Jokesters (Piadeiros)
by Felipe Rosa
Jokesters: Gustavo Rosa de Moura’s documentary is a light, pleasant and extremely funny sit. The great
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy, documentary
Tag: documentary
Stories We Tell – Revisit
by Felipe Rosa
Stories We Tell: in a way, Sarah Polley is very fortunate to have such a great story to tell in this documentary;
Categories: Film reviews, Revisit • Tags: documentary, top
El Color Que Cayó del Cielo
by Felipe Rosa
El Color Que Cayó del Cielo: in spite of its unique, almost dry subject matter and very simple style, Sergio Wolf’s documentary is nevertheless able to resonate. As the film slowly tells its story, it reveals itself as an investigation of obsession (albeit a very particular one) with many of its facets being shown through its choice of character. The use of music (composed by the director) is particularly important and effective; it’s simple, at times eerie, but they match the […]
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Life Itself (2014)
by Felipe Rosa
Life Itself: before getting into the film itself, a note: I wasn’t much a Roger Ebert fan, as I always thought that his reviews were, for the most part, spoiler-heavy and opinion-light (to be fair, that is something that plagues the great majority of mainstream critics). Steve James’ film reinforces the notion that Ebert loved films, obviously (something I respect and relate to, in spite of); but it goes beyond that, and informs much about the subject, his relationship with cinema and with […]
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic / historic, documentary
Stories We Tell
by Felipe Rosa
Stories We Tell: it is rare to come across of a work of such intelligence and sensibility. Sarah Polley conceived and executed this documentary marvelously, as such a personal story requires. The story being told has great elements, that make it funny and touching; the film, however is as much about itself as it is about the story, and this deep layering (the story, telling this story in particular and stories in general) makes the experience very rich. As I […]
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The Gatekeepers
by Felipe Rosa
The Gatekeepers: interesting, informed, even entertaining documentary that is, above all that, quite thought-provoking. The politics of it are likely to rile one group or another; the bias of the film is clear, but it’s interesting, nevertheless, to see how the six voices evolve throughout. The mixture of the interviews with historical footage and special effect shots makes this more interesting to watch.
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Senna
by Felipe Rosa
Senna: a competent, somewhat emotional, but ultimately quite square documentary. As a Brazilian watching it (one that followed F-1 driving quite intensely at that time, in particular, but, as it’s well documented, one that’s never been anything close to a Senna fan), one feels as if a particular dimension is missing. The Piquet-Senna rivalry split the country, still does, and it’s not even acknowledged in the film. It also doesn’t really touch how important an idol he was for the […]
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Fifth about The Seventh 