Ted Bundy: A Irresistível Face do Mal é muito, mas muito menos chocante do que se esperava e ainda menos do que a propaganda do filme para a sua estreia, no Festival de Sundance 2019, fez parecer. Ao concentrar a narrativa  na relação de Ted Bundy com a namorada e, ao mesmo tempo, em como ele […]

Democracia em vertigem, novo documentário de Petra Costa, foi um dos filmes de abertura do Festival de Sundance 2019, com excelente recepção do público estrangeiro. Democracia em vertigem é o terceiro documentário lançado sobre o tema do impeachment da ex-presidente Dilma Rousseff, o que poderia indicar não haver nada de novo para se mostrar ou discutir, pelo […]

The hole in the groung / Ireland, Belgium, Finland (Director: Lee Cronin; Screenwriters: Lee Cronin, Stephen Shields; Producers: John Keville, Conor Barry; Principal Cast: Seána Kerslake, James Cosmo, Kati Outinen, Simone Kirby, Steve Wall, James Quinn Markey). Sarah moves her precocious son, Chris, to a secluded new home in a rural town, trying to ease his apprehensions […]

A música da minha vida. Sem medo de ser feliz, Maurício Costa se apaixonou por Blinded by the Light. “Que musical maravilhoso”. Primeiro, porque é o tipo de musical que ele consegue gostar: com músicas que já existem, como Escola de Rock, Mamma Mia e Rock of Ages. O filme conta a história de Jay, […]

Depois de uma longa e intensa cobertura, chegamos ao final do Festival de Sundance 2019. Hora de anunciar os vencedores. (ENG) After a long and intense coverage, it’s time to announce the winners of the sundance festival 2019. O júri do festival foi formado por Desiree Akhavan, Damien Chazelle, Dennis Lim, Phyllis Nagy, Tessa Thompson, […]

Dolce Fine Giornata / Poland (Director: Jacek Borcuch; Screenwriters: Jacek Borcuch, Szczepan Twardoch; Principal Cast: Krystyna Janda, Kasia Smutniak, Vincent Riotta, Antonio Catania, Lorenzo de Moor, Robin Renucci). Maria Linde, a free-spirited, Jewish Polish Nobel Prize winner, lives in Tuscany surrounded by warmth and chaos in her family’s villa. A loving mother and grandmother, she also fosters […]

Corporate animals / USA (Director: Patrick Brice; Screenwriter: Sam Bain; Producers: Keith Calder, Jess Wu Calder, Mike Falbo, Ed Helms;  Principal Cast: Demi Moore, Ed Helms, Jessica Williams, Karan Soni.   Lucy (Demi Moore) is the egotistical, megalomaniac CEO of Incredible Edibles, America’s premier provider of edible cutlery. In her infinite wisdom, Lucy leads her staff, including her long-suffering assistants, Freddie […]

Untouchable / United Kingdom ( ). The inside story of the meteoric rise and monstrous fall of movie titan Harvey Weinstein, Untouchable reveals how Weinstein acquired and deployed his formidable power over the course of decades. Former staffers, college friends, and reporters reflect upon the public perception of Weinstein as a visionary, while detailing his […]

This is not Berlin / Mexico (Director: Hari Sama; Screenwriters: Rodrigo Ordóñez, Hari Sama, Max Zunino; Producers: Ale García, Antonio Urdapilleta, Hari Sama, Verónica Valadez P.; Principal Cast: Xabiani Ponce de León, José Antonio Toledano, Ximena Romo, Mauro Sánchez Navarro, Klaudia García, Marina de Tavira). As Mexico anticipates the 1986 World Cup, 17-year-old Carlos is less interested […]

Hala / USA (Director: Minhal Baig; Screenwriter: Minhal Baig; Producers: Clarence Hammond, Jamal Watson, Minhal Baig; Principal Cast: Geraldine Viswanathan, Jack Kilmer, Gabriel Luna, Purbi Joshi, Azad Khan, Anna Chlumsky). Hala is her father’s pride and joy. Dutiful and academically gifted, she skillfully navigates both her social life as a teen in Chicago and her […]