Filmrecensies van Victor Fraga

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

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

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. Recensie

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

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. Recensie

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. Recensie

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

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

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. Recensie

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. Recensie

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

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. Recensie

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

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

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. Recensie

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

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. Recensie

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

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

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. Recensie

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

It is deeply respectful of its characters, and never lapses into predictable resolutions. It is also a very stern movie. There are neither laugh-out-loud nor cry-out-loud moments. Instead, Aitor/Cocó and her family are allowed to reconcile their sentiments at their own accord. But the story is also a little protracted, at 127 minutes. Recensie

Greek piece of slow cinema loosely inspired by the Oedipus Myth has a barely discernible narrative. Recensie

Black, blunt and beautiful: the grandmother of a Brazilian queer cinema celebrates her 50th anniversary. Recensie