Daniel Eagan
Tomatometer-approved critic
Publications:
Film Comment Magazine,
Film Journal International,
Hollywood Reporter,
Filmmaker,
Quelle Movies,
Film Legacy
Official Websites:
filmjournal.com
Movie Reviews Only
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| 90% | The Rescue (2020) |
Lam's command of movement, narrative, and pacing is superb, building tremendous suspense and momentum while tightening the screws on his characters. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Dec 17, 2020
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| 89% | Let Them All Talk (2020) |
Streep is so nuanced, so confident, so familiar with her character that she's a joy to watch. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Dec 4, 2020
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| 59% | Girl (2020) |
A grimy, mean-spirited, claustrophobic drama reminiscent of Jim Thompson. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Dec 3, 2020
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| 88% | Monsoon (2020) |
Monsoon succeeds best when it suggests more. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Nov 9, 2020
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| 100% | My Name Is Pedro (2020) |
Director Lillian LaSalle takes a narrowly focused story and connects it to larger themes that affect everyone. It's an emotional journey that hits uncomfortable truths. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Sep 16, 2020
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| 86% | The Eight Hundred (2020) |
Digging past the surface morale boosting, you will find a darker story. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Aug 31, 2020
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| 100% | Unprescribed (2020) |
[Director Steve] Ellmore cites a study that some 20 vets commit suicide every day, a damning commentary on our nation's priorities. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Aug 12, 2020
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| 29% | The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020) |
Easy to trash, yes, but it's a movie that does what it's supposed to do without fuss or pretense. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Aug 4, 2020
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| 92% | Rebuilding Paradise (2020) |
Rebuilding Paradise lets the people who experienced the fire come to grips with it on their own terms, at their own pace. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Jul 27, 2020
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| 78% | Greyhound (2020) |
Tom Hanks delivers another exceptional performance, the kind viewers may be taking for granted. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Jul 11, 2020
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| 93% | The Outpost (2020) |
...an incredible technical accomplishment, one that captures the shock and fear of battle. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Jul 1, 2020
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| 48% | My Spy (2020) |
All Dave Bautista needs to become an international star is a better vehicle. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Jun 25, 2020
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| 40% | Irresistible (2020) |
Events have overtaken Irresistible, to a disheartening effect. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Jun 23, 2020
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| 95% | My Darling Vivian (2020) |
Learning about Vivian Liberto helps explain her husband Johnny Cash. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Jun 16, 2020
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| 80% | Hammer (2019) |
A gritty film noir about petty crooks on the US/Canadian border, Hammer builds a persuasive sense of desperation. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Jun 9, 2020
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| 96% | The Painter and the Thief (2020) |
Rees achieves levels of intimacy with his subjects that are revealing but distinctly uncomfortable. - Film Legacy
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| Posted May 22, 2020
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| 39% | Blood and Money (2020) |
Berenger gives a finely tuned performance that elevates Blood and Money beyond a typical pulp revenge thriller. - Film Legacy
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| Posted May 14, 2020
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| 100% | The Third Strike (2020) |
Will convince viewers that changes need to be made to the criminal code. - Film Legacy
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| Posted May 13, 2020
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| 89% | The Dalai Lama: Scientist (2020) |
Viewers don't need to know much about cosmology, cognitive science, brain plasticity, molecular biology, or even Buddhism to appreciate the Dalai Lama's warm presence and deep laughter. - Film Legacy
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| Posted May 12, 2020
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| 93% | Around the Sun (2019) |
Two people who meet outside a Normandy chateau work out several versions of their encounter in this accomplished, involving miniature. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Apr 13, 2020
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| 94% | Critical Thinking (2020) |
Modest but effective drama with a worthy message from director and actor John Leguizamo. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Apr 13, 2020
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| No Score Yet | Draupadi Unleashed (2020) |
Leads Salena Qureshi, Melanie Chandra, Anna George and Azita Ghanizada are the best part of this soap opera. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Apr 13, 2020
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| 100% | Fagara (Huajiao zhiwei) (2019) |
Understated family drama offers uncommonly rich roles for its stars, especially Canto-pop singer Sammi Cheng Sau-man. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Apr 9, 2020
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| 68% | Human Capital (2020) |
Maya Hawke's work with Alex Wolf is what makes this worth watching. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Mar 26, 2020
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| 75% | Family Obligations (2019) |
Doesn't always overcome its bare-bones budget and technical insufficiencies. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Feb 19, 2020
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| 64% | Enter the Fat Dragon (2020) |
Donnie Yen is a joy to watch, and the action sequences are choreographed, shot and edited with exceptional skill. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Feb 11, 2020
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| 28% | The Rhythm Section (2020) |
