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Author: Pedro Lima

Pedro Lima is a film critic from Goiânia, Brazil. He focuses on writing about documentaries, international films, shorts, and restorations. He is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS). A couple of films that inspire him are: Le Bonheur, Cabra Marcado para Morrer, Viridiana, and Speed Racer.

Reviews: White Nights (Le Notti Blanche) – Restoration

August 21, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 In the first seconds of Luchino Visconti’s Le Notti Blanche, we see a man and a woman talking by a bridge…

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Reviews: Misterio (Studio Q) from Fantasia Festival 2026

August 4, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 In film history, female filmmakers were anecdotes. Despite being pioneers, they are relegated to side notes in favor of the canon….

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Reviews: Os Três/The Three – Restoration

July 10, 2026

Final Ratings: 4.5/5 For forty-one years, Portugal lived under a dictatorship of António de Oliveira Salazar. In the meantime, beneath the Estado Novo (New…

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Reviews: Sherman’s March – Restoration

July 3, 2026

Final Rating: 4.5/5 In 1985, director Ross McElwee released his magnum opus, Sherman’s March. The filmmaker, who at that time had made films like…

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Reviews: Trainspotting – Restoration

June 5, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 In 1996, the English filmmaker Danny Boyle released his first massive hit: Trainspotting. Narrating the wounds of the youth in the…

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Reviews: Who Is Still Alive from Hot Docs 2026

May 8, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 In moments of destruction, there is an urgent necessity to flee. You ought to protect yourself and those around you, especially…

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Reviews: Whispers in May from Hot Docs 2026

May 5, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Coming of age is a thoroughly crucial aspect of filmmaking. There is a vital element to the documentation of a very…

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Reviews: House of Hope from Hot Docs 2026

May 2, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Since the Nakba, the first great disruption of the Palestinian life in 1948, Israel has controlled the borders and the occupation…

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Reviews: My Foreign Land from Hot Docs 2026

May 1, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 João Moreira Salles is one of the most relevant Brazilian documentary filmmakers. He is the director of films such as Santiago,…

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Reviews: The Sandbox from Hot Docs 2026

April 29, 2026

Final Rating: 2.5/5 In modern society, one of the most complex issues is immigration. In an era where globalization is a central theme in…

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