Tags: awards 2020
93rd Oscars® – Guessing the Winners
by Felipe Rosa
The 93rd Oscars will be handed Sunday, April 25th, 2021. Guessing the winners for every Oscar category has been a favorite sport of mine for a long time, even if I never really got to be much good at it. I invite you to post your own guesses as well in the comment session below. Here is the full list of nominees. (Here is who I think SHOULD win.)
Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: awards 2020
Casting a Ballot – 93rd Oscars®
by Felipe Rosa
The 93rd Oscars will be handed Sunday, April 25th, 2021. 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 2020
The One and Only Ivan
by Felipe Rosa
The One and Only Ivan: Thea Sharrock’s re-telling of gorilla Ivan’s true story is typically wholesome and
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, drama
Another Round (Druk)
by Felipe Rosa
Another Round: Thomas Vinterberg’s drama focuses its attention on four teacher friends,
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
Do Not Split – Full Short
by Felipe Rosa
Do Not Split: Anders Hammer’s from the trenches look at the Hong Kong protests of 2019 (against the heavy-handed political persecution by the mainland government) is filled with harrowing images. It doesn’t offer much in the way of context, but it’s great documentation of another one of the waves of protests aiming for freedom around the world in present days, as well as the generally violent response by the police. This documentary can be seen on their webpage or on […]
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: documentary, short
The Father (2020)
by Felipe Rosa
The Father: Florian Zeller’s look at the descent of a man deeper into dementia is very ingenious and
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
Love and Monsters
by Felipe Rosa
Love and Monsters: to its credit, Michael Matthews’ film doesn’t pretend to be anything except exactly
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, sci fi
Fifth about The Seventh 