You want a female killer movie? This will do well enough, as long as you're not looking for excitement as well. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Jan 30, 2020
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| 70% | Ashfall (2019) |
Ashfall isn't trying to do anything more than entertain viewers. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Jan 20, 2020
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| 64% | The Wake of Light (2021) |
A quiet, contemplative drama of people lost in failed dreams that lives up to some, if not all, of its ambitions. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Jan 8, 2020
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| No Score Yet | The Mercenary (2019) |
Good action showcase for Belgian martial artist Dominiquie Vandenberg. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Jan 3, 2020
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| 84% | Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019) |
One of the more enduring and satisfying film series in Hong Kong comes to a close. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Dec 24, 2019
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| 56% | Saand Ki Aankh (2019) |
Sharpshooting women who break cultural barriers in India are irresistible leads in this crowd-pleasing film. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Oct 24, 2019
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| 75% | The Captain (2019) |
Passengers on a flight to Tibet survive accidents and weather in a disaster pic that's become a blockbuster hit in China. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Oct 21, 2019
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| 90% | Send Me to the Clouds (2019) |
Yao Chen is splendid, thoroughly embracing her difficult, at times off-putting character. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Sep 25, 2019
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| 100% | The Load (Teret) (2019) |
What distinguishes the film are the steps its characters take to save their dignity. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Aug 27, 2019
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| 83% | Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy (2019) |
Action fans may feel like they're back in Hong Kong heaven. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Aug 15, 2019
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| 28% | The Iron Orchard (2019) |
Thin but likable account of an oil wildcatter's rise and fall. Strong production values help offset cast and script issues. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Jul 23, 2019
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| 74% | Ghost Light (2019) |
Ghost Light suffers from an underdeveloped script and obviously small budget. What makes it worthwhile is its insight into characters, who against the odds build up real sympathy. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Jun 17, 2019
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| 22% | Daughter of the Wolf (2019) |
Carano's a solid performer with real screen presence, but jobs like this don't help her career. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Jun 13, 2019
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| 97% | The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019) |
Don Lee almost singlehandedly lifts this fun if derivative genre piece out of the ordinary. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Jun 5, 2019
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| 89% | Rocketman (2019) |
One side of the Sir Elton John story: clichéd, weirdly canted, still largely enjoyable. - Film Legacy
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| Posted May 30, 2019
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| 90% | Bull (2020) |
[Director] Silverstein makes a strong case that these people have something worthwhile to say to viewers. There is a grace and tenderness to the movie that are hard to resist. - Film Legacy
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| Posted May 16, 2019
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| 89% | Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2019) |
While it may not be especially original, Master Z delivers everything martial-arts fans want. The action is as satisfying as dance routines, especially with performers as physically skilled as these. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Apr 10, 2019
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| 83% | For Now (2017) |
Kane Senes and Hannah Barlow work hard to lift For Now above expectations. Their story is engaging, and their filmmaking style interesting. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Mar 20, 2019
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| 50% | The Things We've Seen (2017) |
Clammy and claustrophobic, The Things We've Seen can build an effective mood as its characters struggle with problems. Even with a small budget, determined filmmakers can accomplish something worthwhile. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Mar 15, 2019
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| 27% | The Aftermath (2019) |
The Aftermath feels uninspired, inert, irrelevant. Destroying Hamburg seems like a high price to pay so a housewife can put her dead boy behind her, indulge her sexual fantasies, and reconcile with a newly sensitized husband. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Mar 14, 2019
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| 96% | An Elephant Sitting Still (Da xiang xi di er zuo) (2019) |
This is a once-in-a-generation film, an epic of defiance against a ruthless society. Honest, sympathetic, incisive, it will stand as a masterpiece of its time. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Mar 6, 2019
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| 88% | Hummus! The Movie (2019) |
Told with humor and compassion, but a bit too niche to win widespread appeal. What the documentary does very well is spotlight deserving, hard-working chefs who don't ordinarily get much attention. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Feb 20, 2019
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| 80% | A Boy Called Sailboat (2018) |
Modest fairy tale set in the New Mexico desert is simultaneously affecting and disappointing, with superior work from its very young cast. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Jan 10, 2019
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| 70% | The Mule (2018) |
Understated account of an elderly drug runner for the Mexican cartels. Director and star Clint Eastwood remains one of America's most talented, and subversive, filmmakers. - Film Legacy
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| Posted Dec 26, 2018
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