Movie reviews of Filipe Freitas

Sometimes it can become a bit confusing, especially if we are not familiarized with the Shanghai’s history, but Zhang Ke had the wit to fascinate us with superbly composed frames of desolated and abandoned landscapes... Review

The story takes time to evolve but was able to catch our attention, aided by a musical score that served well its purposes. The main drawback was the excessive fashionable images that overlaps all the rest, creating some kind of artificial aesthetic. Review

The characterization of Mr.Nobbs (Glenn Colse) was good, while the one from the painter Hubert Page (Janet McTeer) didn't convince me. Not powerful enough. Review

The father-son relationship was very well conceived and Hugo Weaving’s performance, alternating between tenderness and bursts of anger, deserved more than a few nominations for best leading role. Review

Maintaining a certain ambiguity and the tension levels at top from start to end, it also revealed to have a great direction and musical score behind the story. Aberrant and creepy! Review

With a lot of dialog over almost 2 hours, The Minister is what it is, and doesn’t really want to show anything more than a man’s obsessed dedication to his image and career. It just has a peculiar and engaging way to show it. Review

Although provocative enough, it suffers from the usual use and abuse of repetitive beatings and violence that leaves you out of breath. Review

The beauty of the story didn’t spare us from a sensation of discontentment due to various reasons. Review

A combination of war and supernatural, results in a very dark ambiance. The acting, directing and beautiful photography are very positive. On the other hand I found the plot a bit messy and unstable, frequently making us miss its intentions with some deliberate ambiguity. Review

The content is rich and we can glimpse anger, anguish, loss, opportunism, forgiveness and search for sexual identity in a quiet but incisive film. Review

A powerful human story with a huge meaningful message is something to praise. Review

You can waste your time with The Dictator if you’re a big fan of this type of comedies but I would not recommend it. Review

Self-taught director Richard Linklater, has a strong return with a movie that doesn’t discard a smart and morbid humor merged with the seriousness of a brutal crime. Review

If you like intelligent movies with elaborated speech, a philosophy behind it and very close to reality, this is one not to miss. A gem of modern cinema with slight touches of classic. Review

The movie introduces some fresh ideas wrapped in funny moments. Good for having some good laughs in a relaxed environment. Review

Smart and sharp movie, with wonderful performances by all actors and a confident direction, Play happens to be a notable critical look to a specific problem and to society itself... Review

The hero is Mathew Goode, who has an effervescent performance. Sufficient solidness. Review

A kind of "indie" documentary, Girl Model makes its point regarding the business of model agencies throughout the world. Review

The plot seemed promising at the beginning but never went further than that. Lacking passion, little by little becomes tedious until we feel completely indifferent to what might happen to its characters. Review

It gives an insight look at an Australian bourgeois’ family extending its criticism to the society itself. Mature cinema. Review

Very entertaining, there are so many things going on here, in this funny and anarchic musical comedy. Review

Nothing much here to dig out, except a great performance by Demián Bichir... Review

This is nothing more than a forgettable pseudo-thriller. Review

Bleak, with strong content, this is another movie to take into account in the very solid career of a remarkable director. Review