Movie reviews of Victor Fraga

Food becomes a proxy for the French Revolution, in this tasty and easily-digestible drama. Review

Yugonostalgia through in eyes of the East: Chinese filmmaker investigates how to safely store collective memory. Review

Francois Ozon's new film about medically assisted suicide is quietly tragic and moving. Review

Binoche delivers a very convincing performance as a character who acts (pretends to be someone else). Review

Exquisite blend of fiction and documentary peeks into the lives of inspiring Spanish teens, and it has a refreshing message of hope. Review

This is a very effective tearjerker. And as such it made my eyes very wet, particularly as Tammy urged her viewers to embrace openly gay HIV patient, and sang The Battle Hymn of the Republic after a 10-year hiatus following her husband’s imprisonment. Glory, glory hallelujah. Tammy’s truth is marching on. Review

There is also one thematic shortcoming. Despite recognising that we have been losing the war on drugs for more than 40 years, Undercover never questions its banality. Review

Old woman left catatonic by a devastating stroke terrifies her doting granddaughter, in this brilliantly subtle and beautifully elegant horror from Spain... Review

Pregnant teenager runs away from juvenile delinquent institution with the helping hand of two wannabe parents - slow burn tale of failed motherhood. Review

Father and daughter get entangled in a taxi driver serial killer investigation, in this bewildering crime thriller from China. Review

An opportunistic factory owner's alleged "love" and devotion to his employees is exposed as sheer cynicism - hilarious comedy starring Javier Bardem. Review

Little stabs at happiness? Young female allows males to debase and degrade her, raising questions about oppression and freedom - raw and bleak Romanian drama. Review

A young mother gradually loses touch with reality, in this borderline psychedelic Netflix production set in South America. Review

High school student embodies the quiet liberation of a country still grappling with the ties of a reactionary past - honest and profound Argentinean drama. Review

As In Heaven is a mostly unremarkable rural tale of motherhood, life and death. Except for the impressive blood rain sequence, its cinematography is functional yet monotonous. The performances too are just about satisfactory, however without flare. Ultimately, this Danish drama lacks the punch factor. Review

Terence Davies gives English poet and anti-war activist Siegfried Sassoon a detailed yet protracted and monotonous biopic, too concerned with the writer's sexual life. Review

A girl with ice cubes for teeth is the topic of Lucile Hadzihalilovic's cryptic new fable, a movie creepy and lyrical in equal measures. Review

Zhang Yimou's intended celebration of old-fashioned celluloid cinema constantly slips into cliches and banality. Review

Charlotte Gainsbourg gets behind the camera in order to capture her iconic mother in her most tender and yet lonely moments. Review

Despite a terrific performance and a well-meaning script, The Last Bus is not a masterpiece. Review

Orphaned teen is placed under the care of her dysfunctional aunt and criminal cousins, in this harrowing crime drama from Denmark. Review

A young woman becomes infatuated with a park ride, in this very strange yet plausible tale of forbidden love. Review

This sobering documentary is also a very conventional one, vaguely reminiscent of old-fashioned ethnographic documentary practices of John Grierson and Robert Flaherty. Most interactions are highly conversational, and the music score is festive and upbeat. Review

Chaotic music intoxicates the tumultuous urban landscape of the Peruvian capital, in this highly sensory and hypnotic doc. Review