Movie reviews of Filipe Freitas

His new film counts with the presence of three wonderful divas – Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Mastroianni and Ludivine Sagnier, but their charm wasn’t enough to turn “Beloved” into a charming movie. Review

Between resolute silences and nostalgic musical compositions, this was a revitalizing film, although denoting some avoidable sentimentality in its final moments. Review

Family problems and Mafia connections were also introduced as mere pretexts to deflect our attention from the uninteresting sexual adventures of producer To Wai-Cheung. Vulgaria, as the title suggests, is nothing more than a vulgar movie. Review

All got worse with a couple of superfluous scenes aiming to impose tension, as well as an hasty ending, which deserved a better conclusion. An hectic film, needing fresh ideas. Review

Purge is a Finnish bleak drama, based on the best-selling novel by Sofi Oksanen. It falls short from what I expected from a drama of this kind. Review

Too slow and often cold, almost everything in Barbara looked like a bit premeditated, making it a film to watch without expecting too much enjoyment. Review

This bizarre essay needed something else to become more lyrical or philosophical. Radical and free... although not brilliant. Review

The imagery by itself isn’t enough to handle a movie, and it seems that Peter Jackson relied too much in this aspect, simply forgetting to put some spice on the rest. Review

Using some cheesy scenes, uninspired jokes and an awful karaoke moment, this is a movie with too much ups and downs to be considered solid or interesting. Review

Some of the characters have shown margin for further development, yet the plot was rather compelling. Review

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorr” denounces a persisting problem and shows how much fearless people are needed to make pacific changes. Review

Feelings only come around in the final scene with a touching letter from Thor’s wife, while the soundtrack reinforced the sense of heroism, in a super-budget film that failed a prominence place among cinematic odysseys. Review

It opted for an honest modesty instead of a deceptive grandeur, which in this case had its own risks, leading to a limited amusement. Review

Pietá is an asphyxiating story about motherhood, greed, evilness and revenge. Review

Tilva Ros may seem aimless at the first sight, but a closer look will make you conclude that this is a curious study about youth and their ambitions, in an isolated town. Review

Despite this mishap, all the phases of a pregnancy were analyzed with meaning, from a feminine perspective: starting with happiness and optimism, then experiencing fear and expectation, and ending with restraint, disillusion and tiredness. Unfortunately, the adopted approach betrayed the possibility of A Happy Event being a better movie. Review

The characters were based on real witnesses and the scenes generate the proper tension to catch the viewer. Diaz is an important film, denouncing a tragic day that will always be a stain on Italian Democracy. Review

Nothing here was unexpected, but everything worked so fine that I left the theater in a very good mood. Review

Deliberate or not, this movie had the ability to tell some truths about itself. I just would like to add: frivolous plot and unnatural performances. Review

Competent direction by Benoit Jacquot and firm performances by Lea Seydoux and Diane Kruger. Review

Sister hits the target, confirming Ursula Meier as a creative writer and influential contemporary filmmaker. Review

Trintignant and Riva were splendid, in another masterpiece from a genius filmmaker. Review

Not deep enough to be memorable, this movie will probably work if you are looking for a laid-back session or a movie not to think about. Review

The story is feeble, wrapped in sentimentalism and making use of a romance condemned to banality. So, the trouble here isn’t with the curve, or with Clint Eastwood, or even with Lorenz… is the weak plot. Review