John From
by Felipe Rosa
John From: this dramedy by João Nicolau looks at the lazy summer vacations of a teenage
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy, drama
by Felipe Rosa
John From: this dramedy by João Nicolau looks at the lazy summer vacations of a teenage
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy, drama
by Felipe Rosa
Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood: the journey to the Moon still ranks as one of the great feats
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, animation, comedy, drama
by Felipe Rosa
Moving On: Yoon Dan-bi’s familial drama quietly observes an extended family of five;
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
by Felipe Rosa
The Night Doctor: Elie Wajeman’s taut film takes place over the course of one night
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, thriller
by Felipe Rosa
Charulata: Satyajit Ray’s delicate drama takes a look at a woman who is
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
by Felipe Rosa
After a tough 2020, 2021 was an improvement. Mostly because vaccination against COVID-19 gave a way out of the pandemic, and life started to come back to normalcy. One ancillary effect, the one that is relevant to this space, is that movie theaters reopened and distributors restarted to schedule a more constant and diverse flow of films. It was also a reminder of how much the theatrical experience matters; this goes beyond the quality of image and sound, which generally […]
Categories: Lists
by Felipe Rosa
The Worst Person in the World: the title of Joachim Trier’s film suggests
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, romance
by Felipe Rosa
The 94th Oscars will be handed Sunday, March 27th, 2022. 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 2021
by Felipe Rosa
Free Guy: the concept of Shawn Levy’s unabashedly popcorn romp has an
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, adventure