Theeb
by Felipe Rosa
Theeb: Naji Abu Nowar’s film is a quiet, old-fashioned coming-of-age adventure. While it doesn’t
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, drama
The Brand New Testament (Le Tout Nouveau Testament)
by Felipe Rosa
The Brand New Testament: Jaco Van Dormael chose to, instead of having a good story to tell,
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy, fantasy
Rams (Hrútar)
by Felipe Rosa
Rams: Grímur Hákonarson little gem of a movie mixes in unusual setting and starting point with
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
The Danish Girl
by Felipe Rosa
The Danish Girl: Tom Hooper had an interesting story in his hands, but tells it in a bland, uninteresting way.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic / historic, drama
Brooklyn (2015)
by Felipe Rosa
Brooklyn: more important than how new an story is, is how well it’s told. That’s the case in John Crowley’s film:
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
Casting a ballot – WGA Awards 2015
by Felipe Rosa
While it all starts on the page, the Writers Guild Awards is the last guild fictional ballot I’ll post. Ironic, I know. The nominees for this year’s award can be seen at their website or IMDb.
Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: awards 2015
Casting a ballot – ASC Awards 2015
by Felipe Rosa
Next on the trail are the 30th ASC Awards. The full list of nominees for the American Society of Cinematographers can be seen here. The ASC Awards will be presented on February 14th, 2016.
Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: awards 2015
Diplomacy (Diplomatie)
by Felipe Rosa
Diplomacy: Volker Schlöndorff’s film has an interesting story to tell (it’s beside the point how close to true it is);
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, war
Anomalisa
by Felipe Rosa
Anomalisa: while animation (and perhaps this unusual style) is the ideal way to tell this particular story
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: animation, drama
