Triple-dose terrorism Every day we receive different information associated with terrorism, or acts that are thus classified. Coincidentally, I reviewed this weekend three movies that, despite different optics, explore this… Continue reading "“The Assault”, “Secret Defense” and “Cleanskin”"
The name Stieg Larsson may not be so familiar to most people. This Swedish journalist, who spent most of his life denouncing extremists, racists and practitioners of violence against women,… Continue reading "The day Stieg Larsson rolled around in the tomb"
Ballet on wheels I have to confess that when I read the synopsis of “Baby Driver” (USA, 2017) I was not very interested, and did not try to… Continue reading "Movie of the Week: “Baby Driver”"
“Talk badly about me, but talk about me”. This famous phrase, attributed to a deceased Bahian politician, may not be Quentin Tarantino’s philosophy of life, but it is his… Continue reading "Recommended Movie: “Jackie Brown”"
The City of Secrets If someone says the summary of a miniseries is “there was a murder and the police investigate to find out the culprit”, probably everyone… Continue reading "Series of the Week: “La Trêve”"
The Bridge of Revenge I’ve never been a series enthusiast, like most of my friends, but the first one that really got me excited was the Swedish-Danish production… Continue reading "Series of the Week: “The Bridge”"
Who killed me? Here in Brazil we have a funny way of referring to a death during sleep: “he went to sleep, and when he woke up he… Continue reading "Series of the Week: “Hotel Beau Séjour”"
I am often asked by my readers about why one movie succeeds and another does not. I always have the answer by heart: to make a good movie, more important… Continue reading "Movie of the Week: “The Invisible Guardian”"