Ant-Man
by Felipe Rosa
Ant-Man: Peyton Reed got stuck with a weak story to tell; while the small scale of the conflict is both
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, super hero
by Felipe Rosa
Ant-Man: Peyton Reed got stuck with a weak story to tell; while the small scale of the conflict is both
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, super hero
by Felipe Rosa
Jurassic World: Colin Trevorrow’s film is a great example of the difference between creating tension and simply having a scary moment;
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, sci fi
by Felipe Rosa
Mad Max: Fury Road: George Miller’s film walks a tight rope. By one hand, there is no pretense the story is a complicated one; in fact,
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action
by Felipe Rosa
Avengers: Age of Ultron: Joss Whedon delivers a somewhat peculiar beast: it is entertaining enough, and
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, super hero
by Felipe Rosa
Furious 7: it would be overly generous to say that James Wan is telling a good story (as much as it would be naïve to expect it to be one);
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action
by Felipe Rosa
Kingsman: The Secret Service: Matthew Vaughn doesn’t hide the silliness of his story; in fact, he seems to relish it.
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by Felipe Rosa
Jupiter Ascending: the Wachowski siblings present a high-concept story that doesn’t make much (or any) sense,
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by Felipe Rosa
Exodus: Gods and Kings: Ridley Scott presents a sumptuous spectacle; the use of locations, the set design (including visual effects), costume design, all create a great-looking physical world. That, however, does not a good movie make; the storytelling is stale and stiff and it carries no beauty or subtlety whatsoever. The characters are all unappealing, uninteresting; the overblown, over-the-top acting further complicates matters, wasting the strong names in the cast. (In fact, the interesting choice of using a child as a major player […]
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, drama
by Felipe Rosa
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: there’s no denying that Peter Jackson’s film is a grand visual spectacle and makes great use of the picturesque locations, character, set and costume designs; however, perhaps underlined by the High Frame Rate 3D format, there’s a great sense of artificiality to some of the special effects and patterns. The storytelling is heavy-handed (which naturally affects the acting as well; Ian McKellen and Martin Freeman are the only members of the large cast […]
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, fantasy