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3/5
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Ghostlight
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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Without trivializing the emotions involved, the filmmakers craft a poetic melodrama that doesn’t strive for perfection but rather for honesty.
Posted Aug 12, 2024
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3.5/5
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Touch
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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Touch might be easily overlooked, but it remains a light watch, a candid representation of a profound love. It’s a pleasant surprise for fans of the genre.
Posted Aug 12, 2024
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2/5
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Deadpool & Wolverine
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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Everything about the movie is extreme as it takes an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach, attacking from all sides in every department with an I-don’t-give-a-damn posture.
Posted Aug 12, 2024
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4/5
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Terrestrial Verses
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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Following conceptual simplicity, Terrestrial Verses is minimalist in its visuals but cathartic in its dialogue. This pain-filled satire does so many things, all of them well.
Posted Aug 12, 2024
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3.5/5
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The Devil's Bath
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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The low-key, handsomely photographed production drips with atmosphere, and we know there are competent hands behind the camera and just enough mystery to keep the audience guessing.
Posted Aug 03, 2024
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2/5
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A Quiet Place: Day One
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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There’s no reason to stay invested in something so uninventive. A Quiet Place: Day One is nothing but a dull apocalyptic routine that doesn’t pay off.
Posted Aug 03, 2024
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2/5
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Twisters
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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It’s true that Chung replaced Kosinski in the director’s chair at short notice, but that shouldn’t excuse such a debilitated outcome.
Posted Aug 03, 2024
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3.5/5
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We Grown Now
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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Baig shoots each scene with ardent attention, projecting a strange mix of innocence and awareness.
Posted Jul 28, 2024
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2.5/5
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Longlegs
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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A dry horror thriller tinged with occult malignancy that, despite its enticing premise, doesn’t hold up in the end.
Posted Jul 28, 2024
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1.5/5
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MaXXXine
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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Anyone jonesing for clever plots should look elsewhere as the last part of West’s trilogy is a significant letdown. Skip it.
Posted Jul 28, 2024
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3/5
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Babes
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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Babes might not be as funny as some have claimed, but focuses on how these two friends rely on each other and grow through life's blessings and adversities. It’s an entertaining film aimed at adults.
Posted Jul 21, 2024
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3.5/5
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Thelma
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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Gorgeous to watch, the film alternates belly laughs, dramatic considerations, and startling occurrences, following the improbable adventures of the title character.
Posted Jul 21, 2024
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4/5
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The Bikeriders
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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Depicted with a certain nostalgia, this is a furiously lucid slice of American cinema, intelligently constructed and handsomely executed. Don’t hesitate to hit the road with these nervy fellas.
Posted Jul 21, 2024
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3/5
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Sisi & I
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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The sharp cinematography by Thomas W. Kiennast and the costume design by Tanja Hausner are assets, but the well-groomed film itself is a minor vehicle to deliver Huller's sober but firm performance.
Posted Jul 12, 2024
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3/5
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Love Lies Bleeding
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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Glass’ sophomore picture is not as masterfully visceral as Saint Maude, but the rising filmmaker reveals herself as a gifted portrayer of emotional intimacies and wrenching acts of violence.
Posted Jul 12, 2024
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3/5
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Problemista
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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Problemista is only partially satisfying and easy to overlook, but hope is its last word - even if it means achieving things forcibly - and some aspects addressed are so true that they stay with you.
Posted Jul 12, 2024
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4.5/5
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Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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Jude evokes the social realism of Jim Jarmusch and Jean-Luc Godard - creative in form, tenacious in the storytelling - and infuses a caustic humor that, cutting sharper than a knife, is often quite delicious.
Posted Jul 08, 2024
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2/5
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I Saw the TV Glow
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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Paranoia and melancholy swallow aimless phosphorescent kids… is that all you’ve got to offer, Ms. Schoenbrun?
Posted Jul 08, 2024
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3.5/5
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Am I OK?
(2022)
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Filipe Freitas
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Radiating warmth and humor, the film’s main strength lies in two beautifully observed complementary performances, hitting the mark in its attempt to generate sympathy for the characters’ struggles.
Posted Jun 29, 2024
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5/5
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The Beast
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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The Beast is what it wants to be: a slice of thought-provoking, nightmarish science fiction that rewards the viewer emotionally and visually.
Posted Jun 29, 2024
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4/5
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Green Border
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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The ensemble cast is solid, hitting the right emotional notes and building credibility with scenes that are Holland’s earnest attempts to bring to the world a harrowing chapter of her country’s history.
Posted Jun 20, 2024
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3/5
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The Vourdalak
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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Retractable fangs fail to deliver a significant bite, resulting in an outrageously fascinating failure that could have been a laugh riot.
Posted Jun 20, 2024
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1.5/5
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The Idea of You
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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It’s a corny, somewhat pathetic crowd pleaser that, besides being painfully predictable, fails to rise above a pedestrian formula.
