A Man Called Ove (En Man som Heter Ove)
by Felipe Rosa
A Man Called Ove: Hannes Holm is telling a story in this film that resembles many before, so
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy, drama
Tag: comedy
The Lobster (2015)
by Felipe Rosa
The Lobster: the whole concept of Yorgos Lanthimos’ film is a wonderful oddity: it’s a low-key
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy, drama, romance, sci fi
Toni Erdmann
by Felipe Rosa
Toni Erdmann: even thought Maren Ade’s dramedy deals with a relationship, or lack thereof, between two characters, there is an imbalance here: while one of them is deeply sympathetic and interesting, the other one is hard to empathize with. The result is, as the film moves its focus from one to the other, the emotional engagement goes up and down as well. The comedy is, likewise, uneven and (purposely) uncomfortable; the situation is funnier than the way it unfurls. None of that […]
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy, drama
War Dogs (2016)
by Felipe Rosa
War Dogs: Todd Phillips has in his hands a story that, even distilled to its most basic elements, it’s too
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic / historic, comedy, drama
Swiss Army Man
by Felipe Rosa
Swiss Army Man: the Daniels (as the directors and screenwriters Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy, drama, fantasy
Sing (2016)
by Felipe Rosa
Sing: directors Garth Jennings and Christophe Lourdelet know (or at least count on) that music is able to
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: animation, comedy, musical
The Secret Life of Pets
by Felipe Rosa
The Secret Life of Pets: the starting point of this Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney’s animated film is
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, animation, comedy
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
by Felipe Rosa
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb: there aren’t many (if any) satires that are as
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy, top
Everybody Wants Some!!
by Felipe Rosa
Everybody Wants Some!!: there is such a thing as a Richard Linklater’s touch: this film has
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy
