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Robert Daniels
Robert Daniels has had a passion for films since, as a child, his father first introduced him to John Ford’s movies. He received his BA and MA in English Literary Studies from DePaul University. He’s Editor-in-Chief and founder of 812filmreviews.com. Robert has covered The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF: 18), The Denver Film Festival, The Chicago International Film Festival, the Chicago Critics Film Festival, Fantasia: 2018, and now, Sundance 2018. He is a member of the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle (CIFCC), where his work can also be found. Robert is a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic and contributes to Indiewire‘s Weekly Critics Survey.
Articles by Robert Daniels:
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July 5, 2019
The Last Black Man in San Francisco ReviewDirector Joe Talbot’s The Last Black Man in San Francisco portrays the relentless crime of community disintegration at the hands of gentrification.
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March 14, 2019
SXSW 2019: Qualified ReviewDirector Jenna Ricker’s inspiring documentary Qualified is a testament to the sheer will and courage of race car driver Janet Guthrie.
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March 14, 2019
SXSW 2019: The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story ReviewDirector Aaron Kunkel’s documentary The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story is a humanizing portrait of a music mogul who seemed to be pure evil to many.
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March 13, 2019
SXSW 2019: Booksmart ReviewDirector Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart is an endearing teen break-up and coming-of-age film rolled into one.
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March 10, 2019
SXSW 2019: Salvage ReviewDirector Amy C. Elliott examines the Yellowknife tradition of scavenging the local garbage dump in her new documentary Salvage, which just had its SXSW premiere.
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March 10, 2019
SXSW 2019: Who Let The Dogs Out ReviewBrent Hodge’s documentary Who Let The Dogs Out examines not only what makes a hit song a hit song, but what makes us human.
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February 12, 2019
Sundance 2019: Monos ReviewDirector Alejandro Landes’ Monos is a Lord of the Flies/Heart of Darkness allegorical epic film navigating Latin American mountains and jungles to bring a tale of disintegrating alliances and violent upheaval.
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February 12, 2019
Sundance 2019: Blinded by the Light ReviewWhen it comes to crowd-pleasing narratives, Sundance has had a good ear to the ground. Director Gurinder Chadha’s feel-good musical Blinded by the Light follows that tradition by mixing Bruce Springsteen’s classic songs with a real life coming-of-age story.
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