Movie reviews of Victor Fraga

An exquisite black and white film fusing documentary-making, lyricism and experimentalism.

Unfortunately there isn’t much to salvage in Until We Fall, except perhaps for Carlehed’s nuanced performance.

A subtle and gentle drama about reconciling personal and religious freedoms.

An impeccable piece of filmmaking. It will keep you hooked throughout its relatively long duration of almost two hours. Each and every character has depth, and nothing is redundant.

An effective and heartfelt piece, but it also lacks a certain dramatic depth.

A film about inexplicable truths, and also about balancing religion and science, faith and rationality. The story that can be interpreted in many ways, and the ending will raise more questions than answers.

Documentary investigates the nuts and bolts of Blockchain and Bitcoin, and whether the new technologies could change the way we live...

Asandhimitta isn’t witty and elaborate. It’s simply helter-skelter. There a few entertaining moments, but overall it’s incomprehensible and draining to watch.

A lyrical, profound and solid piece of filmmaking. The action and the developments are very subtle and slow, while the performances are candid and effective.

An auspicious caper. The action is fast-faced enough to keep you hooked during the 96 minutes of duration.

The cinematography does a decent job in translating the colours and the textures of Frida’s world to the silver screen, but that’s about the only aspect of Two Fridas that I can commend.

Moving in its candor and remarkable in its perceptiveness.

Hungarian drama about man in his 30s overcoming being dumped by girlfriend excels in sensibility and ingeniousness; it's a heartfelt ode to masculinity in all of its splendid brittleness.

Riveting enough at its duration of 88 minutes. But the story has a few gaps, and the narrative doesn’t come full circle, the proposed closure isn’t too convincing.

Sensory film filmed in 35 countries during six years; the outcome is rather impressive if not without imperfections.

The photography is splendid. While effective enough as a disaster drama, Spitak also has a few problems.

Raises pertinent questions about the role of the documentarist and the purpose of the footage collected...

Overall, a great premise and yet a missed opportunity. Perhaps the whole thing would have functioned better as a short film instead.

Romain Gavras's second feature is a gangster comedy mocking European cliches, while also teeming with the colours of the Mediterranean; sadly the story is just too silly and disjointed.

A powerful documentary...

Wildlife is effective enough as a family drama, but it lacks the punch-in-the-face factor.

A little Indiana Jones, a little Guillermo del Toro. American military horror set on D-Day makes use of every conceivable genre cliche, yet it's scary and fun enough to watch.

All in all, an enjoyable ride through the life of a woman who dodged labels and preconceptions both within and outside the rock world in favour of her individuality.

This is a movie about living with psychosis and overcoming it.