Movie reviews of Filipe Freitas

The heavy-handed narrative together with Spanish-born Fernando Velázquez’s annoying score make us all stuck too, waiting for the pointless ending to arrive. Review

I suspect this dark, immersive, and disturbing exercise is just the beginning of a beautiful filmmaking career. Review

Even with fear encircling the story, I had the feeling that Ana Urushadze's have gone deeper in the real/imaginary duality. Review

Everything remains unimaginative, unfunny, and formulaic, in an absurd attempt to compensate the tedious musical part... Review

Agile camerawork, dexterous storytelling, and competent performances helped define the psychological conflicts... Review

More estrangement than any astute twist... Review

Original, atmospheric, tragic, and thrilling. Review

Phoenix makes you enjoy every moment of his sinister role with a quiet assurance. Review

While Pfeiffer and Sutherland show raw and intact acting capabilities, the dramatic side of the story decreases with time... Review

Runs at slow speeds and only intermittently connects. Review

It has a fluctuating grip, lacking any sort of bright final punch that could have made it memorable. Review

Even if a bit more of historical and cultural insight about Palestine would have favored the account, the film is very informative and optimistic... Review

Regardless the unblemished visual aspect, the script is marred by a shattering predictability. Review

Bhutiani crafts a modest yet spiritually inspiring story where duty, friendship, family ties, and loss are subjected to a dignified meditation. Review

Spielberg rides the fashion waves of trendiness with sensorially exhausting pyrotechnics. Review

Keeps oscillating between the good and the average. Review

Even dismaying in its conclusion, the auteur crafts it with sufficient élan to deserve a favorable mention. Review

Unable to ignite an emotional fire, the story fades gradually as the limitations of its uneven parts force me to abandon the characters. Review

Feels destructive inside out, and the Austrian helmer shows it with a sardonic artistic touch. Review

Besides the good laughs, Keep The Change enchants with the authenticity, zaniness, and warm-heartedness that naturally emerge from the sympathetic characters. Review

Garland conquered me with a magnificent last part superbly represented through visually mind-blowing images drowned in gorgeous special effects. Review

Packs an imperfect punch that only becomes effective during the brief yet violent interrogations and a well-mounted scene involving unmerciful stabs. Review

The narrative is no slack and there’s always something happening that keeps us alert and grinning from ear to ear. Review

Tucci’s ideas, together with Rush’s acting abilities, were enough to minimally shape the artist, but this biographical drama has no place among the best I’ve seen lately. Review