Movie reviews of Victor Fraga

Dirty Movies celebrates the film's flare and imaginativeness, but also ponders on its historicity and authenticity. Review

A convincing new HBO documentary about the photographer. Review

An effective and digestible film. It is riveting and comprehensible even for those who never heard of Arendt before. Review

Very few films have dealt with institutionalised violence in a confined system as candidly... Review

The performances in the movie are outstanding... Review

Larraín created a highly politically-charged movie, which is still straightforward and easy to digest... Review

A beautiful and sexy film... Review

The face, the sounds, the smells and even the taste of child abuse come back to haunt the Catholic Church in Chile, in astounding new movie. Review

Raises many complex questions about sexuality. Review

The camera never feels invasive, as characters seem to speak at their own pace and will... Review

Has a lot of clichéd themes and devices. Review

An effective yet very conventional French Lesbian drama... Review

An American story of bereavement and forgiveness, where homosexuality is the background but never the leitmotif... Review

A super-energetic Russell Tovey will both enrapture and repel you, in a very convincing movie about football, homosexuality and feigned masculinity. Review

This very intense British drama-horror flick proves that budget restrictions can be a catalyst for creativity, and not a handicap. Review

Deftly translates the anxieties of a very private and reserved people (the English) into very effective suspense. Review

How the Spanish recycled horror clichés and the role of the vulnerable female to hair-raising results. Review

A politically relevant and engrossing film. Review

It will make you feel uncomfortable, squeamish and spiritually empty – and it could ultimately break you. Review

The acting is profound and poignant... Review

Filho explores the dull urban cacophony that ties together middle-class neighbours in the Brazilian city of Recife - to outstanding results. Review

A very formal and conservative movie, with little innovation and subversive devices. Review

Impressive German gangster-'bromance' movie explores the underground of ethnic diversity and immigration in Germany... Review

A touching tale of a quickly vanishing culture and the predicament of of those caught in these turbulent changes. Review