Daniel M. Gold
Daniel M. Gold's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
New York Times
Movies reviews only
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Body and Soul: The State of the Jewish Nation (2014) |
A concise, skillful recounting of the story of the Jewish people and their connection to the land of Israel. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 16, 2018
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No Dress Code Required (2017) |
"No Dress Code Required" chronicles the grudging advance of cultural change. - New York Times
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| Posted Nov 02, 2017
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Aida's Secrets (2016) |
The remarkable tale it tells - of a family split up and dispersed to different continents, and the detective work required to figure out what had happened - turns this documentary into a fascinating mystery of reshuffled identities. - New York Times
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| Posted Oct 19, 2017
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Pearl Jam: Let's Play Two (2017) |
It shares a side of Mr. Vedder his fans will enjoy: the baseball aficionado who fills out a scorecard and treats Wrigley sod as holy ground. - New York Times
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| Posted Sep 28, 2017
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Unrest (2017) |
It powerfully insists on giving a voice to victims whose greatest challenge, apart from their symptoms, is surmounting a world of indifference. - New York Times
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| Posted Sep 21, 2017
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The Wrong Light (2016) |
In the end, "The Wrong Light" is an engrossing cautionary tale teaching one of philanthropy's oldest lessons: Caveat emptor. - New York Times
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| Posted Jul 13, 2017
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I Am the Blues (2015) |
Mr. Rush is amiable company, quick with stories about playing for next to nothing in the 1950s and '60s. - New York Times
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| Posted Jul 12, 2017
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Food Evolution (2016) |
With a soft tone, respectful to opponents but insistent on the data, "Food Evolution" posits an inconvenient truth for organic boosters to swallow: In a world desperate for safe, sustainable food, G.M.O.s may well be a force for good. - New York Times
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| Posted Jun 22, 2017
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Long Strange Trip (2017) |
A bountiful trove of archival images and rare footage sketches their communal life offstage and the counterculture in which they played so formative a part. Crew members, family and fans share memories and lore. - New York Times
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| Posted May 25, 2017
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Mr. Chibbs (2016) |
The film, like its subject, frustrates in its inability to focus; there is no deep inquiry into what makes Anderson tick. It's like skimming a stone across a lake. - New York Times
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| Posted May 02, 2017
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The Ataxian (2015) |
"The Ataxian" has moments of inspiration, beauty, even euphoria. But its lasting contribution is in making the world a little more familiar with this disease, and a little less lonely for the families struggling against it. - New York Times
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| Posted Dec 15, 2016
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The Rolling Stones Olé, Olé, Olé!: A Trip Across Latin America (2016) |
Directed slickly by Paul Dugdale, "Ol" is less a concert film or travelogue than a historical account - swiftly, smartly assembled, reflecting events only six months old. - New York Times
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| Posted Sep 29, 2016
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Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story (2016) |
"Never Surrender" frustrates with its lack of focus. - New York Times
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| Posted Sep 29, 2016
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The Ruins of Lifta (2016) |
Achingly poignant ... - New York Times
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| Posted Sep 22, 2016
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Starving the Beast (2016) |
Academics used to joke that campus politics were so vicious because the stakes were so small. That's no longer the case, at least where the stakes are concerned, as "Starving the Beast" makes clear. - New York Times
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| Posted Sep 08, 2016
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Other People (2016) |
Inherently melodramatic, the film belongs to Ms. Shannon, who vividly etches Joanne in a full end-of-life range: funny, loving, angry, regretful, exhausted, resigned. - New York Times
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| Posted Sep 08, 2016
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I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016) |
A well-filmed indie that doesn't let its low budget get in the way of some true chills. - New York Times
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| Posted Aug 25, 2016
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Operation Chromite (2016) |
The wooden dialogue gives Liam Neeson little to do beyond bite on his corncob pipe and berate subordinates who dare question him. - New York Times
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| Posted Aug 11, 2016
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The Brooklyn Banker (2016) |
So much pedigree, so little payoff. - New York Times
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| Posted Aug 04, 2016
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Ants on a Shrimp (2016) |
Mr. Redzepi is a restless soul, and Maurice Dekkers's engaging "Ants on a Shrimp" follows him on an adventure that seems almost recklessly impulsive. - New York Times
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| Posted Jul 28, 2016
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Outlaws and Angels (2016) |
Virtually every character has a dark side, and every victim has it coming. That gets old, too. - New York Times
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| Posted Jul 14, 2016
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Free to Run (2016) |
"Free to Run" prefers nothing more than an easy jog down memory lane. - New York Times
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| Posted Jul 14, 2016
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Last Cab to Darwin (2015) |
Smartly directed by Jeremy Sims, this sweet-hearted film mostly manages to avoid triteness even as it casually packs an emotional punch. - New York Times
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| Posted Jun 09, 2016
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Phantom of the Theatre (2016) |
Like one of its unfortunate acrobats, the movie spins out of control. - New York Times
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| Posted May 05, 2016
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Class Divide (2015) |
What "Class Divide" does exceptionally well is capture the sense of change at warp speed. In their bones, the public-housing kids know that it's only a matter of time before they're forced to leave. - New York Times
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| Posted Apr 13, 2016
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Marinoni: The Fire in the Frame (2015) |