Posted Jun 20, 2024
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3/5
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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It’s consistently caustic and dynamic, although never outright challenging.
Posted Jun 14, 2024
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4/5
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Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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This is a fable of elegant despair, an instant entry in the vampire canon that feels refreshingly gothic.
Posted Jun 14, 2024
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4/5
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Hit Man
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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Hit Man is breezily acted, consistently funny, often charming, and noir enough to provide a great time in the theater.
Posted Jun 14, 2024
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2/5
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The Fall Guy
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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This self-indulgent action-packed rom-com works on steroids, overloaded by a variety of impossible acrobatics, falls, and explosions to the point of exhaustion.
Posted May 27, 2024
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2.5/5
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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This type of lavish fantasy is no more a cinematic provocation.
Posted May 27, 2024
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4/5
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The Last Stop in Yuma County
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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The Last Stop in Yuma County reminds us how gripping neo-noir thrillers can be when properly crafted.
Posted May 25, 2024
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2.5/5
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Monkey Man
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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Behind the camera, Patel doesn't offer much originality beyond the specific cultural context.
Posted May 20, 2024
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2.5/5
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Lost Soulz
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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You find yourself wanting to like what you see. Yet, Lost Soulz is more to be admired than enjoyed, with noticeable choppiness where fluidity was needed.
Posted May 20, 2024
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3/5
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Shayda
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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Shayda may feel a bit clunky in places but that can't stifle the sheer force of the emotion it evokes.
Posted May 14, 2024
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3.5/5
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Memory
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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Assuring that his fine narrative development leads to a positively simplistic resolution, Franco directs the film with both elemental allure and haunting familiarity.
Posted May 14, 2024
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3/5
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Coma
(2022)
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Filipe Freitas
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While some may find it occasionally transfixing, others might struggle with its prolonged nightmarish limbo, which the film accurately portrays.
Posted May 14, 2024
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4.5/5
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Evil Does Not Exist
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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There’s a lot to drawn from Hamaguchi’s directorial sensitivity, given that it’s rare to see a drama that makes such subtle sense of its subject matter.
Posted May 07, 2024
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4/5
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Civil War
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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A stone-cold stunner that captivates from start to finish.
Posted May 06, 2024
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2.5/5
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Challengers
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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I don’t see it as a very grown up movie, and was craving for more clever twists in the plot. These charming threesome never hit the ball with enough ability to make it over the net.
Posted May 06, 2024
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2.5/5
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Seagrass
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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The doubts, confused feelings, and deep-seated disconnection that keep tormenting the lead character are valid, but Seagrass lacks groundbreaking originality.
Posted May 06, 2024
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3.5/5
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La Chimera
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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Even with some unnecessary lengths, La Chimera provides a singular experience in a kind-hearted fashion that allows the movie to resonate with more warmth than what was initially thought.
Posted Apr 25, 2024
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3/5
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Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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Although strangely immersing, not everyone will be invested in the questions it poses.
Posted Apr 25, 2024
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3/5
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Arcadian
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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... Brewer's direction demonstrates unwavering commitment, resulting in what is arguably his strongest work to date.
Posted Apr 19, 2024
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3.5/5
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The Settlers
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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Evokes the spirit of classic westerns, here infused with shades of Herzog and Jodorowsky’s filmmaking styles.
Posted Apr 18, 2024
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2/5
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Spaceman
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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It’s a half-interesting, half-baked illustration weighed down by a listless melancholy that sedates more than inspires.
Posted Apr 18, 2024
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1/5
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Road House
(2024)
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Filipe Freitas
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It's wiser to steer clear of this remake and seek out decent entertainment elsewhere.
Posted Apr 18, 2024
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2/5
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Last Summer
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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From the outset, it’s easy to guess what’s coming up as this plodding exercise arrives with a formal structure devoid of both narrative and stylistic novelty.
Posted Apr 11, 2024
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1.5/5
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Coup de Chance
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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Coup de Chance is Woody Allen at his weakest, presenting every emotion and action as false, idiotic or frivolous.
Posted Apr 11, 2024
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3/5
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The Listener
(2022)
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Filipe Freitas
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Thompson carries the film on her shoulders with candidness and conviction.
Posted Apr 04, 2024
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2/5
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Origin
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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The message DuVernay aims to convey doesn’t come across clearly, and the results instead of reaching any state of maturation, feel merely superficial.
Posted Apr 01, 2024
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4/5
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Perfect Days
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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Drawing inspiration from Ozu's filmmaking style, Wenders crafts a narrative characterized by nuanced circularity and a gentle pulse.
Posted Apr 01, 2024
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4.5/5
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The Zone of Interest
(2023)
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Filipe Freitas
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The film masterfully juxtaposes the serene family life of the couple with the harrowing reality of genocidal atrocities occurring just beyond their property fence.
Posted Mar 22, 2024
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