Daniel M. Gold

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The New York Times
For 109 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 47% higher than the average critic
  • 11% same as the average critic
  • 42% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 5.4 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Daniel M. Gold's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 60
Highest review score: 90 Aida's Secrets
Lowest review score: 0 United Passions
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 109
  2. Mixed: 44 out of 109
  3. Negative: 11 out of 109
109 movie reviews
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    • 58 Metascore
    • 40 Daniel M. Gold
    Jobriath A.D.
    It’s cruel but must be said: Presented in hushed, reverent tones, Jobriath A.D. often comes across as mockumentary material; each ghastly career move is followed by another. Hampered by limited video of Jobriath, the film lacks a sense of him or his music.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Daniel M. Gold
    Home, James
    A small, gentle riff on the eternal tug of war between small towns and big dreams.
    • 29 Metascore
    • 30 Daniel M. Gold
    Tasting Menu
    Roger Gual’s half-baked film hopes to split the difference between romantic comedy and foodie delight but fails at both.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 60 Daniel M. Gold
    Xingu
    The movie covers almost three decades choppily. But Mr. Camarago and Mr. Miguel convey the stubborn commitment that made the brothers so revered by the tribes.
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    • 70 Daniel M. Gold
    In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter
    If the film at times seems only a tender profile of a quiet and quirky individual, it is also a meditation of a private life at its end.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Daniel M. Gold
    Following the Ninth: In the Footsteps of Beethoven's Final Symphony
    All the film’s segments are smartly assembled and gracefully paced.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Daniel M. Gold
    Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird
    Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird skillfully introduces this pleasant man with the demented visions and delves into how he got them.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Daniel M. Gold
    Dislecksia: The Movie
    The film’s primary mission is to destigmatize dyslexia, and it achieves that admirably, presenting technical material with a light touch and compassion.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 50 Daniel M. Gold
    Linsanity
    Unfortunately, Linsanity, following the conventions of the sports bio genre, ends at its peak, with only a brief nod to these events. Lin raised his game’s possibilities; you just wish that Mr. Leong had raised his.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 70 Daniel M. Gold
    Hôtel Normandy
    Hôtel Normandy is a confection spun differently from the typical Hollywood rom-com.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Daniel M. Gold
    The Time Is... Now
    The Time Is ... Now is a well-meaning if congenitally flawed bit of uplift about how to endure catastrophe and violence in a world that has no shortage of either.
    • 19 Metascore
    • 30 Daniel M. Gold
    The Ultimate Life
    The Ultimate Life is hampered by a predictable story, stereotypical characters and wooden acting.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 60 Daniel M. Gold
    Tiny Times 2.0
    As entertainment, this is vintage potboiler fare. But the movie is also revealing as fantasy, an artifact of 21st-century China’s youth culture transfixed by its rising fortunes and Western ways.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 70 Daniel M. Gold
    The Rooftop
    The Rooftop is frenzied, funny and knowing, drenched in lavish, often surreal, imagery.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Daniel M. Gold
    Storm Surfers 3D
    The vistas are spectacular, the waves fearsome, the filming often amazing.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Daniel M. Gold
    Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC
    Paced by Eddie Palmieri’s up-tempo, percussive score, “Doin’ It” bounces like a crossover dribble, gliding swiftly and surely through interviews, videos and history lessons, then transitioning to today’s dedicated ballers and playground culture.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 40 Daniel M. Gold
    Cape Spin: An American Power Struggle
    A documentary should give audiences insights they can’t get elsewhere. Otherwise, it’s just one more tumble in an endless media churn.
    • 30 Metascore
    • 30 Daniel M. Gold
    Pilgrim Song
    Ostensibly about a walk in the woods, this slight, uncertain film spends most of its time off trail.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 20 Daniel M. Gold
    The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
    Unfortunately, “Ghastly Love” is a fallen soufflé, a spoof enormously pleased with itself but only occasionally entertaining.
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