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
Wishful Thinking (2026)
100%
EDIT
“With an inquisitiveness recalling Richard Linklater and a feeling of tragic wonder, writer/director Graham Parkes’s feature directorial debut is an assured, complex story about two people with a love so strong it could literally move mountains. ” –
Screen International
Mar 19, 2026
Full Review
DreamQuil (2026)
EDIT
“A harried psychological thriller, whose enthralling style is not enough to overcome its cliched storytelling.” –
Screen International
Mar 18, 2026
Full Review
Forbidden Fruits (2026)
83%
EDIT
“The barrage of dumb jokes delivered by an adept cast gives this gnarly horror comedy some real cult appeal” –
Screen International
Mar 17, 2026
Full Review
Hokum (2026)
95%
EDIT
“An engagingly frigid performance by [Adam] Scott furthers the film’s keen ability to conjure overwhelming anxiety from its many punchy jump scares, combining to make Hokum an exceptionally chilling horror film.” –
Screen International
Mar 17, 2026
Full Review
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)
80%
EDIT
“A successfully brash and giddy action-comedy whose many endearing parts make for a remarkable whole. ” –
Screen International
Mar 16, 2026
Full Review
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)
76%
EDIT
“More bloody and gratuitously violent than the 2019 original, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come delivers short-term thrills in an emotionally hollow gore fest.” –
Screen International
Mar 14, 2026
Full Review
I Love Boosters (2026)
100%
EDIT
“Not content with making a modest comedy about stylish shoplifters, Boots Riley’s imaginatively outlandish fast-fashion satire I Love Boosters continues the director’s penchant for maximalist social statements. ” –
Screen International
Mar 13, 2026
Full Review
The Gates (2026)
55%
2/4
EDIT
“Van Der Beek keeps the film interesting and guarded, even when it tries so hard to blurt out its every theme and lesson. So while "The Gates" itself isn’t a total smash, it’s a more than sturdy final effort from a beloved actor. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Mar 13, 2026
Full Review
Project Hail Mary (2026)
95%
2.5/4
EDIT
“It’s an enjoyable, yet overly familiar, excursion. By disavowing narrative and aesthetic boundaries, 'Project Hail Mary' struggles to become boundless. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Mar 10, 2026
Full Review
War Machine (2026)
69%
EDIT
“Though Ritchson tries to humanize 81’s sudden thrust into leadership, his tics, doubling as clichés, lack depth.” –
New York Times
Mar 8, 2026
Full Review
Redux Redux (2025)
97%
3/4
EDIT
“The film’s sci-fi tone holds best, not when the McManus brothers try to explain the technological components, but when these characters’ find solace in their shared trauma. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Feb 20, 2026
Full Review
Last Ride (2026)
2/4
EDIT
“There is a good movie lurking within writer/director Cinqué Lee’s survivalist coming-of-age thriller ‘Last Ride.' It’s just suspended between two half-told stories.” –
RogerEbert.com
Feb 20, 2026
Full Review
Sentient (2026)
70%
EDIT
“Jones’ inability to find a stable middle ground blanches the purity of his intentions, reducing his film’s potent message into an overwrought screed. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Feb 2, 2026
Full Review
Kikuyu Land (2026)
EDIT
“One hopes that this stimulating and well-researched documentary allows the Kikuyus to be heard.” –
RogerEbert.com
Feb 2, 2026
Full Review
Levitating (2026)
EDIT
“While the film’s ambition... can get the better of it, when its myriad of transcendental scenes do occur, they hit with incredible might. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Feb 2, 2026
Full Review
Everybody To Kenmure Street (2026)
100%
EDIT
“Felipe Bustos Sierra’s "Everybody to Kenmure Street" is a spirited and imperative portrait of collective action whose urgency painfully speaks to now.” –
RogerEbert.com
Feb 1, 2026
Full Review
Lady (2026)
95%
EDIT
“With a keen mixing of archival news footage, real political issues and an empathetic eye—Nwosu’s "Lady" is a vibrant and invigorating debut feature whose intelligent narrative calibrations make for a galvanizing picture of sisterhood.” –
RogerEbert.com
Feb 1, 2026
Full Review
Shame and Money (2026)
100%
EDIT
“There isn’t a single false beat in director German–Kosovan filmmaker Visar Morina’s anti-capitalist venture "Shame and Money."” –
RogerEbert.com
Feb 1, 2026
Full Review
A Poet (2025)
100%
3.5/4
EDIT
“It’s very easy to dismiss a film about a hapless loser. But it’s nearly as difficult to ignore a performance like the one Rios gives.” –
RogerEbert.com
Jan 30, 2026
Full Review
Run Amok (2026)
67%
EDIT
“The execution is so lacking due to its half-formed ideas and its grating tone, that it all just crumbles before it comes remotely close to the finish line. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Jan 30, 2026
Full Review
The Friend's House Is Here (2026)
100%
EDIT
“This is a powerful film about the importance of performance that perceptively knows what it wants to be and approaches its artistic goals with confidence and defiance. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Jan 30, 2026
Full Review
Frank & Louis (2026)
92%
EDIT
“Petra Biondina Volpe’s caretaker drama "Frank & Louis" is a distressing, albeit distant picture that survives on its two lead actors. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Jan 30, 2026
Full Review
Chasing Summer (2026)
71%
EDIT
“While the wild and fun "Chasing Summer" isn’t necessarily Decker at her best. It’s certainly her at her most content. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Jan 30, 2026
Full Review
Antiheroine (2026)
EDIT
“It’s great hearing and learning from today’s Love—a candid personality re-entering an over tightened world lacking in spontaneity and honesty. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Jan 30, 2026
Full Review
Time and Water (2026)
92%
EDIT
“A stirring record of human hopes and regrets. ” –
RogerEbert.com
Jan 30, 2026
Full Review
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