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Dan Buffa

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Biography:

Born, raised, and living in St. Louis, Missouri, I have been watching movies since I was a kid. My father, Richard, was my film school. We watched, discussed, and argued over movies on countless occasions. I soon became a film nerd, wanting to know how they were made, what they were supposed to mean, and how they related to real life. I can watch Michael Mann's three-hour crime epic, "Heat," on a loop. Jon Favreau's "Chef" is a special film. Movies that make you feel good and empowered are the best specimens of film. Escapism is a required drug for adulting, so movies are my safe haven. My wife and my son are my movie pals these days. I started writing large email bursts to a select group of friends back in 2005 before helping create and start a film website called film-addict.com in 2012. I moved to KSDK News in 2015 and have been their main film critic since.

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Drop (2025) 84% “It doesn’t mess around when it comes to action when the time calls for it, and the screenplay mixes in some laughs for the audience to cool off with as the tension rises. This is an easy one to place yourself into as the movie plays out.” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Apr 11, 2025 Full Review Warfare (2025) 93% A “Garland and Mendoza are a dream team for a war movie. The former gives you the precision of an accomplished director working at the top of his game, while the latter delivers the authenticity of the events depicted. ” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Apr 11, 2025 Full Review The Friend (2024) 83% A “There’s so much to love about this movie, especially how unforced and pure it is throughout its two-hour runtime. The screenplay includes dialogue that sounds as if it were spoken by real people and not punchline memes and cliched girl talk.” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Apr 11, 2025 Full Review A Working Man (2025) 49% “Statham is one of a kind. There’s a reason Ayer quickly returned to working with him, and Stallone continues to write scripts for his talents. He’s a silent man of action who achieves more with a kick and a stare than with a mouthy speech. ” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Apr 11, 2025 Full Review Novocaine (2025) 81% “Quaid turns in a star-making performance that proves he can carry a movie like this and make it entertaining and far away from annoying. While the box office receipts would say otherwise, it is a nice movie theater experience.” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Apr 11, 2025 Full Review Black Bag (2025) 96% “If you’re in the mood for a jazzy-sounding, intricately plotted, and well-acted thriller with a deft touch of suspense, Steven Soderbergh’s latest collaboration with David Koepp may be in your wheelhouse.” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Apr 11, 2025 Full Review Last Breath (2025) 80% “Parkinson’s no frills approach to telling a true story is what makes this a dynamic thriller with some staying power for multiple viewings. The movie says a lot without having to produce monologues or speeches.” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Apr 11, 2025 Full Review Captain America: Brave New World (2025) 48% 3/4 “Anthony Mackie is the driving force behind a good old time at the movies that reminded me of a school night at the cinema with my dad when I was a kid. No world-building, just an action adventure that aims to please and ease the mind. ” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Feb 14, 2025 Full Review You're Cordially Invited (2025) 48% D “A January streaming release is like shoving your kid out into the alley and leaving them there for two hours. All the warning signs were there, but a chance to see a 90s-star-driven release prompted me to attend the screening. Bad idea. ” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Feb 9, 2025 Full Review Better Man (2024) 88% “The monkey gimmick runs cold halfway through, making one long for a music biopic that swam on ordinary waters with the same human cast. ” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Jan 25, 2025 Full Review Unstoppable (2024) 76% “Cheadle and Lopez, along with a very good Michael Pena, make all the big moments hit for extra power. Lopez goes understated in the role of the fiery mother behind the incredible son; she could have hammed it up and still produced a good performance.” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Jan 25, 2025 Full Review The Last Showgirl (2024) 83% “Anderson and Bautista give lived-in performances, but it's Jamie Lee Curtis who steals scenes and ultimately the show. A dim look at barely hanging on that strikes a chord. ” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Jan 25, 2025 Full Review Den of Thieves: Pantera (2025) 62% “Come for the Butler swagger, some unexpected laughs, the most elaborate diamond heist in cinema history, and a crown jewel of a car chase sequence. Stay for a dedicated-to-unique sequel. ” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Jan 25, 2025 Full Review Flight Risk (2025) 30% B- “Ladies and gentlemen, here’s the deal. This is B-movie territory, elevated by good actors who understood the task at hand. Don’t go in expecting too much from a movie that produces just enough thrills to climb over its brainless screenplay.” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Jan 25, 2025 Full Review The Brutalist (2024) 93% “Of all the direction in films this year, Brady Corbet’s gaze and poise is among the strongest. Whatever he was going for, he hit the bullseye. What he did is pull another superb performance from one of Hollywood’s most underrated chameleons in Brody.” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Dec 29, 2024 Full Review Sideways (2004) 97% “My favorite scene in the film is an emotionally flattened Miles chowing down on a burger and fries while he pours a vintage bottle of wine into a Styrofoam cup while wearing a tux in a fast food shop. Giamatti made you feel all of it. ” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Dec 29, 2024 Full Review A Complete Unknown (2024) 82% “Mangold’s film is overlong and disjointed, carving out a dull middle act that drains the energy from the sails of the solid first act. Chalamet sings better than he acts while Norton's Seeger steals the film with a performance that I felt.” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Dec 29, 2024 Full Review Carry-On (2024) 88% “Egerton and Bateman deserved a better script that didn't suck all the juice out of a certain Bruce Willis-led late 80s action film. Little of it is surprising, most of it is forgettable, and the end is just too neat. ” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Dec 29, 2024 Full Review Anora (2024) 93% “Madison has the attitude, screen presence, and a man-kneeling stare that will only get better with more roles like this. She’s a force of nature who keeps this energy drink of a movie grounded.” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Dec 29, 2024 Full Review Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024) 98% “Christopher Reeve’s incredible story was long overdue for a documentary. Instead of all these different Supermans on screens big and small, it’s about time the OG stood up and showed us his superpower.” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Dec 29, 2024 Full Review Nightbitch (2024) 59% “In one of her most impressive performances, Adams reinvents herself yet again. That’s not small talk for someone who owns six Oscar nominations. Heller’s wacky story needed an actress does wackiness, and Adams fulfills the task of every act. ” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Dec 29, 2024 Full Review Conclave (2024) 93% “Fiennes putting out great work is about as natural as water poured into a glass. His work here is assured, dead-on, and strikes the perfect tone of nobility and acceptance.” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Dec 29, 2024 Full Review Gladiator II (2024) 70% B- “Washington's brazen, over the top, and electric performance is the biggest reason this movie rates fresh. The rest of it is a pale imitation of the original. ” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Dec 29, 2024 Full Review My Old Ass (2024) 90% “You won't see this one coming. it's sneaky great. A comedy with some dramatic heft saved for its finale is empowered by Plaza, who just gets better with age. ” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Dec 29, 2024 Full Review Thelma (2024) 98% “The best part of Josh Margolin’s light and breezy comedy is the sarcastic take on the action-adventure revenge plot dealt through a sardonic lens with the help of Squibb, who rides a motorized scooter all over Los Angeles.” – Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) Dec 29, 2024 Full Review
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