Train to Busan (Busanhaeng)
by Felipe Rosa
Train to Busan: the plot of Yeon Sang-ho’s film is as simple as they come, and so is
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, horror
Tag: horror
The Wailing (Goksung)
by Felipe Rosa
The Wailing: the story that Na Hong-jin tells is at its best the more open-ended it is
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: horror, thriller
Stranger Things – Season 1
by Felipe Rosa
Stranger Things – Season 1: the Duffer Brothers’ series wear the inspirations in their sleeves (starting from the beautiful poster art)
Categories: Non-Film Reviews • Tags: adventure, fantasy, horror
12 Minutes (2013) – Full Short
by Felipe Rosa
12 Minutes: Filmmaking is deceptively time-consuming. Coming out with a story, writing a working script, shooting, editing, it all takes much more time than it looks. A good friend of mine recently produced this short for the 48 Hour Film Project. The end result is a very fun short, all the more impressive because of the restraints. Enjoy!
Categories: Non-Reviews • Tags: drama, horror
True Blood – Season 5
by Felipe Rosa
True Blood – Season 5: violent and profane as a series about vampires should be, given the characters. Of course, by now the visual tone is a given as the violence rarely goes astray from what was established in previous seasons. Storywise, this season is hit-and-miss (also, by now, a tradition); by expanding the universe both within (the Vampire Authority) and without (the Ifrit) the box, some of the unrelated stories feel not much more than gap-fillers; the main story […]
Categories: Non-Film Reviews • Tags: fantasy, horror
Frankenweenie
by Felipe Rosa
Frankenweenie: the inspiration of this story is obvious, and it is, for the most part, a nice little re-imagining of the story. As this is a Tim Burton’s film, it has the expected mix of bizarre and slightly perverse, which nevertheless feel a bit out of place. Visually, this is an interesting case: while the style is similar to what Burton has showed before previously, the shot selection, camera movements and to some extent the lighting feel “real” (as in […]
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: animation, fantasy, horror
Prometheus
by Felipe Rosa
Prometheus: while the questions posed here are certainly provocative, the answers provided are not as interesting; nevertheless, they still raise this film above the generic space horror. Everything looks absolutely fantastic, and the cast, for the most part, sells everything well. The one exception is Noomi Rapace, which is a big issue, as she is the one of most to sell.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: horror, sci fi
Let the Right One In
by Felipe Rosa
Let the Right One In: this film contains a series of quiet, eerie, beautifully constructed shots; it is an example of visual efficacy and efficiency. It serves, however, a story that, despite its relative originality, is not all that interesting. (Full disclosure: not a fan of vampire movies.)
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, horror
Intruders (2011)
by Felipe Rosa
Intruders: the one thing that makes this conventional thriller any different is how pretentious it is. From obvious music cues to camera angles, it’s all been used in better movies many times. Not to mention the weak special effects.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: horror, thriller
