Eye in the Sky (2015)
by Felipe Rosa
Eye in the Sky: Gavin Hood’s film tells a story that shows that, no matter what, war always
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, war
Tag: drama
My Life as a Zucchini (Ma Vie de Courgette)
by Felipe Rosa
My Life as a Zucchini: there is a simple naïveté in both the story told and the way Claude Barras’ film
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: animation, comedy, drama
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
The Wait (L’Attesa)
by Felipe Rosa
The Wait: Piero Messina’s drama is a touching, ponderous study on how one can
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
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
Allied
by Felipe Rosa
Allied: Robert Zemeckis’ plot revolves around a relationship; the
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, romance
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
Slack Bay (Ma Loute)
by Felipe Rosa
Slack Bay: every once in a while comes a film which is beyond any comprehension; not in the sense that
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: bottom, drama
Jackie (2016)
by Felipe Rosa
Jackie: Pablo Larraín made a cold, peculiar film; it doesn’t as much tell the
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic / historic, drama
Fifth about The Seventh 