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Daniel Schindel

Film Critic

United States

Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (TV Series) (2023)

Publish Date: January 19, 2023
"I can’t recommend Maniac on any of its own merits, because it has none — anything worthwhile about the show comes directly from Ito’s ideas and imagery"

The Film Stage
Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes (2018)

Publish Date: September 16, 2018
"[It's] predicated on the idea that by understanding people like Ailes [audiences] will better understand how to fight them. But this is combined with the documentary weakness of having to condense and simplify when covering a broad topic"

The Film Stage
Angels Are Made of Light (2018)

Publish Date: September 14, 2018
"Presents a vastly different perspective on modern Afghanistan than we usually see in documentaries (...) Longley very deliberately leaves conflict in the background of the film, but otherwise creates a gentle atmosphere"

The Film Stage
Adventure Time: Come Along With Me (TV) (2018)

Publish Date: September 3, 2018
"'Adventure Time' pulls off graceful and touching ending by reminding us that the best stories never really end."

IGN
Distant Constellation (2017)

Publish Date: April 1, 2018
"The focus on the characters transports the viewer (...) The film’s unhurried nature conveys the feeling of having nowhere to go and no great urgency to get there."

The Film Stage
Combat Obscura (2018)

Publish Date: March 4, 2018
"Sometimes the results are funny (...) And then there are blasts of terror (...) 'Combat Obscura' sinks deeper into darkness as it progresses"

The Film Stage
A Woman Captured (2017)

Publish Date: January 27, 2018
"It is vital to bring stories like this to wider attention, but it cannot be said for certain whether the movie does so at the cost of furthering Marish’s suffering and thus also exploiting her."

The Film Stage
The Oslo Diaries (2018)

Publish Date: January 24, 2018
"'The Oslo Diaries' has to flatten everything, providing a less edifying experience than reading a Wikipedia article on the topic"

The Film Stage
Of Fathers and Sons (2017)

Publish Date: January 23, 2018
"Derki is good at letting the material speak for itself, condensing a maddeningly complex conflict into a single raw experience."

The Film Stage
Stinking Heaven (2015)

Publish Date: November 16, 2015
"It’s a bitter drink for most audiences, especially since it doesn’t offer any more catharsis than the characters will get, but the experience is unmatchable."

The Film Stage
Southbound (2015)

Publish Date: November 10, 2015
"To the littlest detail, it's derivative - and, worse, not scary."

The Film Stage

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