Movie reviews of Filipe Freitas

It’s still a solid and interesting watch. Review

This understated, communicative endeavor is a blast of creativity. Review

Unequivocally interweaves the simplicity of the filmmaking with the complexity of the story. Review

Nicely staged, musically exciting, and technically stainless. Review

Verhoeven has to be congratulated for the cinematic version of this compelling character study... Review

More meditative than rousing, elusively beautiful in its conception, and constructed further beyond artistic superficiality. Review

Fuqua’s modern version of the Sevens, besides lacking humor and a focal point, is too long and stereotyped... Review

Refn gets lost in pretentious trivialities and unintelligent strategies that frustrate more than captivate. Review

Wahlberg and Russell’s performances are part of the thrills, assuring the steadiness that Berg’s approach failed to hit. Fair entertainment is assured, though. Review

Managed to spread some charm while showcasing heartfelt performances. However, it failed to become truly memorable... Review

As darkly funny as genuinely disturbing. Review

Despite all its flaws and one-dimensional characters, “Don’t Breathe” is a nerve-wracking experience. Review

A funny and somewhat eccentric ride onboard of a crazy train heading to a distant paradise called Busan. Review

Plainly uneven and somewhat scattered along the way. Review

Well acted and structured, “Imperium” guarantees the proper tension to capture our senses. Review

A good point here is counterpointing the weight of a politician’s private life versus the valid ideas turned into concrete plans that envision to make people’s lives better. Review

A genuine and articulate statement about human rights, well contextualized in its socio-political perception. Review

What this film has to offer beyond this idea and compared to other similar movies? Absolutely nothing. Production values are solid enough, though. Review

The Girl From Nowhere was never capable to achieve successfully its artistic pretensions, losing itself in devised conversations given in literate, philosophical, or nostalgic forms. All these aspects were carried out with inexpressive performances and a sense of fakeness in the most of its scenes. Review

In terms of performances, Christina Shipp stood out among the trio, in a minimally entertaining film that, even with some setbacks, did a lot with so little. Review

Stories We Tell is a touchy, funny, and incredibly interesting film that was conceived with a praiseworthy courage and high accuracy by a talented filmmaker who has so much to give. Review

I must confess I didn’t like the ending but that didn’t prevent The World’s End from becoming one of the most intense and hilarious comedies of the year. Review

Pure, weird, intelligent, and engaging, Sparrows Dance gives a new perspective to the romantic genre with delicious details on direction. Review

The score by Peter Von Poehl also does a great job in this aspect, aided by the simple but not less effective visuals, and an interesting cinematography. Review