Critiques
Alien: Covenant: Innovation outside the cinema
Alien: Covenant, another film with the famous xenomorphs, named for the brutal alien species that was created by Ridley Scott in 1979. The first of the franchise, called simply Alien, tells the story of the crew of a commercial ship…
The Young Pope reflects a world, and a series, unconventional
It premiered this week The Young Pope on HBO, a series created by Italian director Paolo Sorrentino. The filmmaker, famous for his incisive criticism of society’s traditions – which earned him the Oscar for best foreign film in 2014 with…
Guardians of the Galaxy 2: almost as good as the first
The continuation of the first Guardians of the Galaxy premieres in Brazil this week and will satisfy the thousands of Marvel fans. The first film was a surprise to the brand, which did not expect so much success. Given that…
Life: it’s not remake, but it looks like one
With the competition of original content for new distribution methods such as Netflix, major studios avoid risking new and original products and strive to create remakes of already successful films, which includes many Spider-Man and Disney designs. Vida, a work…
Colossal: High Heel Monster
Following the wave of popularity of monster movies like Transformers, Circle of Fire or even Power Rangers, Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo created Colossal, a film that has gained support from major film festivals like Sundance, something very rare for such…
13 Reasons Why: A New Vision on Dealing with Bullying
Bullying, something that decades ago had no media space, now appears in several works ranging from commercials to movies. 13 Reasons Why, the new Netflix series that premiered on March 31, is no different and brings with it an additional…
Power Rangers: Once upon a time, a repetition
Power Rangers, one of Saban Entertainment’s most famous franchises, offers a new (or not so new) retelling of their universe in the long-running single of the same name that premiered on March 24, 2017. The film, as expected in today’s…
Iron Fist: How to Get Rid of the 12 Percent
Iron Fist, an expected Marvel series on Netflix, debuted on March 15. However, unlike the other Marvel titles in the same portal, the show had major problems of reception and popularity. For example, Rotten Tomatoes, a site followed by many…
Beauty and the Beast: The remake of our memory
The expected Disney movie Belle and the Beast debuted in theaters on March 16. The feature is based on both the fairy tale of 1740 – the French writer Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve – and the 1991 Disney animated film.…