Movie reviews of Victor Fraga

Has a lot of clichéd themes and devices. Review

An effective yet very conventional French Lesbian drama... Review

An American story of bereavement and forgiveness, where homosexuality is the background but never the leitmotif... Review

A super-energetic Russell Tovey will both enrapture and repel you, in a very convincing movie about football, homosexuality and feigned masculinity. Review

This very intense British drama-horror flick proves that budget restrictions can be a catalyst for creativity, and not a handicap. Review

Deftly translates the anxieties of a very private and reserved people (the English) into very effective suspense. Review

How the Spanish recycled horror clichés and the role of the vulnerable female to hair-raising results. Review

A politically relevant and engrossing film. Review

It will make you feel uncomfortable, squeamish and spiritually empty – and it could ultimately break you. Review

The acting is profound and poignant... Review

Filho explores the dull urban cacophony that ties together middle-class neighbours in the Brazilian city of Recife - to outstanding results. Review

A very formal and conservative movie, with little innovation and subversive devices. Review

Impressive German gangster-'bromance' movie explores the underground of ethnic diversity and immigration in Germany... Review

A touching tale of a quickly vanishing culture and the predicament of of those caught in these turbulent changes. Review

A more mature Michael Moore presents his best film to date... Review

Feels like a romantic and foolish endeavour confined to a somewhat distant past and to a remote country. Review

A film about much-needed reconciliation. Review

Chinese masterpiece wows Berlin and reveals: the rushed modernisation of China can be elegantly dirty and oddly fascinating. Review

A highly sanitised and romanticised movie fails to celebrate the real story of a Berlin couple who resisted their oppressive regime. Review

André Téchiné again touches the wounds of French society in a complex and moving film about sexuality and social integration. Review

Examines a very controversial theme in minute detail, with good performances, a solid and plausible script, if at times a little didactic. Review

An epic Maori tale of love and oppression. Review

A downcast and passive Isabelle Huppert is a philosophy teacher unable to act out her teachings, in a beautiful reflection on intellectual futility. Review

A very real, intimate and riveting love story... Review