Robert Daniels
Tomatometer-approved critic
Publications:
New York Times,
Los Angeles Times,
Slate,
Screen International,
IGN Movies,
AV Club,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
IndieWire,
The Playlist,
RogerEbert.com,
Consequence,
That Shelf,
Mashable,
Polygon,
Crooked Marquee,
Inverse,
812filmreviews,
Pay or Wait,
Mediaversity Reviews,
Fox 10 Phoenix,
OkayAfrica
Havoc (2025)
66%
“Though the characters in “Havoc” are forgettable, the carnage is gripping.” –
New York Times
Apr 24, 2025
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Sinners (2025)
98%
2.5/4
“This collision of “Queen of the Damned” and “From Dusk Till Dawn” offers plenty of spectacle, even if it offers few new wrinkles to the vampire mythology, especially as it relates to the film’s Southern setting. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Apr 15, 2025
Full Review
G20 (2025)
58%
2.5/4
“By having loud social statements and muddied geopolitics in service of blockbuster entertainment made for streaming—the film will be released on Amazon Prime Video—“G20” feels separate from its time yet painfully indicative of it.” –
RogerEbert.com
Apr 10, 2025
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A Working Man (2025)
49%
3/4
“Nothing can slow down Statham. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Mar 28, 2025
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WTO/99 (2025)
“Some documentaries just feel like a sock in the jaw. Ian Bell’s fiery and explosive archival picture “WTO/99” is that kind of film. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Mar 25, 2025
Full Review
The Fishbowl (2023)
93%
3/4
“It washes over you, pulling you forward toward its heart through the natural strength of its emotional tide. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Mar 25, 2025
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Ash (2025)
74%
“Light on answers but heavy on style.” –
New York Times
Mar 21, 2025
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The Alto Knights (2025)
40%
2/4
“The unimaginative rendering of “The Alto Knights” plays less like an ode to a genre than a wheezing retread. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Mar 21, 2025
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Revelations (2025)
68%
1.5/4
“A ponderous picture lacking narrative momentum. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Mar 21, 2025
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Young Hearts (2024)
100%
3/4
“Sweet and earnest, this is the kind of film that’s easy to wrap your arms around because it understands that coming of age is inherently traumatic. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Mar 14, 2025
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In the Lost Lands (2025)
24%
“A threadbare film that barely resembles an idea.” –
New York Times
Mar 6, 2025
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The Track (2025)
“You end up cheering because there is hard work by these subjects worth cheering for, and you cry because there’s plenty in the film to cry about. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Mar 4, 2025
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Seeds (2025)
95%
“There is no part of “Seeds” that doesn’t feel like a priceless heirloom, like a window into a critical cultural history that must be maintained or lest be permanently lost. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Mar 1, 2025
Full Review
River of Grass (2025)
“Wortzel’s film is a clarion call to protect Florida’s greatest resource. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Mar 1, 2025
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How Deep is Your Love (2025)
“In the lyrically gorgeous imagery of “How Deep Is Your Love” is gnawing tension. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Mar 1, 2025
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Compensation (1999)
92%
4/4
“Davis’ visionary approach—which imagines deafness and Black life in infinitely gentle terms—spellbindingly brings us into a soulful world. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Feb 21, 2025
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Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
48%
1/4
“It not only turns its hero into a Magical Negro. In an effort to soothe white America’s anger and hurt, it also asks its hero to grin and figuratively tap dance off screen. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Feb 12, 2025
Full Review
The Annihilation of Fish (1999)
78%
4/4
“It’s also obvious this film is the essence of what makes [director] Charles Burnett’s hold on the American mythos peerless and exceptional.” –
RogerEbert.com
Feb 10, 2025
Full Review
Love Hurts (2025)
19%
1/4
“Sputters, then careens into a wall known as an unmitigated disaster. [Director] Jonathan Eusebio's blurred fight scenes lack punch, and the film’s crowd-displeasing tone wears even the most love-sick viewer down.” –
RogerEbert.com
Feb 6, 2025
Full Review
André is an Idiot (2025)
92%
“To be sure, there are plenty of self-deprecating jokes André makes. But that doesn’t mean sincerity doesn’t hug every corner of “André is an Idiot.” ” –
RogerEbert.com
Feb 2, 2025
Full Review
Cactus Pears (2025)
100%
“A sensual, tender queer romance, writer/director Rohan Kanawade’s semi-autobiographical feature debut “Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears)” sees love grow from death.” –
RogerEbert.com
Feb 2, 2025
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DJ Ahmet (2025)
89%
“Between the blurring brass score and the fist-pumping techno tracks, which crescendo into an explosive ending that appears to rebalance Ahmet’s world, the revolution in “DJ Ahmet” is thumping.” –
RogerEbert.com
Feb 2, 2025
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Serious People (2025)
70%
“The humor in “Serious People” is often too dry and too inside baseball to resonate.” –
RogerEbert.com
Jan 30, 2025
Full Review
Rains Over Babel (2025)
91%
“This is a director with plenty on their mind—homophobia, self-hatred, poisonous machismo, queer communities and dogmatic religion—and makes a canvas, in this case the city of Cali, Colombia, to express them on.” –
RogerEbert.com
Jan 30, 2025
Full Review
Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) (2025)
“From the first minute until its sobering end, writer/director Joel Alfonso Vargas knows exactly what his debut film should be.” –
RogerEbert.com
Jan 30, 2025
Full Review
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