Friday’s Episode IX panel brought some massive breaking news, from the trailer to the film’s title (The Rise of Skywalker). And while those were certainly consequential developments,…… Read more “New from Robert Daniels on 812 Film Reviews: We Got Black People in Episode IX”

It’s April 12th, 2019: Day 2 of Star Wars Celebration! Over the next 4 days Star Wars super fans will descend into Chicago’s Wintrust Arena for cosplay…… Read more “New from Robert Daniels on 812 Film Reviews: Episode IX Title and More: Star Wars Celebration”

Yesterday the Walt Disney Co. dropped a massive, but highly anticipated bomb: the creation of their own streaming service known as Disney+. The new service, launching November…… Read more “New from Robert Daniels on 812 Film Reviews: Disney+ Isn’t Just About Netflix: It’s Cinema’s Future as Well”

Rating: 0/4 With some films, you know what you’ve got within 5 minutes. Within 5 minutes of Hellboy, you know you should walk out. Films aren’t often…… Read more “New from Robert Daniels on 812 Film Reviews: ‘Hellboy:’ The Purgatory of Superhero Films”

Rating: 3/4 Historical epics are rare today. Usually requiring budgets reserved for splashy comic book franchises, the genre rarely turns up enough to remind one of its…… Read more “New from Robert Daniels on 812 Film Reviews: ‘Peterloo:’ Quietly Revitalizes the Historical Epic”

Rating: 4/4 Imagine an Australian prison colony. Now, imagine it in space. There you have Claire Denis’ High Life: a puzzling, yet enthralling Sci-Fi thriller that subverts…… Read more “New from Robert Daniels on 812 Film Reviews: ‘High Life:’ A Reinvented of Science-Fiction & A Masterpiece”

Rating: 4/4 Debut films are inherently debuts — usually featuring over-bloated writing and misguided decisions. But every once in a while, a filmmaker appears who avoids the…… Read more “New from Robert Daniels on 812 Film Reviews: ‘The Burial of Kojo:’ Blitz the Ambassador Provides A Demanding and Utterly Brilliant Debut”