Movie reviews of Filipe Freitas

There is hardly any aspect to be learned from this plausible exercise... Review

All about belief and self-discovery. Review

Mr. Fukada keeps us entangled in a web of emotions, revelations, and startles, that pushes his film beyond the surface. Review

This dramatic and satirical action-packed adventure aims at animal exploitation, rapaciousness, media attention, and consumerism with a critical eye. Review

The story proceeds with logic and some emotional bait. Review

A valid tale of perseverance, passion, and courage. Review

Thrives with steeped emotional affluence and gripping performances. Review

Reached me in the way it treats camaraderie, personal growth, and family ties with sagacious integrity. Review

Bestows this in-your-face authenticity that keeps us interested. The social realism conveyed here is not new, though... Review

An uncomplicated combination of ludicrousness, depression, and cynicism. Review

Develops with confidence toward a conclusion that brims with hope, resignation, and finally acceptance. Review

Packed with ironic scenes accurately framed by cinematographer Maurizio Calvesi... Review

You may think of it as if “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” were transformed into a road-trip... Review

I’ve never found that miraculous spark that captivates, intrigues, and impels us to care about the characters... Review

Although better than the previous three, still struggles with stereotypes and unevenness. Review

Every scene was carefully weighed and measured to look as realistic as possible... Review

Looking and feeling like a true independent film, it was a shame that it felt so uneven and limited in thrills along the way. Review

A tale of rebellion, ambition, perseverance, and forgiveness, told with a Scandinavian tranquility and sustained by a top-quality performance by Lene Cecilia Sparrok. Review

Sweeps family generations with a cyclical boredom. Review

I didn’t give my time as wasted and even discovered a few hilarities among its never static imbroglios. Review

There is no heart and even less soul in this mish-mashed lackluster film... Review

The surreal occurrences get you baffled and alert, and yet the film never pays you back. Review

Alongside the eccentric imagery, the superior narrative flow is never ambiguous but persistently fascinating. Review

A tolerable exercise that shows Shortland’s potentialities in a genre she’s probing for the very first time. Review