Dan

Dan

Favorite films

  • All of Us Strangers
  • Gone Girl
  • Chungking Express
  • Scream 2

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  • No Other Land

    ★★★★★

  • The Monkey

    ★★★½

  • Captain America: Brave New World

    ★★★

  • Companion

    ★★★★

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  • No Other Land

    No Other Land

    ★★★★★

    Brutal showcase of the Israeli government destroying Palestinian life by bulldozing homes and schools, and cutting off access to water and electricity in the years leading up to the 2023 Hamas attacks. Makes you grateful for what you have, and angry about the organized ousting of innocent civilians.

  • The Monkey

    The Monkey

    ★★★½

    Like Osgood Perkin’s Longlegs last year, this film’s marketing did not match the final product - in a good way. I did not expect so much time in flashbacks - they did a great job building up the characters before bringing them up to speed with us. While the second half is not as strong as the first, it does solidify this as an ingenious comedy horror - the final five minutes prove it. Don’t turn the key… 🔑 🐒

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  • Robot Dreams

    Robot Dreams

    A robot love story with no dialogue was done better in 2008 (Dog did not try hard enough to save Robot from the beach.)

    What could have been a great 28 minute short film was bloated in to a too-long 1hr 42 mins feature film with filler interludes that make you lose the soul of the story.

    The animation style is the only redeemable quality to a lackluster plot that makes you wondering when the “Next Episode” prompt will appear on screen in the middle of the film.

  • Woman of the Hour

    Woman of the Hour

    ½

    Unequivocally one of the worst films I have ever seen.

    Nothing thrilling about this ‘crime thriller.’ Feels like traveling in a flat road straight ahead with no bumps or twists in the story, and is essentially just a Wikipedia article about the true events brought to the screen with no artistic value. Also, can Anna Kendrick have any range in her acting? She feels like cardboard cut out of an actress playing a character that is supposed to be an…

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