Fifth about The Seventh

Beasts of No Nation

January 30, 2016 by Felipe Rosa

Beasts of No Nation: war is horror, but rarely has it been more horrific than in Cary Joji Fukunaga’s film.

Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, war

Casting a ballot – ACE Eddie Awards 2015

January 29, 2016 by Felipe Rosa

For the first time, I’ll be casting a fictional ballot for the American Cinema Editors annual prize, the ACE Eddie Awards. The 66th Annual ACE Eddie Awards will be presented on January 29th, 2016. The full list of nominees can be seen either on their website or on IMDb.

Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: awards 2015

Boy and the World (O Menino e o Mundo)

January 26, 2016 by Felipe Rosa

Boy and the World: Alê Abreu is a great little gem; its story is deceptively simple, but possesses

Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, animation

Shaun the Sheep Movie

January 25, 2016 by Felipe Rosa

Shaun the Sheep Movie: there’s not much to the story that Mark Burton and Richard Starzak tell: it’s light,

Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, animation

When Marnie Was There (Omoide no Mânî)

January 24, 2016 by Felipe Rosa

When Marnie Was There: Hiromasa Yonebayashi tells a beautiful, deep story with great

Categories: Film reviews • Tags: animation, drama

Joy (2015)

January 23, 2016 by Felipe Rosa

Joy: while David O. Russell is telling a story that seems a collection of tired tropes

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

Casting a ballot – PGA Awards 2015

January 22, 2016 by Felipe Rosa

It’s that wonderful time of the year; time for film awards pretty much every weekend, and sometimes during the week as well. So, like I’ve been doing for a few years already, I’ll pretend. I’ll cast a fictional ballot for many awards (the Oscars, when it’s time, and a few selected guilds). It’s not who I think will receive the award, merely who I think should. (I haven’t seen a few of the nominees, so this is, indeed, far from ideal.)

Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: awards 2015