St. Vincent
by Felipe Rosa
St. Vincent: Theodore Melfi tells a story that is predictable and somewhat schematic, but not (much) less interesting for that;
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy, drama
Tag: drama
American Sniper
by Felipe Rosa
American Sniper: Clint Eastwood is reverent and efficient as he tells this story. The tension and clarity of the war scenes
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic / historic, drama, war
Big Eyes
by Felipe Rosa
Big Eyes: Tim Burton’s film tells a peculiar story (the sort of biopic that Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski usually write);
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic / historic, drama
The Theory of Everything (2014)
by Felipe Rosa
The Theory of Everything: Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne give wonderfully charming performances.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic / historic, drama
Selma
by Felipe Rosa
Selma: Ava DuVernay has a very powerful story in her hands, and she tells is confidently
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic / historic, drama
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
by Felipe Rosa
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance): Alejandro González Iñárritu presents a pointed satire;
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy, drama
The Imitation Game
by Felipe Rosa
The Imitation Game: Morten Tyldum tells a story that is worth telling; it has the dubious quality of being important (the direct historical value as well as the implications championed). It is entertaining and efficient; it’s also edulcorated, excessively traditional, unengaging (almost something that would be produced by a Turing machine). It’s well done; Óscar Faura’s cinematography is unsubtle, but displays the production values to their full. Benedict Cumberbatch plays his character well, even if it feels a manufactured, forced performance; the same […]
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic / historic, drama, thriller
Agatha
by Felipe Rosa
Agatha: Michael Apted’s film is a low-key drama (much consistent with the setting and period), perhaps excessively so. It is the strong acting of Vanessa Redgrave that gives this a better chance of connecting emotionally with the situation; Dustin Hoffman is a solid presence as well. Vittorio Storaro’s cinematography (more particularly, his use of soft lights) give the film a dreamy quality and greatly complements the set and costume design.
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Wild
by Felipe Rosa
Wild: when portraying a journey, as Jean-Marc Vallée is doing in this film, it helps if the landscape is spectacular (and it is, as well as beautifully captured by the cinematography of Yves Bélanger). However, even more important than the outer journey is the inner journey, and it’s merely serviceable here; the most interesting aspects of the story are not in the journey at all. Reese Witherspoon is solid, but unspectacular; the rest of the cast (including Laura Dern) aren’t given much screen […]
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic / historic, drama
Fifth about The Seventh 