Movie reviews of Victor Fraga

Avoids cliches, is psychologically multilayered and surprisingly moving... Review

The social realism in poverty-stricken Southern Italy and the shaky handheld camera will ring bells with fans of Rossellini and De Sica. Review

Examines faith and devotion as the cure for drug addiction in a profoundly humanistic film, while also avoiding provocative statements... Review

Audacious German film transposes Holoucast novel from 1942 onto modern Marseilles; the outcome is odd and yet bewitching... Review

Has a disjointed script. Far more seriously, it lacks naughtiness. It lacks humour. There’s no zest, there’s no jest. Review

A conventional biopic with an elegant photography and plenty of treats for fans of Russian literature, but nothing beyond this. Review

Everything is awkwardly harmonic. Review

Blend of Western and comedy starring Robert Pattinson attempts to be a feminist movie, but the outcome is a little awkward... Review

American indie sci-fi about time travel and a deadly virus that wipes out humanity is visually and narratively compelling enough to keep you hooked throughout... Review

Unconventional rebels resist a military junta, in an outlandish allegory of the country's chaotic political landscape... Review

The biopic of Tonya Harding is a finely acted and well-crafted piece of filmmaking attempting to celebrate and redeem the controversial figure skater... Review

All in all, this is a movie fun enough to watch, but not to be taken very seriously... Review

Austrian movie with taste of Haneke and Polanski has all the ingredients of a good suspense. Review

Canadian LGBT romance is mostly predictable, but it also caters effectively for a very specialised audience... Review

Firth does a good job is his delivery of the inept sailor and troubled male. But nothing beyond that. Review

The mundane and arduous existence of a charcoal-maker in Congo is the subject of fascinating and exquisitely beautiful documentary... Review

A little zombie, a little vampire, a little alien and extremely Japanese... Review

Psychedelic slasher is bleeding colours and infectious with explosive sounds, adhering to all rules of the genre and blending quite a few references... Review

Sweet, engrossing and utterly British: stop frame animation about passion for football is fun and universal enough for anyone to watch... Review

Sadly the anti-war message eventually gets a little diluted in nationalism... Review

Provides a fascinating peek into the lives of the then president and his associates; sadly the film also lacks a little balance... Review

A very moving and yet subtle piece of filmmaking. Review

A very effective multi-threaded script navigates the various dilemmas that a perfectly likable American dad experiences inside in his head... Review

Fascinating doc about charismatic artist... Review