Filipe Carvalho

Filipe Carvalho

what else ought there be

Favorite films

  • Inception
  • Hero
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • The Handmaiden

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  • The Beast

    ★★★★★

  • Here

    ★★★★★

  • Perfect Days

    ★★★★★

  • Grand Tour

    ★★★★½

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  • The Beast

    The Beast

    ★★★★★

    More than the best film I have ever experienced about Artificial Intelligence, The Beast is the most accurate and powerful depiction I’ve ever seen of the humanity we destroy by continually building our civilizations around work, and the technological advancement to serve that same work.

    Bertrand Bonello directed a masterpiece. By cross-cutting timelines with synthetic artefacts in the transitions, it juxtaposes typically idyllic but fabricated images of the past with the real state humankind is currently living in the present……

  • Here

    Here

    ★★★★★

    By being observant of the coexistent delicacy and breadth of the natural world, Bas Devos, writer-director, created in Here a tone-poem about the immigrant experience that also articulates both the beautiful and embracing feelings of finding commonality when an environment seems dissociative.

    Like the way there is as much individual difference at microscopic level as there is ecosystemic balance and kinship in the colours of a forest… Our societies will never flourish and cultivate their evolutive potential if they don’t…

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  • Mad Max: Fury Road

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    ★★★★★

    Speaking of realism, I don’t know how no one died during the filming of this movie, if “90% of the effects were practical” as stated by George Miller (the director).

    It should be noted that I’m not questioning the veracity of said statement. I felt in my skin and glands the effect of a movie filled with real and organic action. As a matter of fact, 10 minutes into the movie, my heart rate was already above normal. Nothing would…

  • Never Rarely Sometimes Always

    Never Rarely Sometimes Always

    ★★★★★

    Intentionally, this is not a movie where many of its crafts stand out. Even so, amidst this deliberate stillness, it’s noticeable how close-ups and isolationism are used to transmit discomfort and sadness.

    Considering this is Sidney Flanigan’s first acting credit, it is even more daunting how she uses micro-expressions to deal with her loneliness with the camera. And, Talia Ryder, another newcomer, is also a steady and fierce reminder that genuine empathy and support can make a world of difference…

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