Movie reviews of Victor Fraga

While not particularly hard to stomach, with a gently marinated, softly seared storyline and tasteful acting, The Pot-au-Feu also lacks a certain je ne sais quoi. Review

Children and parents get together for a stargazing convention in the middle of the American desert, in Wes Anderson banally idiosyncratic new movie. Review

It is the historical content that you will stay with you. In other words: Kidnapped works as a fit-for-purpose, educational film. Review

A romcom on benzodiazepines? Aki Kaurismäki's latest film is romantic, lethargic and delightful to watch. Review

Overconfident of its dramatic and subversive abilities, Todd Haynes new film is but an average story of love outside the traditional American family. Review

Teacher at an upper-class school convinces a small group students that they are better off without food at all, in Jessica Hausner's bizarre mockery of anti-capitalistic conspiracy. Review

Impressive courtroom drama starring a dazzling Sandra Hüller mercilessly dissects a complex female character, while also keeping audiences thoroughly immersed. Review

A cruel and morbidly obese Jude Law is the biggest highlight of this highly conventional period drama about Henry VIII and his sixth and final wife, Catherine Parr. Review

Officer in charge of Auschwitz attempts forge a normal existence with his wife and children, in the most human, palpable and - precisely for those reasons - affecting representation of Nazis that you will probably ever see; Jonathan Glazer presents his astounding new drama at Cannes. Review

Young widow and a hesitant village leader confront a society strictly moulded by tradition, in this beautiful yet lethargic tale of love and tragedy. Review

Paramedic drama starring and produced by Sean Penn attempts to make some profound social commentary but instead slips into gratuitous, gruesome ultraviolence. Review

Kleber Mendonca Filho intertwines the history of movie theatres in the Brazilian town of of Recife with his own personal life, in charming and clever documentary. Review

Tunisian filmmaker recruits two actresses as stand-ins for two young women lost under very dramatic circumstances; the outcome is a hybrid documentary seamlessly blending family tragedy and politics. Review

Almodovar's timid incursion into cowboy territory (featuring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal) is sweaty, sultry, and soaked in blood, however barely remarkable. Review

The fifth and final instalment of the Indiana Jones franchise is a hearty feast of historical absurdities, cliches and self-references; it is easily digestible and thoroughly enjoyable. Review

The Middle Man sits somewhere between a deadpan comedy and a sullen drama. Review

Two German filmmakers quietly register the insalubrious lives of power plant inspectors in France, in this gently disturbing documentary. Review

A genuine labour of love from a woman inspired by the films and the female resistance of a country to which she previously held no connection. Review

Philippe Garrel casts his three scions in this delicate yet uninspiring movie about family connections and dying puppeteering traditions. Review

Queer gangster drama intended as some sort of Neo-noir (with a femme fatale et al) collapses under the weight of its own blonde ambition. Review

Matria is not a misery fest. There are moments of profound beauty and also some hilarious dialogues. Review

Cinematically speaking, On the Adamant is not as inventive and liberated as its characters. This is a more or less conventional documentary. Review

Described as a desert noir and a neo Western, this black-and-white movie is in reality a study of loneliness and the passed on legacy of trauma. Review

Suzume is a highly derivative movie with very little new to offer in terms of topic, narrative and aesthetics. Review