For all the access he grants, Mr. Marinoni is not very open. It's left to his fans to attest to his bikes' superior quality - and his cranky ways. - New York Times
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| Posted Mar 31, 2016
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The Birth of Saké (2015) |
"The Birth of Sake" is an engrossing introduction to the traditional cultivation of the rice-based alcohol that is part of Japan's cultural heritage. But the film's true focus is an endangered way of life. - New York Times
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| Posted Mar 17, 2016
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A Space Program (2015) |
As a tribute to NASA, "A Space Program" is rich in the core elements that have always propelled humanity's flights of fancy: imagination and the right tools. - New York Times
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| Posted Mar 17, 2016
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Hyena Road (2015) |
"Hyena Road" is a skillfully filmed reminder, if one is needed, about why Afghanistan earned its status as the "graveyard of empires." - New York Times
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| Posted Mar 11, 2016
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A Strange Course of Events (2013) |
The unexamined life is not worth living, but "A Strange Course of Events" reminds us that the inspected one is not always worth watching. - New York Times
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| Posted Feb 26, 2016
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Requiem for the American Dream (2015) |
This well-paced and cogent seminar spotlights a man who, now 87, seems at the height of his intellectual powers. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 28, 2016
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All Mistakes Buried (2015) |
Mr. Trammell's drug-induced stammers and tics don't by themselves add up to a compelling portrayal, nor is this drama of the down and out at all gripping. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 21, 2016
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Noma, My Perfect Storm (2015) |
Less a documentary than a glittering souvenir, but it's still a record of a legend. - New York Times
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| Posted Dec 17, 2015
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The Ghouls (2015) |
"Mojin" wastes some fine actors ... on predictable, one-dimensional characters, and once the tomb is entered, the underground sets become all but interchangeable. What starts eerie becomes strictly cartoonish. - New York Times
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| Posted Dec 17, 2015
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The Genital Warriors (2014) |
The movie just barely avoids being insufferable because of its low-key humor and quick pace. - New York Times
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| Posted Dec 17, 2015
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Censored Voices (2015) |
An essential amendment to the historical record, "Censored Voices" reminds us that no war is entirely virtuous and makes clear that, even at the time, the dangers of becoming an occupying force were evident. - New York Times
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| Posted Nov 19, 2015
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Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict (2015) |
Ms. Vreeland has paced her documentary well, a chapter to each era, with hundreds of beautiful images spanning decades of artists, galleries, parties, scenes. - New York Times
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| Posted Nov 06, 2015
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Palio (2015) |
Despite its oversights, the film - shot and scored beautifully - is an enthusiastic introduction to this delirious event and its peposo of passion, style and intrigue. - New York Times
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| Posted Nov 06, 2015
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How to Change the World (2015) |
This absorbing account is hardly definitive, but it teaches movement building without denying the high costs paid by true believers. - New York Times
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| Posted Oct 29, 2015
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City Slickers Can't Stay With Me, the Coach Bob Larsen Story (2015) |
The director, Robert Lusitana, who ran for Larsen himself, has assembled a touching celebration of a coach and mentor. - New York Times
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| Posted Oct 29, 2015
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Mi America (2015) |
"Mi America" is not just about a murder case but about how residents of divided communities share a history and deal with one another, sometimes hopefully, always warily. - New York Times
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| Posted Oct 15, 2015
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Homemakers (2014) |
Ms. McKeon throws herself into this amped, exhausting role, but in the end, as her bandmates know, a little Irene goes a long way. - New York Times
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| Posted Oct 15, 2015
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Short Skin (2015) |
Mr. Chiarini should have taken the advice Arturo offers Edoardo at one point: Loosen up. - New York Times
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| Posted Oct 08, 2015
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Unbranded (2015) |
What lingers ... are stirring vistas of the backcountry West, and admiration - for the Aggies' achievement, Mr. Masters's imagination and Mr. Baribeau's skill in chronicling it all. - New York Times
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| Posted Oct 08, 2015
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Western (2015) |
A layered, atmospheric chronicle of living traditions like bullfights and rodeos, mariachi bands and Texas two-steps. - New York Times
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| Posted Sep 24, 2015
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Wildlike (2014) |
The "Wildlike" landscapes are exhilarating, but when the film works, it's because of the interiors. - New York Times
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| Posted Sep 24, 2015
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The Man Who Saved the World (2014) |
"I was just at the right place at the right time," Mr. Petrov says, a simple truth that becomes shocking when considering the alternative. For that alone, this account of a Cold War near miss deserves a wide audience. - New York Times
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| Posted Sep 17, 2015
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Songs From the North (2014) |
Scattering history lessons and ambiguous imagery amid Ms. Yoo's engagement with North Koreans, her film implicitly asks: What must they think of us? - New York Times
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| Posted Sep 17, 2015
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The Moving Creatures (2013) |
A chilling reminder that a simple life is no shield against the disastrous or the devastating, and that the parent-child relationship is at least as essential to the parent as it is to the child. - New York Times
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| Posted Sep 10, 2015
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Chloe & Theo (2015) |
There's a line between a narrative that's deliberately simple and one that's painfully childish, and it's not all that fine. But it's one "Chloe & Theo" crosses repeatedly. - New York Times
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| Posted Sep 03, 2015
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