Rating: 3/4 Reading a scary story is a courageous act. For many children, it’s their first — offering metaphorical spaces for dread and fear to occur. The…… Read more “New from Robert Daniels on 812 Film Reviews: ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark:’ Will Haunt Your Kids, Just Don’t Expect More”

Rating: 2/4 In the summer of 2002, a high school football player was falsely accused of rape and later pleaded his case out. He lost his scholarship…… Read more “New from Robert Daniels on 812 Film Reviews: ‘Brian Banks:’ Emancipation Becomes Narrative Chains”

Rating: 1.5/4 Faithfully restored in CG “glory,” 1970’s Hell’s Kitchen offers gangsterland dreams of a women-led outfit thriving outside the laws. These women aren’t prey to the…… Read more “New from Robert Daniels on 812 Film Reviews: ‘The Kitchen:’ Lacks Appetizers”

Rating: 3.5/4 She treks across a bushy landscape from her quiet hillside village, clutching the craggy rocks as she walks on the perilous ledge of a mountain:…… Read more “New from Robert Daniels on 812 Film Reviews: ‘Honeyland:’ The Pursuit of Honey-ness”

Rating: 2/4 The first The Fast and the Furious debuted in 2001. Back then, the series tapped into the long forgotten thirst by bros to admire cars,…… Read more “New from Robert Daniels on 812 Film Reviews: ‘Hobbs & Shaw:’ Sputters to the Finish Line”

Rating: 3.5/4 Quentin Tarantino is a “thief.” He’s a liar. The former video store clerk, who mined his aisles for cinematic gold, ceased sheepishly hiding his influences…… Read more “New from Robert Daniels on 812 Film Reviews: ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood:’ A Return to the Personal Form”

Rating: 3.5/4 Singer-songwriter in the Byrds, CSN (Crosby, Still, and Nash), and CSNY (Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young), David Crosby’s compositions still reverberate with the intensity and…… Read more “New from Robert Daniels on 812 Film Reviews: ‘David Crosby: Remember My Name’- As Honest as a Folk Song”