John Wick: Chapter 2

February 23, 2017 by Felipe Rosa

John Wick: Chapter 2: Chad Stahelski stays true to the original film in this sequel: while the

Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action

Lion (2016)

February 22, 2017 by Felipe Rosa

Lion: real stories made into movies have a knack for being too unlikely to be true; Garth Davis’ film

Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic / historic, drama

Eye in the Sky (2015)

February 21, 2017 by Felipe Rosa

Eye in the Sky: Gavin Hood’s film tells a story that shows that, no matter what, war always

Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, war

My Life as a Zucchini (Ma Vie de Courgette)

February 20, 2017 by Felipe Rosa

My Life as a Zucchini: there is a simple naïveté in both the story told and the way Claude Barras’ film

Categories: Film reviews • Tags: animation, comedy, drama

The Red Turtle (La Tortue Rouge)

February 19, 2017 by Felipe Rosa

The Red Turtle: Michaël Dudok de Wit is not quite telling a story, per se, but

Categories: Film reviews • Tags: animation, fantasy

A Man Called Ove (En Man som Heter Ove)

February 18, 2017 by Felipe Rosa

A Man Called Ove: Hannes Holm is telling a story in this film that resembles many before, so

Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy, drama

I Am Not Your Negro

February 17, 2017 by Felipe Rosa

I Am Not Your Negro: the most impressive aspect of Raoul Peck’s documentary is how

Categories: Film reviews • Tags: documentary

Predestination

February 16, 2017 by Felipe Rosa

Predestination: time-travel stories, in general, are mind-benders, as cause-and-effect can be

Categories: Film reviews • Tags: sci fi

The Wait (L’Attesa)

February 15, 2017 by Felipe Rosa

The Wait: Piero Messina’s drama is a touching, ponderous study on how one can

Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama