Daniel Howat

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Journalist for Next Best Picture
Las Vegas Film Critics Society

Favorite films

  • That Thing You Do!
  • (500) Days of Summer
  • La La Land
  • Her

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  • Iron Man

    ★★★★

  • Brave Little Tailor

    ★★★½

  • Black Bag

    ★★★★

  • Snow White

    ★★½

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  • Black Bag

    Black Bag

    ★★★★

    Caught up with Black Bag, and it didn’t disappoint.

    The sort of tight spy thriller you have to lock in for so you don’t get lost, but it’s not hard with a cast like this. Slick, with constantly building tension. So much to chew on. Brilliant.

  • Snow White

    Snow White

    ★★½

    Snow White finds some funny and empowering moments, as most of these remakes do. Even so, it robs the iconic original of its own charm, bringing generic pop-Broadway songs to replace the quaint style of the original.

    Rachel Zegler was born to play a Disney princess, and she does it admirably, but the movie around her was only okay.

    These remakes just all look and sound and feel the same, even while maintaining various degrees of entertainment. Give us something different.

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  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

    ★★★

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness feels thrown together. Some of it works, some of it doesn’t, but it feels surprisingly bland. The story never connects emotionally, which makes it hard to care deeply.

    For a multiverse movie, this felt weirdly contained, and honestly a little forgettable.

    Elizabeth Olsen always shines as Wanda, and Cumberbatch has plenty to play with in these universes. There are flairs of Raimi’s style from time to time, and this is the closest we may…

  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    ★★★★½

    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is blockbuster filmmaking on another level. It surpasses the incredible first film with high stakes and and thrilling world-building.

    The entire ensemble is phenomenal, but Tenoch Huerta bursts onto the scene with a brilliant, complex turn as Namor.

    The cinematography, score, visual effects - everything is even better than before. Some of the best crafts in any Marvel film. A breath of fresh air all around.

    It’s an emotional, dark journey, leading to a full-scale war, but always feels personal. This may be the best Marvel movie yet.