Daniel Eagan
Daniel Eagan's reviews (from any publication) always count toward the Tomatometer
because this critic is a Tomatometer-approved critic.
| Publications: | Film Comment Magazine, Film Journal International, Hollywood Reporter |
| Official Websites: | filmjournal.com |
Movie Reviews Only
| Rating | T-Meter | Title | Year | Review |
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| 15% | Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) |
It's an all-out war between planets as Michael Bay says farewell to the Transformers franchise with some of the best sustained filmmaking of his career.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Jun 21, 2017
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| 90% | SCORE: A Film Music Documentary (2017) |
Composers and experts discuss movie soundtracks in a polished, laid-back documentary. ‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Jun 19, 2017
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| 89% | Lost in Paris (Paris pieds nus) (2017) |
Very poorly lit and indifferently shot, Lost in Paris becomes increasingly leaden as it progresses. ‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Jun 15, 2017
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| 15% | The Mummy (2017) |
The Mummy does what it's supposed to do with little originality and almost no life.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Jun 7, 2017
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| 80% | Ascent (2017) |
[N]arration veers between oblique and pretentious, sometimes landing squarely on both.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Jun 7, 2017
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| 88% | God of War (2017) |
A large-scale adventure with an above-average script, God of War could be the best Asian historical epic since John Woo's Red Cliff. ‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Jun 2, 2017
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| 81% | The Exception (The Kaiser's Last Kiss) (2017) |
Intrigue swirls around the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm before a meeting with Nazi leaders in a capable World War II romance with memorable acting.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Jun 1, 2017
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| No Score Yet | From the Ashes (2017) |
Powerful documentary shows what's wrong with the coal industry and how to fix it.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Jun 1, 2017
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| 67% | This Is Not What I Expected (2017) |
Bright, sparkly and light-hearted, it's the equivalent of cinematic comfort food.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted May 31, 2017
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| 92% | Wonder Woman (2017) |
A smart, exciting, politically aware origin story.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted May 31, 2017
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| 29% | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) |
If you've never seen a Pirates of the Caribbean, this one will pass the time nicely. If you have, Dead Man Tell No Tales may invoke déjà vu. ‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted May 25, 2017
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| 19% | Baywatch (2017) |
A corporate version of an R-rated comedy, neither as bad nor as funny as it could have been.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted May 23, 2017
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| 71% | Alien: Covenant (2017) |
A return to form for director Ridley Scott.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted May 15, 2017
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| No Score Yet | Grey Lady (2017) |
Boasts a better-than-average cast of movie and TV veterans who are rendered powerless by an ugly, farfetched plot.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Apr 27, 2017
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| 100% | BANG! The Bert Berns Story (2017) |
Affectionate but still eye-opening look at songwriter and producer Bert Berns and his impact on 1960s rock music.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Apr 26, 2017
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| 66% | The Fate of the Furious (2017) |
The eighth in the long-running series, The Fate of the Furious recycles earlier Fast and Furious plots and throws in bits and pieces from rival movies as well. ‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Apr 12, 2017
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| 98% | Your Name. (Kimi No Na Wa.) (2017) |
Even at its most baffling, Your Name maintains a visual style that approaches the grandeur of anime masters like Hayao Miyazaki.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Apr 5, 2017
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| 45% | Ghost in the Shell (2017) |
Years in the making, Ghost in the Shell is an expensive, carefully calculated, corporate version of a manga that was anything but. ‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Mar 30, 2017
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| No Score Yet | The Prison (2017) |
Disgraced cop uncovers a criminal gang in a corrupt prison. Far-fetched thriller from Korea plows familiar ground.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Mar 30, 2017
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| 16% | CHIPS (2017) |
Lazily plotted, puerile, nonsensical, it's also occasionally witty and blithely indifferent to meeting expectations.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Mar 23, 2017
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| 100% | Taipei Story (Qing mei zhu ma) (1985) |
What resonates most from the movie is [Edward] Yang's empathy for his doomed characters.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Mar 17, 2017
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| 44% | Song to Song (2017) |
If there's a sense of diminishing returns to Song to Song, no one makes movies like Malick. ‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Mar 16, 2017
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| 96% | After the Storm (Umi yori mo mada fukaku) (2017) |
A disillusioned father tries to pull his family back together in another simple but powerful drama from the Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-eda.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Mar 16, 2017
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| 74% | Headshot (2017) |
Derivative plot weighs down a grim martial-arts outing.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Mar 1, 2017
