glifosfato

patient and deliberate, it plays its cards close to the chest, withholding crucial information while laying out a gripping story filled with rounded and complex characters, making superb use of point of view and misdirection without ever feeling cheap, and making the viewer desperate to learn what is really going on, up until the reveal in the third act, which was as surprising as it was beautiful. after seeming like it would go down a path of tragedy and disgrace, the touching and humane ending

62 _53%

Meu Nome Não é Johnny (2008) - Rated 18 Apr 2024

75 _80%

Four Days in September (1997) - Rated 15 Apr 2024

a tense and gritty film that handles its delicate and important historical context with grace and generosity. if you're as invested as i am in the stakes of brazil's nationhood, you'll be on the edge of your seat.

60 _50%

Ó Paí, Ó (2007) - Rated 15 Apr 2024

fun and easy to watch

73 _76%

Strange Way of Life (2023) - Rated 15 Apr 2024

great, i just wanted more of it.

30 _19%

Mapplethorpe (2018) - Rated 14 Apr 2024

a difficult film to rate. it's aesthetically pleasing, capturing the look and feel of the time period with remarkable precision and authenticity, a hallmark of excellent art direction. it also tells the story of a man whose life is worthy of cinema, but how it tells that story leaves a lot to be desired: it's disjointed, confusing, poorly paced, and, most damning, unenjoyable to watch. i feel like it couldn't decide if it wanted to portray events accurately or metonymically, bouncing between bot

79 _85%

Anjos do Sol (2006) - Rated 23 Mar 2024

a powerful and brutal portrayal of the reality of child prostitution. the banality with which evil is presented is nothing short of gut-wrenching.

76 _82%

Anatomy of a Fall (2023) - Rated 11 Mar 2024

a gripping mix of mystery and character drama, where the characters are afforded layers of depth and complexity, something that grants the film a level of realism and immersion that i found truly captivating.

63 _56%

Poor Things (2023) - Rated 10 Mar 2024

good photography and art direction make it a pretty film to look at, but the whimsical, contrived plot requires a few too many suspensions of disbelief for me to be completely invested.

71 _70%

May December (2023) - Rated 18 Jan 2024

keeps you hooked the whole time, a study in story-telling.