Posts by Dan Schindel

Dan Schindel

About The Author

Born and raised in rural Maryland, Dan Schindel now lives and works in LA, hoping to one day soon trick someone into paying him to write about film. He loves all the movies equally, no matter what genre or pedigree. He spent last year watching and writing about a documentary every day, so now he knows everything.
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Review: ‘The East’

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Eco-terrorists and corporate espionage. Dan Schindel explores the Sundance favorite.

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Review: ‘Epic’

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The title is a bit misleading. Dan Schindel delves into the new animated flick, and delivers a mini-manifesto about judging kid movies.

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Review: ‘Frances Ha’

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Dan Schindel reviews indie darlings Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig's latest.

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Review: ‘Sightseers’

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This British black comedy is Bonnie & Clyde with a shoddy trailer.

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Review: The Feeling of a Generation Comes Alive in ‘Something in the Air’

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Olivier Assayas's period film is gorgeous and evocative.

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Review: ‘Manhunt’

Hot on the heels of 'Zero Dark Thirty' comes this documentary about the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

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Review: ‘Mud’

Matthew McConaughey is a wild man in this 'Huck Finn'-ish flick. Dan Schindel reviews.

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Interview: Antonio Campos and Brady Corbet of ‘Simon Killer’

Dan Schindel sits down with the director and star of the dark new film.

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Review: ‘Antiviral’

This is the first film from Brandon Cronenberg, son of famed director David Cronenberg. Dan Schindel sees how his work measures up to his dad's.

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Review: ‘No Place on Earth’

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Dan Schindel reviews this documentary about an incredible tale of survival from the Holocaust.

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Review: ‘The Brass Teapot’

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Dan Schindel looks at this odd contemporary fairy tale.

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Interview: Danny Boyle, Rosario Dawson, and Vincent Cassel on ‘Trance’

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Dan Schindel sits down with the famed Oscar-winning director and two of the stars of his new film.

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Why You Should be Concerned for ‘Game of Thrones’

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Dan Schindel explains why the popular fantasy series might be about to start declining in quality.

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Review: ‘Thale’

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A Scandinavian folk tale gets a new interpretation in this horror flick.

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Review: ‘Come Out and Play’

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The kids are a-killin' in this low budget horror film.

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