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| 88% | Apprentice (2017) |
A sketch blown up to feature length.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Mar 1, 2017
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| 93% | Logan (2017) |
Logan is the best argument in years for making movies out of comic books.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Feb 28, 2017
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| 27% | Fist Fight (2017) |
Nerd English teacher faces off against a bully in this easygoing, underachieving comedy.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Feb 16, 2017
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| 100% | Duckweed (2017) |
Pleasant, undemanding dramedy uses time travel to let a son connect with a younger version of his estranged father.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Feb 9, 2017
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| 89% | John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) |
John Wick Chapter 2 gives action fans exactly what they want.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Feb 8, 2017
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| 50% | Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017) |
Blockbuster sequel to Stephen Chow's Conquering the Demons has more action than comedy.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Feb 6, 2017
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| 50% | Kung-Fu Yoga (2017) |
Chan remains an icon of cinema, and he's helped elevate Kung Fu Yoga above the run-of-the-mill. ‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Jan 25, 2017
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| 83% | The King (2017) |
[A] cheap, gaudy imitation.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Jan 25, 2017
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| No Score Yet | S is for Stanley (2017) |
Manages the difficult feat of circling around both of its subjects without saying much interesting about either of them.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Jan 24, 2017
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| 43% | xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017) |
Vin Diesel and his slacker daredevils battle agents who want to take over the world in a loud, pushy adventure just good enough for fans of the series.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Jan 20, 2017
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| 36% | Railroad Tigers (2017) |
Overall a slapdash and silly movie, Railroad Tigers is still a treat to watch, even when it slips into violence and propaganda.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Jan 6, 2017
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| 71% | Master (ma-seu-teo) (2017) |
Flashy but paper-thin, Master lets its stars ham it up in crowd-pleasing turns, but drops the ball when it comes to plotting. ‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Jan 5, 2017
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| 34% | Live By Night (2017) |
Polished, large-scale crime drama improves on the Dennis Lehane novel.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Dec 21, 2016
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| 85% | Silence (2017) |
A 17th-century priest trying to rescue persecuted Catholics in Japan is brought to a crisis of faith in Martin Scorsese's somber adaptation of a Shûsaku Endô novel.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Dec 19, 2016
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| 20% | The Wasted Times (Luomandike Xiaowang Shi) (2016) |
Shanghai gangsters and lovers struggle through the Japanese occupation during World War II in an art-house misfire. ‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Dec 16, 2016
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| 93% | Fences (2016) |
Fences may be a cautionary story about the effects of racism, but it is also a cunning, layered and consistently entertaining drama. ‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Dec 14, 2016
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| 64% | Sword Master (2016) |
Once the real story emerges, Sword Master 3D settles into an impressive display of action choreography.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Dec 9, 2016
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| 100% | Two Trains Runnin' (2016) |
Fascinating documentary examines the convergence of blues music and civil rights during the Freedom Summer of 1964.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Nov 30, 2016
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| 50% | Sky On Fire (Chongtian huo) (2016) |
Good action helps an otherwise old-fashioned action thriller from Hong Kong veteran Ringo Lam. ‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Nov 30, 2016
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| 96% | Moana (2016) |
Disney's winning streak continues with Moana, a warm, friendly adventure destined for blockbuster success. ‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Nov 21, 2016
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| 96% | Manchester by the Sea (2016) |
One of the most penetrating dramas of the year.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Nov 15, 2016
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| 93% | Arrival (2016) |
...[A] message drama disguised as a science-fiction adventure. Somber and slow-paced, it has been engineered more for the mainstream than fanboys.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Nov 9, 2016
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| 87% | Hacksaw Ridge (2016) |
Massively mounted, meticulously researched war movie that ultimately has little to say.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Nov 1, 2016
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| 50% | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) |
Solid, middlebrow entertainment with few highs but equally few lows.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Oct 31, 2016
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| No Score Yet | Crosscurrent (2016) |
Stunning imagery is the key element of a movie weighed down by metaphors.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Oct 27, 2016
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| 37% | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) |
Second try at Lee Child's iconic tough guy is a middling adventure with Tom Cruise on autopilot.‐ Film Journal International
Read More | Posted Oct 19, 2016
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