Filmrecensies van Victor Fraga

This is a very conventional historical drama. The topic choice is fascinating, although it’s unclear how much is true and how much is fictionalised. Recensie

Franz Biberkopf becomes an African refugee struggling to settle into modern-day Germany, in this astounding adaptation of Alfred Döblin's classic. Recensie

Canteen worker of a secret Soviet research institute wrestles (both literally and metaphorically) with her coworkers, in this highly claustrophobic, violent and sexually graphic Russian flick... Recensie

The Roads Not Taken fails to achieve its full potential, and to move viewers more profoundly. Not an unpleasant ride, but Potter should have taken us all the way down the road. Recensie

Hittman has created yet another auspicious drama about a despondent young person dealing with the consequences of sex. Recensie

The entire movie is dotted with comedic and farcical elements, as if mocking the conveniently malleable nature of “the truth”. Recensie

The extensive conversations are simple and mundane on the surface, yet dotted with subtle humour and peculiar pearls of wisdom. Recensie

Abel Ferrara's latest drama is a bizarre patchwork of geographic and psychological references, starring Willem Dafoe. Recensie

My Little Sister is a crude and merciless portrait of a terminal disease. Be prepared for a rough ride, devoid of lyricism and romanticising. Recensie

Josephine Decker’s fourth feature fiction is crafted like a horror movie, with dark imagery, unusual angles and action confined mostly to one creepy Gothic mansion. It’s mostly effective, yet rather conventional for a director more used to formally complex and multilayered movies. Recensie

The film provides some interesting insight into the African cultures of Brazil. But it fails to go into too much depth. Recensie

Dotted with awkward surprises and very strange symbolisms, Undine firmly establishes the Christian Petzold’s reputation as one of Germany’s most innovative auteurs. Recensie

In aesthetic and formal terms, this is a very unusual and audacious film. The problem is that it simply fails to captivate and moo-ve! Recensie

Urgent in its simplicity, Philippe Garrel's filmmaking continues to impress after nearly six decades. Recensie

Biopic of Antonio Ligabue, one of the greatest Naive artists of the 20th century, is aesthetically accomplished yet a little soporific. Recensie

Wacky Argentinian comedy-horror deep-dives into the twisted psychology of a female dubber and singer. Recensie

Corporate greed poisons a small community of Japan, in this real-life drama about environmental pollution and international solidarity, starring Johnny Depp. Recensie

Highly digestible drama reflects on the conflict between literary aspirations and industry demands. Recensie

Construction worker separated from his family in Romania has to grapple with financial hardship and bigotry in Brexit Britain, in a psychological drama prescient of a bleak future to come. Recensie

A tender coming-of-age story set against a very tragic backdrop. Recensie

HIV-positive teen grapples with a dysfunctional family and society, in this extremely bleak yet sobering drama from the Phillipines. Recensie

The landscape is impressive yet threatening. The narrative, however, has quite a few loopholes. Recensie

Blind Russian teen marries a Russian oligarch whom she never met, in this sombre tale of patriarchy. Recensie

Russians and Americans battle on the chessboard at the height of the Cold War, in this extremely formulaic political thriller from Poland. Recensie