Movie reviews of Victor Fraga

The performances are entirely auspicious, however secondary to the gently framed imagery. Some of the most intense and dramatic moments are toned down in favour of the photography. Aesthetics often prevail above dramaturgy. Review

Psychosexual thriller about naked stranger gatecrashing into a family villa in Greece ruminates on philosophy, psychoanalysis, dance, overgrown pubes and mysterious holes. Review

Spanish drama about mistaken identity and death in an ugly and decadent port city is beautifully dissonant and strangely elegant, with a distinctive auteurial voice. Review

Anti-fairytale movie without images sets out to subvert the essence of the film experience, but instead just poisons and kills it. Review

76-minute drama is in reality a heartwarming tribute to individual and artistic freedoms. Review

A woman losing her memory reclaims her connection to reality after seeing Monica Vitti on film, in this highly intertextual drama. Review

Party turns into soul-searching drama, in this authentic British tale of abrupt and crude teenage coming-of-age rituals. Review

The execution of Blue Imagine is very poor. The script is wholly didactic, predictable and dogged with cliches. The acting is shoddy, and the interactions are clumsily staged, often resembling a primary school play. Review

Israel's war machine becomes a literal proxy for Sylvester Stallone's Rambo, in this contemplative and broody art documentary. Review

Ryusuke Hamaguchi's reflection on Manichaeism is ambiguous, contemplative and gently gripping. Review

The six-decade career of the daredevil German director becomes the topic of this comprehensive however conventional documentary, a film far less radical and controversial than the subject portrayed. Review

Emerald Fennell's psychosexual fantasy thriller adds some distinctive British upper-class flavours to some well-known Pasolini masterpieces, but ultimately fails. Review

The wildest and filthiest cinema in the history of the United Kingdom becomes the subject of a documentary largely voiced by the artists that it provoked and inspired. Review

Terrifying exorcist drama adapts Christian horror tropes into Muslim culture to exceptional results. Review

Quirky Iranian dramedy interrogates the nation's peculiar traditions and taboos. Review

Two marginalised communities of Lebanon see no hope and no light, in gloomy doc about the country’s refusal and inability to integrate its most vulnerable people. Review

Moroccan filmmaker puts the finger in her own family wounds... and twists it (!!!) - eerie, sobering and inventive documentary. Review

Despite its preachy tone (or perhaps precisely because of it), The Teacher is successful at conveying various urgent messages, and it does ultimately engage viewers for nearly two hours. Review

At times, it feels like the film title refers to the sentiment that audiences experience as the mind-numbing narrative fails to take off and say anything significant at all. Review

A Swiss scientist desperately seeks his elusive lover as reality breaks down into small pieces, in this overambitious metaphysical thriller. Review

Mother and daughter unite against the dark and oppressive forces of the patriarchy, in this feminist ghost story from Pakistan. Review

Humaid Alsuwaidi’s third feature is a commentary on misogyny that does not lapse into victim cliches. It is a finely executed piece of slow cinema with a few shortcomings. Review

The incredible story of the biggest Women's World Cup of all time that nobody ever heard of is both sobering and devastating. Review

Despite the slow pace, Sunday is dotted with subtle moments of comic relief, such as the man’s insistence in asking visitors for a match for no clear purpose, or the couple’s sense of helplessness in front of the modern 4k television with strange instructions written on the screen. Review