Movie reviews of Filipe Freitas

Carried out in a flowing visual manner, Dear Comrades is both cold and moving. Review

Following an uncluttered narrative, the film alternates solid and crumbling moments, but never loses sight of a resolution. Review

Unfolding methodically with no ambiguities, the storytelling flows with interest but never reaches a climax per se as a consequence of scarce suspenseful moments. Instead, it burns with a constant flame that, never eradicating enjoyment, emits a light that never expands with novelty or surprise. Review

The visuals, not being particularly artful, are adequate, while the symbology linked to some sort of curse along with the necessity to extract the hidden truth from the Naderi family, play key factors here. Still, the film results more formulaic than twisted, and the minimally unsettling situations that occur in a blink of an eye are powerless to prevent it from sinking into the shadows of oblivion. Review

With strong acting and vivid narration, The White Tiger provides a darkly triumphant on-screen experience. Review

Being as much harrowing as entertaining, A White, White Day will likely be considered thought-provoking for the ones interested in an atypically disturbing character study. Review

Ms. Kim refuses to play the melodrama and deserves an extra point for that, but the film lacks that emotional punch in the story and nuance in the characters that would have grabbed me in a different way. The most praiseworthy aspect here is Park’s assured performance, which helps to put an honest touch in the proceedings. Review

The cascading imagery evokes deep feelings and some segments are deepened with classical and jazz music. It's a powerful film, equal parts defeatist and exultant. Review

The ensemble cast is competent while the sober Vinterberg, who collaborated once more with Tobias Lindholm in the script, grounds the action firmly in the fantastic camaraderie shared by the friends. Review

Unlike the engrossing Tommaso, Ferrara’s previous work, Siberia is a dysfunctional film whose sweeping ambition falls short of consistent narrative moments and, according to that, is forced to deal with its monumental incapacity to create a cohesive whole. Review

Even not reaching the levels of wit and absurdity offered in The Death of Stalin, this Copperfield keeps us thinking of Iannucci as a stalwart architect of the modern comedy genre. Review

The performance of the young debutant actor has proved to be the most positive aspect of an unsatisfying tale where the energy peters out at a high speed, leaving you empty. Shamelessly manipulative, this formulaic debacle fails to offer something new; and even more important, something solid. Review

Anchored by powerful performances and rendered with both incisiveness and fluidity, this intelligently scripted film captivates our attention uninterruptedly. Review

I loved every minute of this touching film, which, perfectly conveying the state of confusion that its main character is immersed in, also benefits from the discipline of Zeller’s direction. Review

The developments are slow, deliberate and mournful, and even throwing the music factor in the mix, the tone remains austere, the expressiveness limited and the articulation of the scenes too calculated. Review

Rocks is a sweeping and courageous coming-of-age tale filled with tense dramatic moments, pivoting on the realistic performances of a cast that makes these ordinary lives ring true. Review

As a thriller/romance hybrid, Queen & Slim satisfies as it boasts adequate dynamics within a decently structured framework. Yet, if some segments feel a bit stretched, trying to get noticed through glamorous visuals, some others are not new at all. It’s an uneven, if watchable, lovers-on-the-lam film. Review

The main issue I’ve found here has to do with the predictability of the story, while the goodhearted central character, who always does the right thing even if he has to reverse its primary decisions, becomes the strongest inspirational factor. More surprises and conflicts would have taken it to more enjoyable places, though. Review

As the natural performances define feelings and shape characters, the film, mounted with incredible sobriety, adopts a minimalistic trait that fully depends on the actors’ proficiency. Review

This lovely piece of work combines dramatic sweep and aesthetic power, providing a sublimely moving experience that stays with us long after the final credits roll. Review

Expertly written and stringently executed, the film flows effortlessly within a well-mounted narrative structure; things only tremble in the very last chapter. Review

Inundated with affection, Nomadland goes into uncharted territories, and if there’s aridness in the landscape, then barely none of it inhabits the heart of these compassionate travelers. Review

Chaganty does well here in regard to tone and intensity, and some afflictive scenes can nearly take our breath away. Review

If you go for the romance, prepare yourself to be engulfed by a socio-political context that turns out as poignant and merciless as the love story itself. Review