Movie reviews of Victor Fraga

This is a film that will make you smile, even gently shake your hips, however it will neither enrapture nor hit you. Review

Three very different women fight for their perceived home, in this exquisite allegory of Dutch colonial relations in Indonesia at the turn of the century. Review

Artist and audience forge a toxic, love-hate relationship, in Quentin Dupieux's dirty, hilarious tribute to the (movie) theatre. Review

While visually bewitching, Slimane also feels loose and fragmented. Perhaps that too was a creative choice, providing the movie with an otherworldly, enigmatic aura. Either way, I look forward to seeing Pereira fully develop his language and vision, and author his first feature film. Review

Young Brazilian filmmakers Leandro Goddinho and Paulo Menezes have created a film that’s uncomfortably funny to watch. Review

Gerwig hilariously mocks toxic masculinity, conformity, consumerism and even American pop culture. The design, costumes, art direction are as impeccable as Barbie’s hair and attire. You will feel like you have been transported into a toy world. Review

Futile, inept young dancer and his new, exciting stepmother develop an intense relationship full of surprises - British cringe comedy with elements of kitchen sink. Review

Completely bonkers, female-made Asian horror about schoolgirl slowly morphing into a tiger neither scares nor astounds viewers. Review

A "half-blood" Chilean, a Brit and an American are hired by a powerful landowner in order to decimate the indigenous people of remote Tierra del Fuego, in Southern Chile, in this enigmatic metaphor of the country's complex identity... Review

Resolute and unyielding teen moves in with her father and stepmother following her mother's premature death, in this credible tale of grief and rejection. Review

Filthy-queer-radical metafictional dramedy about suicidal Chilean filmmaker living in Mexico is hilarious, sexy, gruesome and tense in equal measures. Review

The Persian Version boasts a fascinating real-life story with enough twists and turns to make even the most skilled of drivers dizzy. Review

Despite the relative darkness of the sauna, these women emanate enough hope and joie-de-vivre to illuminate up even the murkiest of hearts. Review

A mine worker refuses to accept the fast and explosive changes that have befallen his community - quiet and meditative German drama. Review

This is a sweet little comedy that will put a smile on your face and make you chuckle. Review

An Iranian and a Romanian student reflect on the repercussions of the revolutions in their own nations, in this clever and moving documentary consisting entirely of archive footage. Review

An unidentified, carbonised corpse embodies the futility of the little-known "Drunk War", in this charming Moldovan comedy... Review

Like a Fish on the Moon is a missed opportunity. It could have achieved something similar to Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation. Review

The problem is that instead of Brechtian alienation, Family Times instead lapses into confusion. Review

The poetic devices are often a little cumbersome and exaggerated, particularly in the film’s denouement. Overall, Daughter of Rage would have benefited from less magic and more realism. Review

Nature documentarist attempts to communicate and to forge an emotional bond with two different sperm whales, in this fascinating tale of cross-species trust and affection. Review

The outcome is a charming fable of indigenous revenge, however one that’s hardly rooted on Chilean soil. Review

Despite its didactic tone, Theatre of Thought offers viewers no major takeaway. This is a not a highly educational movie. There are some interesting insights into brain-operated prosthetics, and the director does raise some pertinent questions about ethics and negative rights towards the end of the film, but that’s about it. Review

Brazilian thriller about rural famiy tasked with harbouring a drug lord blends the sinister with the absurd to pitch-perfect results. Review