Daniel Schindel

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Paste Magazine, The Film Stage
For 107 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 19% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 79% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 9.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Daniel Schindel's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 56
Highest review score: 100 Kate Plays Christine
Lowest review score: 0 Southbound
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 107
  2. Mixed: 58 out of 107
  3. Negative: 9 out of 107
107 movie reviews
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 75 Daniel Schindel
    The Edge of Seventeen
    The Edge of Seventeen isn’t John Hughes for a new generation – it’s much more honest than that.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 50 Daniel Schindel
    Their Finest
    The movie makes a game attempt to resonate as something stronger than a typical period romance, wringing its wartime setting for all the pathos it can manage. But even the horrors of the Blitz feel too gentle here.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 83 Daniel Schindel
    Cameraperson
    The connective tissue between the different shots is sometimes thin, and some images are of course far less interesting than the others. But those hiccups can’t degrade the unique, involving effect of the documentary as a whole.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 58 Daniel Schindel
    Don't Breathe
    Don’t Breathe makes for a very fun little thriller, though it also veers into being exceptionally stupid or eye-rollingly gross (although admittedly, it is sometimes more than one of these things simultaneously)
    • 59 Metascore
    • 42 Daniel Schindel
    Anthropoid
    As wartime thrillers go, Anthropoid is disappointingly limp.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 33 Daniel Schindel
    Florence Foster Jenkins
    Florence Foster Jenkins is nice, but only in the way that any undeservedly wealthy person considers themselves “nice” when they give a pittance to charity while sheltering as much as possible from the IRS and spending extravagantly on themselves.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 42 Daniel Schindel
    Disorder
    [Schoenaerts] and Kruger can’t sell the low-key attraction that develops between their characters, which turns a lot of the stakes — and the story’s resolution — into absolute shrugs. This is what Disorder ultimately adds up to.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 58 Daniel Schindel
    Spa Night
    It’s nice that Spa Night has a story with a different kind of protagonist than what we’re used to, but it tells that story with all the lackluster waffling of any other shaky indie drama.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 50 Daniel Schindel
    Gleason
    If I go on about how Gleason’s convention-bound filmmaking and drawn-out running time dampened my reaction to Steve Gleason’s journey, am I being a good critic, or just a dick?
    • 68 Metascore
    • 67 Daniel Schindel
    Star Trek Beyond
    The rebooted Star Trek film series finally hits a fun median between big-budget bombast and classic Trek bigheartedness with Star Trek Beyond.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 67 Daniel Schindel
    Sand Storm
    While Zexer might not yet have a directorial voice, her story sense is sharp.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 42 Daniel Schindel
    The Infiltrator
    Sadly, as has consistently been the case with his recent film work, The Infiltrator gives Cranston basically nothing to do.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 67 Daniel Schindel
    Hooligan Sparrow
    Hooligan Sparrow struggles with the entrenchment of injustice both thematically and narratively, as it can’t quite find a way to cohere its story beyond sticking to the time Wang was with Ye. But that doesn’t diminish the courage of either filmmaker or subject.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 58 Daniel Schindel
    Independence Day: Resurgence
    Despite all this, Independence Day: Resurgence still emerges as one of the better blockbusters of this summer, and that’s only halfway damning with faint praise. It’s a mess, but I grinned a good portion of the way through.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Daniel Schindel
    The Conjuring 2
    While The Conjuring 2 smoothly goes through the motions of setup, building anticipation, and payoff in myriad ways, the slickness of the production interferes with any proper sense of dread.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 50 Daniel Schindel
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
    It’s surprisingly enjoyable even if you aren’t already in the bag for the turtles.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 50 Daniel Schindel
    The Witness
    Rather than intelligently grapple with the complexities, the filmmakers let various people have their say and then call the whole thing done.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 42 Daniel Schindel
    Alice Through the Looking Glass
    It’s not wretched; just boring. A faintly damned improvement, but an improvement nonetheless.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 67 Daniel Schindel
    Unlocking the Cage
    This film is especially good at making courtroom scenes engaging, where many would hurry through the choicest soundbites before moving on to the next part.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 91 Daniel Schindel
    The Nice Guys
    Half of the best gags in The Nice Guys are of the physical variety. Some of the action scenes escalate into full-on live-action Looney Tunes madness.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 58 Daniel Schindel
    Tickled
    Tickled too often gets in its own way.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 42 Daniel Schindel
    The Boss
    The Boss can at least be appreciated for trying to lead its main character on an honest-to-god arc, which is more than many loosey-goosey movies of its ilk can say.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 42 Daniel Schindel
    Demolition
    Demolition might just be this year’s poster child for disaffected faux-indie insincerity.
    • 37 Metascore
    • 42 Daniel Schindel
    My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
    My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 commits the perennial sequel mistake of indulging the breakout characters, letting them run rampant over everything in the process. Giving everyone the spotlight only diffuses the heart.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 75 Daniel Schindel
    Krisha
    Krisha showcases artistry that’s quite accomplished for a debut feature. That it’s all in service of a story that doesn’t seem to know what it really wants to do or say (other than dismantle its lead) is a shame, but there’s true promise here.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 67 Daniel Schindel
    Men Go to Battle
    Where many historical films are concerned with the movers and shakers of well-known events, Men Go to Battle is all about the micro view. It tells a story that happens to be set against a volatile backdrop, but is more about what it was like to live day-to-day in such a time.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Daniel Schindel
    10 Cloverfield Lane
    10 Cloverfield Lane is a fun one-location, three-person play, and each new twist it takes only makes it more exciting.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 50 Daniel Schindel
    Eye in the Sky
    The film insists upon its own relevance, but has none.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 42 Daniel Schindel
    Holy Hell
    Despite its worthy plot and the wealth of great footage with which it had to work, Holy Hell is a mess.
    • 28 Metascore
    • 25 Daniel Schindel
    London Has Fallen
    The special effects are worse than I thought modern studio filmmaking allowed for. Actors such as Robert Forster and Melissa Leo reprise their roles from the first film with maybe half-a-dozen lines apiece. Were it not for the presence of said actors, this could easily pass for a DTV spin-off.
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