Dan Jardine
Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:
A little mystery in a blossoming relationship like this is a good thing.
Favorites:
Top Ten of 20071. Into the Wild2. Ratatouille3. Control4. Once5. Away from Her 6. The Lives of Others7. Grindhouse8. 28 Weeks Later9. Zodiac10. Sweeney Todd 11. Killer of Sheep12. Manufactured Landscapes Honorable Mentions: Michael Clayton, Kim Ki-Duk's Time, Gone Baby Gone , Bourne Ultimatum, The Host, Hot Fuzz, SickoFavorite Films of All Time: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Schindler's List, Taxi Driver, It's a Wonderful Life, Seven Samurai, The Passion of Joan of Arc, Casablanca, Deer Hunter, Citizen Kane, Chungking Express, The Third Man, Dr. Strangelove, Andrei Rublev, Manchurian Candidate, A Clockwork OrangeFavorite Directors: Kubrick, Scorcese, Spielberg, Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Coen Brothers.
Location:
Victoria, BC, Canada
Trilogy of Terror (1975)
85%
“It’s fun to see an appealing and dynamic actress give herself over to a project with such enthusiasm and lack of self-consciousness.” –
Slant Magazine
Mar 13, 2025
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Apocalypse Now Redux (1979)
93%
85/100
“Occasionally flaccid, incomprehensible and obtuse. Yet, it manages to overcome these flaws to stand as a fascinating study of the nature of evil in man.” –
Apollo Guide
Sep 22, 2024
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This Is Not a War Story (2021)
100%
“Writer/director/star Talia Lugacy has crafted a thoroughly compelling examination of the challenges faced by veterans returning to civilian life.” –
Cinemania
Aug 3, 2021
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Memories of Murder (2003)
95%
88/100
“There is an "everything including the kitchen sink" quality to a lot of S. Korean films. They either have no respect for the rules of genre, or are such big fans of various genres they want us to experience them all in one flick. I love the results here.” –
Cinemania
Mar 12, 2021
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Gunda (2020)
98%
84/100
“Farm noir. Definitely on the level, though, ground level Bub, no Dutch angle about it” –
Cinemania
Mar 12, 2021
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New Order (2020)
67%
70/100
“The way the intensity ratchets up during the military's fascist quelling of the uprisings is particularly compelling and completely plausible. I just wanted to spend more time with the peasants. Do they have an end game? What is their "New Order?"” –
Cinemania
Mar 12, 2021
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Black Bear (2020)
89%
80/100
“Hits home as an exploration of the multiple dangers of using one's personal life as fodder for one's creative expression, with a dash of method actor-y meta-commentary added for flavor.” –
Cinemania
Mar 12, 2021
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36/100
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Apollo Guide
Jul 15, 2020
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Family Obligations (2019)
83%
76/100
“The story and themes the movie explores are familiar, but they are examined with enough nuance and eccentric charm to distinguish the film from others of this ilk.” –
Cinemania
Mar 3, 2020
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Trauma Therapy (2019)
52/100
“The director shows no flair for the genre, as he generates little tension in the therapeutic sessions, and fails to use the setting to create feelings of dread or claustrophobia” –
Cinemania
Dec 24, 2019
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Sunday Girl (2019)
80%
80/100
“Ambrosio has a very good eye for symmetrical compositions and creative camera placement, as well as an astute sense of detail in the costumes and set design.” –
Cinemania
Oct 21, 2019
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The Outsider (2019)
53%
56/100
“The Outsiders suffers from a lack of a single moment of narrative surprise or subtlety, as it follows the conventions of the genre slavishly.” –
Cinemania
Jun 2, 2019
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Bull (2019)
89%
76/100
“Bull could easily slide into sentiment, but maintains the course as a quiet, naturalistic film set in a dying corner of the country, involving characters on the outer periphery of society who participate in an industry that is in atrophy” –
Cinemania
May 17, 2019
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A Boy Called Sailboat (2018)
73%
70/100
“A wee fable whose ability to charm will be in direct correlation to one's default cynicism setting.” –
Cinemania
Jan 14, 2019
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The Florida Project (2017)
96%
90/100
“The pathos of the film proves to be gut-wrenching” –
Cinemania
Mar 15, 2018
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Diner (1982)
92%
76/100
“The male quintet of friends is amusingly lampooned in Levinson's clever and cutting script, a refreshingly honest depiction of an era often bathed in sepia-toned nostalgia.” –
Cinemania
Jan 10, 2016
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City Lights (1931)
95%
93/100
“City Lights is a paean to our best impulses, a plea for humanitarianism and justice.” –
Cinemania
Jan 10, 2016
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Captains Courageous (1937)
95%
87/100
“An unlikely love story of two opposites splendidly directed by Fleming.” –
Cinemania
Jan 10, 2016
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Amarcord (1973)
88%
82/100
“Fellini shoots much of the film in muted colors that seem slightly out-of-focus, as if he were attempting to transport us into a dreamlike state.” –
Cinemania
Jan 10, 2016
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Phantom of the Opera (1943)
77%
“Lon Chaney created such an empathetic villain that it was nearly impossible not to root for him” –
All Movie Guide
Nov 13, 2015
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Sherlock, Jr. (1924)
86%
91/100
“Sherlock Jr. is Keaton's signature statement, and mind-warping flight of fancy on the dreamlike nature of films and the fluid nature of our ontological existence.” –
Cinemania
May 29, 2015
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Frank (2014)
92%
54/100
“The film tries very hard for quirky, but (barely) manages annoying.” –
Cinemania
Feb 20, 2015
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The Theory of Everything (2014)
81%
“The treatment of the subject matter goes over to what is essentially religious adoration.” –
Cinemania
Feb 20, 2015
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Get On Up (2014)
80%
68/100
“The film's relative lack of any actual drama in the narrative is ultimately the result of a biographical approach too dedicated to flattery.” –
Cinemania
Feb 20, 2015
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The Firemen's Ball (1967)
91%
89/100
“I cannot remember the last time I laughed so hard that I cried, but I did for The Firemen's Ball, and more than once.” –
Cinemania
Feb 11, 2015
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