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Django Unchained – Revisit

April 22, 2014 by Felipe Rosa

Django Unchained: violent, profane and extremely fun, this is a typical Quentin Tarantino film. The writing is partially great: it is a good story (full of references, as usual), with interesting characters speaking lively lines of dialogue; the main problem with the writing lies in the structure (linear and conventional for his standards), which has a weaker last third. Scenes balance beautifully tension and humor. The cast is in great shape, particularly Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson and Leonardo DiCaprio. Robert Richardson’s camerawork […]

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True Grit (2010) – Revisit

March 1, 2014 by Felipe Rosa

True Grit: the strength of this film begins in the Coen Brothers’ screenplay: the characters are interesting and round, and the dialogues are rich and fun to listen to.

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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) – Revisit

February 11, 2014 by Felipe Rosa

The Wolf of Wall Street: Martin Scorsese’s film retain its high energy in a second visit. It comes mostly from the great acting from Leonardo DiCaprio

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

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Revisit

January 3, 2014 by Felipe Rosa

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire: a new visit confirms that, while the action sequences

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Moonrise Kingdom – Revisit

November 8, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

Moonrise Kingdom: a revisit confirms that the cute, charming story told by this film is its main asset, along with the central pair. Visually, the film is loaded with balanced, well-manicured frames. In other words, this is very clearly a Wes Anderson film: a universe of great precision, where characteristics (both for the world and the characters that inhabit it) are well-defined but the displayed emotions are small, subdued. The cold, distant tone and the very particular aesthetics are an […]

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Gravity (2013) – Revisit

October 14, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

Gravity: a revisit to this film showed how enthralling an experience this film is. In general, particularly when the second view is so close to the first one, the mind takes precedence over the heart and the attention is on the technical aspects instead of the story. However, while still absolutely in awe of the visual choices, the story was even more gripping and the anxiety level, higher. The banter, which at first seemed the weak spot of the film, […]

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Argo – Revisit

September 10, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

Argo: a revisit doesn’t show much that wasn’t known before. An entertaining thriller made with a lot of confidence. The basis of it all is a good story, one of those that are to fantastical to not be true. (A note: it’s somewhat irrelevant how close to fact this is, since this is not a documentary. Entertainment is the main objective; enlightenment comes second.) The light tone at times add to the entertainment value, and the excellent cast is a […]

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The Dark Knight Rises – Revisit

June 17, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

The Dark Knight Rises: as I revisited this film, I was impressed at how little action (relatively; for films of this genre) there is. The focus is on the characters and the story, which are well in concert with the essence of the main character. Therefore, the whole thing feels organic and closing the circle, the right way to go. The attractive cast is very solid, Anne Hathaway and Marion Cotillard being the stand-outs. Production values are great, and visually […]

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Skyfall – Revisit

June 5, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

Skyfall: other than the colorful, rich, mesmerizing camera work by Roger Deakins (I have rambled about him before), which I had noticed but now could pay more attention to, there was not much new in a second visit to this film. That was not necessarily unexpected: firstly, by circling back to traditional elements, we are (or will be) back in familiar territory; secondly, a 007 movie is never exactly brimming with subtext. Worth mentioning, since I neglected to do so […]

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