Movie reviews of Victor Fraga

Natalie Portman delivers a very convincing and rivetting performance... Review

This exquisite and delectable blend of Lynchian suspense and neo-noir murder is guaranteed to keep you hooked for nearly two hours... Review

A heartfelt film, but neither a blow to the head nor a punch to the stomach. Review

Doc exposes a country that has done remarkably little in order to fight discrimination. Review

A dark tale of a harsh and callous red state that forces a teenage girl to gatecrash into adulthood... Review

Take a very close and intimate look at our disgusting furry friends; their world might be filthy, but they more in common with us than you'd expect. Review

A celebration of an individual achiever, and a very factual register of a prodigy’s path to glory. Review

An ode to an extraordinatry music act, and an increasingly rare family model... Review

Impossible love is the centrepiece of this very unusual Austrian film, where the poetic licence freely permeates the movie structure... Review

Combines the colourful and the morbid in a twisted tale of teenage angst, political campaigning and murder. Review

A vital register of a highly contemptible and humiliating practice. Review

A vivid and sorrowful reminder of the tragic consequences of a war that started as an effort to implement democracy, a byproduct of the Arab Spring. Review

An insightful journey into the obscure corners of the largest country in the world. Review

Highly feminine and tender Brazilian doc busts the myths of insanity, helping to shed the stigma of people living with mental health issues. Review

The images are very memorable poignant... Review

A beautiful and touching movie, but there are also teething problems. Review

Terrificaly scary horror from Iran blends the terrors of Iran-Iraq War with evil spirits from Islamic mythology, enveloped by thorny political and social issues. Review

Ken Loach's latest drama is an emotional and stinging denunciation of modern Britain's socio-economic failures... Review

S imaginative and colourful as the man it portrays, and a fitting tribute to one of the most important voices of literature and communism in the 20th century... Review

Will take you on a ride of Brazilian sleaze, sexuality, family values, classism, racism and other types of prejudice... Review

Lewdness and misogyny lurking in the shadows of China: first-time director weaves grim murder mystery with girl's coming-of-age to good results. Review

Has a very clever script full of imaginative twists, which will keep you hooked until the end of the movie. Review

A dour and psychologically complex drama, an ingenious study of emotional collapse and American obsessions. Review

A painful and uncomfortable reminder of a sadistic, colonial and aristocratic culture which still survives in Africa... Review