Daniel Allen
Freelance Writer and FilmReviewer at Freelance
Staff Writer at Loud and Clear Reviews
Creator @CinematicSense. Bylines: @LoudAndClearRvs, @InRO, @TheQuietus, @FilmStories, @LWLies, @thefilmagazine. Portfolio below.
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1 week ago |
cinematicsense.home.blog | Daniel Allen |byDaniel Allen
The final reckoning for Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt needs a lot of set-up, but it ends up being a stunning climax to the Mission: Impossible franchise. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. All roads have led to this. Or, in the case of Mission: Impossible, all stunts have led to this. The eighth entry in the series, The Final Reckoning, is being billed as a true swansong.
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2 weeks ago |
loudandclearreviews.com | Daniel Allen
Militantropos is a fascinating documentary tracking the war in Ukraine and its impact as the war becomes a part of the nation. Directors: Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi & Yelizaveta SmitGenre: DocumentaryRun Time: 111′Cannes Premiere: May 21-22, 2025 (Quinzaine des Cinéastes)Release Date: TBAWhere to watch: Théâtre Croisette, Le RaimuThere is a deeper meaning behind the title of the new documentary Militantropos, which has just premiered at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight.
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3 weeks ago |
cinematicsense.home.blog | Daniel Allen |byDaniel Allen
Michael Haneke’s Caché (Hidden) turns 20 this year. It is still a fantastically realistic, quietly thrilling story of hidden cameras and a hidden past. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. May is the month of Cannes, and few filmmakers have been as influential to the festival in recent years as Michael Haneke.
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3 weeks ago |
cinematicsense.home.blog | Daniel Allen |byDaniel Allen
Miguel Gomes’ Grand Tour is a journey through colonial Southeast Asia that is interesting and full of mysticism, but not as transfixing as it should be. ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. Winner of Best Director at last year’s Cannes, Miguel Gomes’ Grand Tour has finally made its way to MUBI. A chase movie and a travelogue of Southeast Asia in one, it is experimental with constant temporal shifts between the colonial past and the present.
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1 month ago |
cinematicsense.home.blog | Daniel Allen |byDaniel Allen
Barry Keoghan and a magnificent Christopher Abbott are on opposing sides of a farmer struggle in the impactful revenge thriller Bring Them Down. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. The debut feature from writer-director Christopher Andrews, Bring Them Down is full of grimness and anger.
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#CannesReport DAY 3: DOSSIER 137 is the big Palme d'Or premiere. UCR has the adaption of Kazuo Ishiguro's A PALE VIEW OF HILLS. And Shih-Ching Tsou's LEFT-HANDED GIRL is one to look out for at #SemaineDeLaCritique. #Cannes #Cannes2025 #CannesFilmFestival #FestivalDeCannes https://t.co/QUIOpZBcrY
As #Cannes gets underway, today marks the 20th anniversary of a film that premiered at the festival and starred this year's jury head, Juliette Binoche. So here's my review of the great Michael Haneke's HIDDEN [CACHÉ] for @CinematicSense... https://t.co/DJnOZvCuSt
#CannesReport DAY 2: Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fornight AND Critics' Week all start today. SOUND OF FALLING premieres in the main competition. And it's THE FINAL RECKONING for Ethan Hunt and #MissionImpossible. #Cannes #Cannes2025 #CannesFilmFestival #FestivalDeCannes https://t.co/BjbLchBcdp
