Articles by Daniel Hart
‘Martyrs (2008)’ Review – A Disjointed Slasher
It feels to me that the disfigured ghoulish woman will be used in horror films forever. In the case of Martyrs, it inflicts terror on a...
‘Our Souls at Night’ Review – A Slow-Paced Movie That’s Charming
I have always imagined loneliness after the retirement age to be a private matter. Before retirement, regardless of social, family or love life, if you...
Review – Flatliners (2017)
On Wikipedia, it declares that Flatliners (2017) is a sequel of the same name. It is a reboot. Throwing in Kiefer Sutherland as a cameo,...
Gerald’s Game (2017) Review
Directed by Mike Flanagan, we review the 2017 Netflix movie Gerald’s Game, which does not contain any significant spoilers. A sex game went inconceivably wrong....
‘The Bad Batch (2016)’ Review – Gruesome But Fascinating
There is a paltry amount of dialogue in The Bad Batch. This is a good tool. Convincing dialogue would not have been weighty or forceful enough...
Review – American Vandal
At first glance, it is easy to mistake American Vandal as a serious documentary series. It has that Netflix documentary font, the mysterious introductory music,...
Opinion – Time: The Kalief Browder Story
If you have not watched this documentary, this opinion post contains major details on the story. I have had enough of this shit. That is...
‘First They Killed My Father’ Review – A Great Piece Of Work By Angelina Jolie
First They Killed My Father is Angelina Jolie’s sixth movie as director. Her humanitarian efforts are widely praised so it is no surprise that she...
Review – Heroin(e)
I hate needles. They make me feel squirmish. My phobia is a bit of a disadvantage when I want to watch a documentary on drug...
Review – #REALITYHIGH
This Netflix Original Movie focuses on student Dani Barnes (Nesta Cooper), an overachiever with a bullied past about to make her way to U.C. Davis....
‘Gold (2016)’ Review – An Excellent Story That Teaches Principles
I have never understood the fascination with gold, apart from the obvious – it looks good. Okay, so its rarity provides the status, but blood...
‘Resurface (2017)’ Review – A Short Documentary That Makes A Salient Point
Resurface is a Netflix Original Documentary—a short one, in fact. It is only twenty-six minutes long. Resurface shows the use of surf therapy to help...
Review – What Happened To Monday
I do not like Mondays. It is always a bit of a shock to get up so early and respond to colleagues after such a...
Review – The Hitman’s Bodyguard
Somewhere in an air-conditioned office in Hollywood, a bunch of sweaty executives trawled through a big pile of scripts and raised this one in the...
Review – Naked
Naked is a remake of the 2000 Swedish film Naken. It is a Netflix Original romantic comedy about a guy who is pretty much naked...
Review – Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
After many apparent hesitations, director Luc Besson and his wife decided to write an English-language French science fiction action-adventure film titled Valerian and the City...
‘Imperial Dreams’ Review – A Movie With Very Strong Themes
Imperial Dreams was actually released at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014. Based on research it did not make strides in terms of distribution. Whiplash probably did not...
‘You Get Me’ Review – Storytelling That’s Too Simple
It’s one of those Netflix movies that keeps getting churned out by the Netflix movie maker factory. This time it’s a generic looking thriller/drama called...
Analysis – Warrior
[As this is an analysis post, please be aware that this may contain spoilers. If you have not watched the film, and you do not...
Analysis – The Big Short
I never thought I would come across a film that stank of money and emptiness more than The Wolf of Wall Street. What’s stranger in...