by Felipe Rosa
The Book Thief: apart from some specific elements (the intriguing choice of narrator chiefly among them), this story has been told many times before; usually better and more emotively.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
by Felipe Rosa
The Monuments Men: somewhat pleasurable, but surprisingly flat and unexciting film. It’s a great-looking cast and a very interesting starting point for a plot; the problem, however,
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic / historic, drama, war
by Felipe Rosa
Gloria: while there isn’t anything inherently wrong with a film that has just a sliver of a plot, focusing instead in everyday activities and character development, those need to be
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
by Felipe Rosa
The Broken Circle Breakdown: a sad, touching story (if not particularly original), that is improved by the structure and the odd mix of Bluegrass music in a Belgian setting
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, musical
by Felipe Rosa
The Wolf of Wall Street: Martin Scorsese’s film retain its high energy in a second visit. It comes mostly from the great acting from Leonardo DiCaprio
Categories: Film reviews, Revisit • Tags: biopic / historic, comedy, drama
by Felipe Rosa
Boogie Nights: Paul Thomas Anderson’s excellent screenplay tells the story without
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, top
by Felipe Rosa
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I: while the episodic structure follows the usual Lars von Trier’s
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
by Felipe Rosa
Synecdoche, New York: an emotional mind-bender as only the mind of Charlie Kaufman
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
by Felipe Rosa
The Great Beauty: Paolo Sorrentino created a film that is hard to grasp in full
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy, drama
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