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      Rafaela Sales Ross

      Rafaela Sales Ross

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      Rafa Sales Ross is a Brazilian film journalist and programmer. She has a Master’s in Film and Visual Culture and has spent over a decade researching the portrait of suicide in cinema. Rafa has written for publications such as BBC Culture, BFI, Little White Lies, i_D, and Total Film and regularly hosts talks and Q&As. When she isn’t at a festival, she can be found next to her two cats, Clifford and Oliver.

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      Rating T-Meter Title | Year Review
      7/10
      Society of the Snow (2023) A human tale of resilience and survival that greatly benefits from a sharp score and a script rooted in firsthand knowledge of the disaster. - IGN Movies
      Read More | Posted Jan 06, 2024
      4/10
      The End We Start From (2023) Mahalia Belo’s The End We Start From sees Emmy-winning Jodie Comer navigate a story as muddy as the flooded grounds of Hyde Park in a post-apocalyptic drama that fails to nail the human connection at its core. - IGN Movies
      Read More | Posted Oct 24, 2023
      9/10
      Fingernails (2023) Not as much a cautionary tale, but a fondly conceived ode to the kind of love that refuses to forgo the unpredictable, messy, wonderful woes of passion. - IGN Movies
      Read More | Posted Oct 19, 2023
      6/10
      Tiger Stripes (2023) A visually rich film that finds moments of entertaining inspiration but suffers from a frustrating lack of focus. - IGN Movies
      Read More | Posted Oct 06, 2023
      Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros (2023) Wiseman’s unobtrusive approach lends itself to this dichotomy, patiently accompanying the lulling rhythms of farms and fields while allowing for the precision of the kitchen to be appreciated in the entirety of its many processes. - Little White Lies
      Read More | Posted Sep 11, 2023
      C
      Memory (2023) Denied the clarity of a characteristically disturbing reveal, it is up to the viewer to dissect pointed words and suggestive framing. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted Sep 11, 2023
      Housekeeping for Beginners (2023) There are many greatly moving moments in the director’s third feature, all connected by a heartfelt understanding of the value of nurturing companionship. - Little White Lies
      Read More | Posted Sep 08, 2023
      8/10
      Priscilla (2023) Coppola finally flips the coin on a relationship often told unilaterally through a beautiful encompassing of the dreams and desires of a teenage girl. - IGN Movies
      Read More | Posted Sep 05, 2023
      D
      Finally Dawn (2023) The Italian director chooses to enlist a series of shining American names to this multicultural affair, hanging his film by a thread on the fine line between European arthouse and American mainstream without ever committing to one side or the other. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted Sep 03, 2023
      D
      DogMan (2023) A circus-like spectacle at times so awfully bleak it is mesmerizing to watch. J - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted Sep 03, 2023
      3
      The Killer (2023) A competently realized crime thriller made by a technical team just as sharply attuned to details as the director at the ship’s helm, the Netflix production is entertaining but a little orthodox. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted Sep 03, 2023
      B+
      The Beast (2023) If “Coma” played as an unconventional loveletter to Bonello’s teenage daughter, his latest unravels as an eerie warning: although it may classify as sci-fi, “The Beast” is far, far from dystopia. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted Sep 03, 2023
      2
      Maestro (2023) Cooper believes his portrayal of Felicia to be progressive but is regressive in adding the activist to the beaten trope of “the woman behind the man.” - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted Sep 03, 2023
      A+
      Poor Things (2023) “Poor Things” is a fantastical observation of how sin seeps into the once tough shell of youthful jubilation. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted Sep 01, 2023
      B+
      The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) Wes Anderson and Roald Dahl is one of cinema’s most well-matched marriages and this one is a whimsically wonderful anthology. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted Sep 01, 2023
      7/10
      Ferrari (2023) Leaning away from blood-pumping thrills and towards family drama, Ferrari benefits from another great turn by Adam Driver and a handful of masterfully choreographed race scenes but is ultimately too risk-averse. - IGN Movies
      Read More | Posted Aug 31, 2023
      B+
      El Conde (2023) Pablo Larraín's latest is a vividly realized and deliciously bonkers satire unafraid to always push a little bit harder to take its audience a little bit further. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted Aug 31, 2023
      B+
      Perfect Days (2023) The film is stitched with threads of serenity, allowing for even the smallest of interactions to unfold with unspared, gentle Ozu-ian patience. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted May 27, 2023
      A
      Pictures of Ghosts (2023) “Pictures of Ghosts” makes the case for cinemas as churches. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted May 27, 2023
      B-
      In Our Day (2023) Very charming insight into being. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted May 27, 2023
      Firebrand (2023) What is surprising is how little of Aïnouz’s nuanced sensibility is present in his newest, a film floating in the aimless limbo of characterless. - Little White Lies
      Read More | Posted May 24, 2023
      3/5
      Four Daughters (2023) Through the dissection of one family, the Tunisian director crafts an effective snapshot of a post-Arab Spring Tunisia. - Little White Lies
      Read More | Posted May 22, 2023
      B+
      How to Have Sex (2023) Molly Manning-Walker confidently steps out of the gate right foot forward. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted May 20, 2023
      B-
      Asphalt City (2023) “Black Flies” offers plenty of nihilistic entertainment. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted May 19, 2023
      B+
