Dan Murrell
Tomatometer-approved critic
| Publications: | Screen Junkies |
Movie Reviews Only
| Rating | T-Meter | Title | Year | Review |
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| 8.5/10 | 99% | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) |
This is hands-down my favorite animated film of the year so far - and might be my favorite comic book movie of the year.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Nov 28, 2018
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| 7/10 | 83% | Creed II (2018) |
Creed II is a really enjoyable film and takes its characters to such great places that I have no desire to see more.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Nov 21, 2018
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| 4/10 | 16% | Robin Hood (2018) |
This movie steals so much from Batman Begins that Christopher Nolan and Hans Zimmer should sue for copyright infringement.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Nov 20, 2018
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| 6.8/10 | 91% | Widows (2018) |
While I ultimately enjoyed Widows, there are more creative misses along the way than I expected from the creators who made it.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Nov 15, 2018
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| 7/10 | 88% | Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) |
It's not just a kids' movie - it's an animated film that can be enjoyed by a lot of different people.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Nov 14, 2018
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| 7/10 | 81% | Overlord (2018) |
If you want to just go have a good time with a lot of blood and guts, this is the movie for you.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Nov 13, 2018
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| 4.8/10 | 38% | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) |
Ironically, for a film series that's about magic, this lost all sense of magic and whimsy.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Nov 8, 2018
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| 5/10 | 57% | The Grinch (2018) |
I think you can make kids' entertainment that is entertaining ... to more than just the six and under crowd.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Nov 7, 2018
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| 62% | Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) |
I really can't say enough about Rami Malek ... He's why this movie works as well as it does.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Oct 23, 2018
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| 5.3/10 | 79% | Halloween (2018) |
This felt ... like a fan film that managed to get everybody back that was in the original, but wasn't able to really recapture anything of what made it special to begin with.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Oct 16, 2018
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| 5.5/10 | 47% | Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) |
If you liked the first movie, go into this one expecting more of the same ... It's going to be what you saw before, but not as good.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Oct 10, 2018
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| 8/10 | 88% | First Man (2018) |
This is a stunning technical achievement, inside of which exists a really compelling and profoundly impactful personal story.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Oct 10, 2018
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| 6.5/10 | 28% | Venom (2018) |
Without Tom Hardy, this movie would not work in any way, shape or form.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Oct 2, 2018
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| 7.5/10 | 74% | Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) |
I suspect that this is a movie that is substantially different on its second viewing ... because it is presenting itself as one thing and it's not that thing.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Sep 29, 2018
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| 5/10 | 29% | Night School (2018) |
This is a movie that feels like it was written by six people, probably at a lot of different times in the film's development.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Sep 26, 2018
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| 67% | The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) |
[Roth] does bring the sensibility as far as atmosphere, as far as craft. He brings that darkness to it, but it doesn't become so dark that you can't get into it. ‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Sep 21, 2018
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| 33% | The Predator (2018) |
Watching this movie is as close to what I imagine going insane is like. ‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Sep 12, 2018
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| 27% | The Nun (2018) |
Every cheap scare in the book is in this movie. ‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Sep 10, 2018
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| 82% | Chappaquiddick (2018) |
The movie didn't pick a side or pick a lens through which to view it other than as a character study and I like that.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Sep 4, 2018
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| 89% | You Were Never Really Here (2018) |
It's an incredibly well put-together movie just from every aspect.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Sep 4, 2018
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| 83% | Deadpool 2 (2018) |
[Deadpool 2] is just as funny as the first one and I love that this franchise has embraced its role as the smart aleck in the front row.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Aug 30, 2018
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| 70% | Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) |
None of what the movie did made up for the fact that I still just didn't come out of this movie understanding the character of Han Solo any differently.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Aug 30, 2018
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| 92% | Searching (2018) |
I really liked this movie and I think that one of the reasons I liked it is because they took the format and applied to a mystery.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Aug 30, 2018
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| 48% | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) |
Despite the fact that this is a movie that has a lot of action...this movie somehow paradoxically is very slow. ‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Aug 28, 2018
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| 89% | Hereditary (2018) |
I loved that this movie scared me without resorting to [jump scares]. ‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Aug 28, 2018
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| 86% | Upgrade (2018) |
In additional to his verbal performance, which is great, [Marshall-Green's] physical performance in this movie is so impressive in the sense that, depending on his posture, his stance, his motion, you can tell who is in control. ‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Aug 28, 2018
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| 88% | American Animals (2018) |
There are lots of moments of levity and humor...these are interesting characters. ‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Aug 28, 2018
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| 70% | Adrift (2018) |
There were some very strong moments, particularly in the direct aftermath, I think Shaliene Woodley did some very strong work.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Aug 28, 2018
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| 94% | Incredibles 2 (2018) |
[Incredibles 2] is maybe not quite as deep as the original, but it certainly lived up to the original--I laughed a lot, it had a lot of really great action. ‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Aug 27, 2018
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| 88% | Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) |
This movie is more moments, performances, characters, and specific jokes than it is looking at the [film in] total...but it's entertaining.‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Aug 27, 2018
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| 97% | Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) |
So much of what you've seen of Ethan Hunt--the way that he's developed in the last 20 plus years since the first Mission Impossible--is visible in this performance from Tom Cruise. ‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Aug 27, 2018
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| 46% | Skyscraper (2018) |
It's Die Hard but stupider. ‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Aug 27, 2018
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| 45% | The Meg (2018) |
The movie itself seems to be setting things up and establishing a tone that then it itself does not deliver. That was the biggest disappointment. ‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Aug 27, 2018
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| 92% | Crazy Rich Asians (2018) |
Even within what a lot of people view broadly as the same culture there are still cultural differences based on upbringing, based on background, and that's really where the strength in this movie really hit home. ‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Aug 27, 2018
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| 23% | The Happytime Murders (2018) |
More than anything, it's a wasted opportunity. ‐ Screen Junkies
Read More | Posted Aug 27, 2018
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