Tale of Tales (Il Racconto dei Racconti)
by Felipe Rosa
Tale of Tales: Matteo Garrone’s film mixes the beautiful, the grotesque, the touching, the fantastic and
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, fantasy
Tag: fantasy
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
by Felipe Rosa
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny: Yuen Woo-Ping’s crams too much into this film:
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, fantasy
The Brand New Testament (Le Tout Nouveau Testament)
by Felipe Rosa
The Brand New Testament: Jaco Van Dormael chose to, instead of having a good story to tell,
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy, fantasy
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
by Felipe Rosa
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: J.J. Abrams (and his co-writers Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt) succeed with the tricky feat of
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, fantasy, star wars
Cinderella (2015)
by Felipe Rosa
Cinderella: for better or for worse, Kenneth Branagh pays as much respect to the original material in this film as he did to Shakespeare early in his film career;
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: fantasy, romance
The Boxtrolls
by Felipe Rosa
The Boxtrolls: there’s no denying how charming the style of animation of Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi’s film is
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, animation, fantasy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
by Felipe Rosa
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: there’s no denying that Peter Jackson’s film is a grand visual spectacle and makes great use of the picturesque locations, character, set and costume designs; however, perhaps underlined by the High Frame Rate 3D format, there’s a great sense of artificiality to some of the special effects and patterns. The storytelling is heavy-handed (which naturally affects the acting as well; Ian McKellen and Martin Freeman are the only members of the large cast […]
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, fantasy
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (Di Renjie: Shen du long wang)
by Felipe Rosa
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon: Tsui Hark’s film is an entertaining mix of fantasy, mystery and action, with hints of humor. The story itself is convoluted (almost confusing sometimes), full of factions and details, therefore rich in conflict; the characters are flat, but at least distinguishable. Acting is, at times, stylized and over-the-top, as is usually the case in action films. Action scenes are vibrant and interesting; however, visual effects are sub-par, and that subtracts from the […]
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, fantasy
Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête – 2014)
by Felipe Rosa
Beauty and the Beast: Christophe Gans’ film tells an old, well-known story, making liberal use of visuals: the art direction, costume design, makeup and visual effects are all very rich and innovative. (It does, however, get excessively dark and desaturated at times.) The film portrays well the traditional fairy-tale sense of wonder and terror; however, there is certain coldness when dealing with the love story, the most important of the three aspects. Vincent Cassel is not given much to do, but Léa Seydoux […]
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: fantasy
Fifth about The Seventh 