      Lost in the Night (2023) “Lost in the Night” functions as a study of absence — the absence of others, of talent, of answers, of peace, of love. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted May 18, 2023
      B+
      The Sweet East (2023) Sean Price Williams builds a timely film that feels timeless. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted May 18, 2023
      D-
      Jeanne du Barry (2023) If it weren’t for the enveloping scandals, “Jeanne du Barry” would make a swift turn from the red carpet into ostracism, and while the hubbub certainly delays the process, it will do little to prevent Maïwenn’s latest from the merciless hands of oblivion. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted May 17, 2023
      Nine Days (2020) A small miracle of a film, Nine Days pokes and prods at the darkest corners of the existential without ever surrendering to the heavy fetters of nihilism. - WeLoveCinema
      Read More | Posted Apr 25, 2023
      Living (2022) Impeccably shot and beautifully scored, Living is destined to stand as a recurring answer to the question of whether or not cinema should insist on Westernised remakes of beloved foreign films. - WeLoveCinema
      Read More | Posted Apr 25, 2023
      Dual (2022) Out of breath by the time it reaches its lukewarm conclusion, this mostly unpretentious sci-fi ultimately misses its shot at greatness. - WeLoveCinema
      Read More | Posted Apr 25, 2023
      Hide and Seek (2021) As if Fiore's grip on storytelling wasn’t impressive enough for a first feature, the director also displays a firm command over form, creating something that's just as spellbinding in its visuals as it is in the quality of its chronicles. - WeLoveCinema
      Read More | Posted Apr 25, 2023
      Am I OK? (2022) An earnest but undaring endeavour, Am I OK? squanders the quality of its central performances, dedicating little time to dig beyond the surface to properly shape either the characters or the plot. - WeLoveCinema
      Read More | Posted Apr 25, 2023
      The Phantom of the Open (2021) This wholesome hope is contagious: Roberts makes it impossible to resist thinking of the world as a land of Gumps and Flitcrofts, of indomitable dreamers. What a lovely thought that is. - WeLoveCinema
      Read More | Posted Apr 25, 2023
      Armageddon Time (2022) Gray’s indulgent exercise in self-reflection desperately grasps at any sign of meaningfulness to justify its existence, but simply can’t shake the limpness of what is a technically competent, inspiredly cast yawner. - WeLoveCinema
      Read More | Posted Apr 25, 2023
      Enys Men (2022) Even if it never quite strikes the same brilliance of his directorial debut, Enys Men marks a notable refinement of Jenkin’s technical craft, a step-up that firmly solidifies the filmmaker as one of the most exciting voices in New British Cinema. - WeLoveCinema
      Read More | Posted Apr 25, 2023
      5
      Aftersun (2022) The Scottish director is not only beautifully attuned to the most minor nuances of human sensitivities, but also capable of translating this natural inclination through a refined command over form. - WeLoveCinema
      Read More | Posted Apr 25, 2023
      Holy Spider (2022) Abbasi’s foray into true crime doubles down on its questioning of morality, as if the previous two hours of on-the-nose nudges can't be trusted to illuminate the point Holy Spider so desperately wants to make. Perhaps this should be taken as a sign. - WeLoveCinema
      Read More | Posted Apr 25, 2023
      War Pony (2022) The bison’s presence speaks to stories told by fire, tales passed through generations, an ancestral connection to the land. It is a poignant symbolism, as Keough and Gammell’s film ultimately poses a difficult question: whose stories are these to tell? - WeLoveCinema
      Read More | Posted Apr 25, 2023
      The Pod Generation (2023) By the time Barthes’ stunted sociological exercise at last begins to prod at the more interesting aspects of this technological gestation, lenience is far gone, leaving in its place a bitter taste of frustration. - WeLoveCinema
      Read More | Posted Apr 25, 2023
      Fairyland (2023) It is a shame these moments are scarce, but Fairyland still proves a moving homage to fathers and sons and friends bonded by deep grief, but also by unfaltering love. - WeLoveCinema
      Read More | Posted Apr 25, 2023
      Passages (2023) Alas, pleasure proves a flimsy Band-Aid, and it is precisely in the painful removal of this bandage that Sachs’ film finds its greatest laurel: a raw, heartbreaking understanding of how cruelty can bitterly bite away at beauty. - WeLoveCinema
      Read More | Posted Apr 25, 2023
      Brian and Charles (2022) The film at its best when these two lovable outsiders sit on a stone wall in the middle of nowhere, the overwhelming vastness of nature a lovely reminder that life’s natural rhythms move even the most artificial of creations. - WeLoveCinema
      Read More | Posted Apr 25, 2023
      C+
      Femme (2023) The visual nodding to the role reversal that fuels the thriller is one of the many on-the-nose artifices employed by Freeman and Ping. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted Feb 25, 2023
      D+
      Golda (2023) The rapport between Mirren and Schreiber offers a rare glimmer of mellowness in a film that is otherwise painfully stiff. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted Feb 25, 2023
      B-
      The Adults (2023) "The Adults" is anchored by its competent trio of protagonists. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted Feb 25, 2023
      C+
      Manodrome (2023) Best Eisenberg offering in over a decade. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted Feb 25, 2023
      B-
      Inside (2023) Formulaic but never dull. - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted Feb 25, 2023
      C+
      She Came to Me (2023) The director ping-pongs between characters without succeeding in mustering enough interest in any of them, this lacklustreness separating “She Came to Me” from Miller’s previous fictional effort, the charming 2015 rom-com-drama “Maggie’s Plan.” - The Playlist
      Read More | Posted Feb 25, 2023
      The Plough (2023) A nuanced exploration of the dichotomy between legacy and vocation. - Little White Lies
      Read More | Posted Feb 23, 2023
      4/5
      Past Lives (2023) An effective encapsulation of the complexities of diaspora and multicultural relationships. - Little White Lies
      Read More | Posted Feb 21, 2023
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