Filmrecensies van Filipe Freitas

Southwest is pure art-house, which challenges, provokes and disorients until you become prisoner of your senses. Likely to be seen as a reliving of the past or mere hallucinations, my guess is: it will haunt you, no matter what… Recensie

I don’t find enough words to describe the phenomenal performances by Joaquin Phoenix, with his unforgettable laugh, and Philip Seymour Hoffman, in another masterpiece from ‘Master’ Anderson. Recensie

In its slow pace, Volcano has its moments and is worth watching. Recensie

Shadow Dancer is not mandatory, but deserves some attention as a solid, competent and adult movie. Recensie

This is a movie of troubles and a trouble of a movie. Both definitions fit well here. Easily forgettable, Not Fade Away would need something less recycled to stimulate the viewer. Recensie

The absence of music was not surprising, in a movie that doesn’t attain the immediate fascination of 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, yet still shows a powerful determination and credible performances during its 150 minutes. Recensie

Berberian Sound Studio, despite of its unique conception and all the technical wonders that puts out, lacks emotion, leaving us in a state of suspension. I ended with the sensation that all the tense moments were inconsequent, making this story an inconclusive bad dream. Recensie

Photography stood out, in a 145-minute high-budget production that would have gained with some trimming. Even flawed, Feng’s new historical film was far more interesting than The Flowers of War or The Children of Huang Shi. Recensie

Stopped On Track was too honest to fall in that state, being able to depict every moment with a great sense of reality. Recensie

Seven Psychopaths is violent and sometimes disorderly in its storytelling, but on the other hand, provides constant surprises and some intelligent jokes. An imaginative action-comedy blend. Recensie

Having been produced by Peter Jackson and Damien Echols (one of the wrongly accused), this film also depicts a special love story, involving the latter and Lorri Davis, who he met after his conviction. Recensie

Darri Ólafsson’s performance was prominent, playing a well-intentioned man that suddenly breaks down when facing simultaneous problems. Recensie

Despite the pouting and tantrums that mark this relationship, Sachs manages to lead the movie in a right way through a simple and practical direction. Recensie

Notwithstanding the confident attitude and haughty pose adopted, Anna Karenina kept a distance and failed to get me out from a state of numbness. Recensie

John Hawkes, Helen Hunt and William H.Macy were convincing in The Sessions, a gentle, sensitive and humorous film that was able to escape to sentimental excesses by adopting a positive and straightforward attitude. Recensie

This is a movie of detailed historical facts that needed a greater dose of vitality and focus to stand out. I wonder how it would be if directed by Raul Ruiz. Recensie

With a daring plot, The Exchange isn’t perfect but is unquestionably disconcerting. Recensie

The time expended with these positive aspects helped to soothe the weight of a disturbing and sad reality, more and more common in African soils. Recensie

Les Miserables aimed too high and turned out on another unnecessary film. Recensie

Bayona's direction, clearly aiming for massive audiences, reduced the chances of creating a more effective film from this particular drama. Recensie

Far from the best samurai movies, Rurouni Kenshin can be watchable, but just if we look into it as an animated entertainment. Recensie

Searching For Sugar Man is one of the best documentaries of 2012, making justice to a humble and talented artist. Recensie

The Bourne Legacy could not challenge or provoke because it simply didn’t have anything more valuable to offer, when compared to the other three movies from which it was based on. Recensie

Scorsese’s documentary about George Harrison is a wonderful opportunity to know more about the ex-Beatles’ life. It thoroughly covers in a chronologically way, the different phases of his career as musician, his private life and the ceaseless search for a spiritual side in himself. Recensie