Movie reviews of Victor Fraga

The script is extremely well threaded, leaving no loose ends at all. All the small elements have a significance. Review

Couple are forced into being honest to each other after their daughter develops telepathic power, in this extremely simple and effective comedy from Germany. Review

Maternal pressures cause a therapist to have a meltdown worse than any of her patients, in this very dark and engaging American dramedy. Review

Sounds weird? That’s precisely the point. Don’t try to make much sense out of this movie gumbo. Just sit back and enjoy the flavours. With your eyes closed even. Particularly if you are squeamish. Review

The director of Montparnasse Bienvenüe crafts a fractured study of a vulnerable young male under the pressure of fatherhood. Review

Teen fugitive runs seeks shelter in a film studio, in Lucile Hadžihalilović's ice cold, cryptic and laborious new creation. Review

The Blue Trail does not propose a realistic ride into the depths of the Amazon, but instead a peculiar journey into pan-Brazilian fears and obsessions.. Review

Michel Franco's new creation, about an illegal Mexican immigrant in the US, is less violent, more mature and rounded than New Order. Review

Bong Joon-ho's first film since Parasite is an unapologetically loud and bizarre blend of sci-fi and comedy... Review

Overall, this is a film with a solid foundation. On the other hands, this is a familiar construction with little engineering audacity. A functional creation, however lacking a little edge. Review

Mother and daughter travel to sunny Spain in order treat inexplicable illness, in Rebecca Lenkiewicz's exquisite debut. Review

Intimate portrait of rural China provides viewers a tactile experience of the land, even if the multithreaded plot fails to engage. Review

Boasting young performances, Urška Djukić’s debut feature is a heartfelt and convincing endeavour. it just lacks a little stamina and determination, particularly in the final third. Review

The imagery is a little experimental, a little creepy, often flirting with video art. One of the biggest problems with Sirens Call is that the film seriously overstays its welcome, with a whopping duration 121 minutes, and a format more akin to an art gallery exhibit. Review

Timothée Chalamet steals the scene in James Mangold's irrevocably flat and conventional biopic of Bob Dylan; the outcome is a one-man-show of sorts. Review

Tomas Tykwer’s riff on German values and obsessions is overbloated, conceited and with absolutely nothing relevant to say. Review

While pleasant and fun to watch, Presence is not a film that stays with you for a very long time. Review

Robert Eggers's reimagining of the horror classic is highly conceited, overbloated, and pointless. Review

The film script is chaotic, and the intrigue is barely comprehensible. On the other hand, Bin U Bin is a visually and technically accomplished film. Review

Cape Verdean woman abandons her baby daughter on a volcanic island, in this fiery tale of failed motherhood and reconnection. Review

The film boasts some very strong sequences, however its confusing script does not reach it full potential. Review

The cinematography of the desert – mostly filmed under cloudy and misty conditions – provide the film with a touch of melancholy and otherworldliness. The outcome is a pleasant movie to contemplate. Review

Seventy-nine-year old Chalfant’s performance is momentous and miraculous, outshining grandees such as Anthony Hopkins and Richard Gere in recent movies about dementia. Review

While original and with a poignant social message, Abdo & Saney is neither magical nor funny. Neither naughty nor quirky. The technical wizardry is very limited. Review