Mike Daringer
Mike Daringer's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Loving (2016)
88%
EDIT
“Loving is a restrained film that lacks the atypical, explosive moments of overflowing emotion, but nonetheless is just as moving and engaging in its unusual approach.” –
Film Inquiry
Jan 4, 2017
Full Review
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
37%
EDIT
“Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is what one gets when the people who make make movies for a living care nothing about the material.” –
Film Inquiry
Dec 12, 2016
Full Review
Pete's Dragon (2016)
88%
EDIT
“Pete's Dragon is yet another of the recent Disney live-action remakes that elevates the source material and expands the world it was born from for the better.” –
Film Inquiry
Dec 7, 2016
Full Review
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
97%
EDIT
“As bold as it is in its artistic and embellished techniques, Kubo & The Two Strings manages to be equally thought-provoking and surreal in the most visual of ways.” –
Film Inquiry
Dec 7, 2016
Full Review
Swiss Army Man (2016)
73%
EDIT
“Swiss Army Man is a quirky and deliriously fun tale that has wit and beating heart.” –
Film Inquiry
Dec 7, 2016
Full Review
The Neon Demon (2016)
59%
EDIT
“The Neon Demon is a niche, avante garde film to be sure, but it's one that any moviegoer and cinephile should give a chance to.” –
Film Inquiry
Dec 7, 2016
Full Review
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
47%
EDIT
“The lesson to take from X-Men: Apocalypse is for our artists and filmmakers is to throw off the shackles of convention, and be freed from the burden of conformity.” –
Film Inquiry
Dec 7, 2016
Full Review
The Nice Guys (2016)
91%
EDIT
“With a story of smart dips and dives in bell-bottoms over shag carpet and groovy lava lamps, The Nice Guys is sure to go down in history as sophisticated escapism.” –
Film Inquiry
Dec 7, 2016
Full Review
The Jungle Book (2016)
94%
EDIT
“The Jungle Book encompasses vivid illustrations of archetypal stories, and manages to be accessible and pleasurable for children of all ages.” –
Film Inquiry
Dec 7, 2016
Full Review
The Measure of a Man (2015)
92%
EDIT
“There are far better films, including French ones, that tackle the same thematic ideas as The Measure of a Man and actually do something with them.” –
Film Inquiry
Dec 7, 2016
Full Review
Hardcore Henry (2015)
51%
EDIT
“In the fleeting beats where the action connects and the camera doesn't shake so bad and the characters have things to do, then Hardcore Henry is pretty badass.” –
Film Inquiry
Dec 7, 2016
Full Review
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
91%
EDIT
“10 Cloverfield Lane is a movie-lover's wet dream. It boldly tackles still to this day taboo issues of alcoholism while also being a straightforward thriller.” –
Film Inquiry
Dec 7, 2016
Full Review
The Revenant (2015)
78%
EDIT
“The Revenant is a wide and large film about intimate life experiences, and the result is one that is thrilling and contemplative.” –
Film Inquiry
Dec 7, 2016
Full Review
The Hateful Eight (2015)
74%
EDIT
“Quentin Tarantino has offered up his hellish mind to the world, and TH8 is one of his most thrilling, cynical, subversive and narratively transgressive exercises to date.” –
Film Inquiry
Dec 7, 2016
Full Review
Beasts of No Nation (2015)
91%
EDIT
“Beasts of No Nation wants desperately to be progressive and challenge the cinematic landscape, but it suffers from Cary Fukunaga's stylistic and creative implosion.” –
Film Inquiry
Dec 7, 2016
Full Review
Sicario (2015)
91%
EDIT
“Sicario is a one-of-a-kind experience. It's an action-drama that relishes its necessary job, but does so in unbelievable style.” –
Film Inquiry
Dec 7, 2016
Full Review
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)
78%
EDIT
“The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet should be counted amongst the best of children's films.” –
Film Inquiry
Dec 7, 2016
Full Review
Moana (2016)
95%
EDIT
“Though Moana delivers plucky entertainment and some colorful characters, it plays the narrative too safely by relying on commonplace machinations.” –
Film Inquiry
Dec 5, 2016
Full Review
Arrival (2016)
94%
EDIT
“Though well made and haunted by a score of primordial dissonance, Arrival is an orbiting piece that misses out on invading the deepest parts of the mind.” –
Film Inquiry
Dec 5, 2016
Full Review
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