<h1>Daniel Eng</h1>

Daniel Eng

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Super Happy Forever: Calm Loneliness

Super Happy Forever: Calm Loneliness

Super Happy Forever follows a lonely man named Sano who returns to a seaside resort in Japan with his friend Miyata. This resort holds a lot meaning for him because five years before he fell in love with his wife Nagi there. At first when we meet Sano, we get a man...

Something Casual: Dancing beyond the Surface Level

Something Casual: Dancing beyond the Surface Level

In this lovely second feature, director Brandon Buctez takes his home of Los Angeles and attempts to dig beneath the superficial arts on the outside of Hollywood to reveal the truth found in relationships steeped in miscommunication, leaving the feeling of loneliness...

Endless Cookie: Family Stories as Cinema

Endless Cookie: Family Stories as Cinema

Endless Cookie traces a long period of time where animator Seth Scriver attempts to make an animated feature out of conversations and connections with his half-brother Peter, who lives in the isolated First Nations community of Shamattawa. Through a series of...

Bring Her Back: Grief, Lingering

Bring Her Back: Grief, Lingering

Former Youtubers-turned-horror auteur's Danny & Michael Philipou have returned with Bring Her Back, a new film that both ups the ante and builds upon the style that they created in their debut, Talk to Me. Grounded by the perspective of Andy (Bill Barratt) the...

Hurry Up Tomorrow: Sound over Storytelling

Hurry Up Tomorrow: Sound over Storytelling

Hurry Up Tomorrow follows a fictionalized version of Abel Tesfaye (or The Weeknd) as he is stuck in a world tour after his girlfriend breaks up with him--and it was not mutual. After losing his voice due to stress during a performance, he decides to escape the typical...

Stelios: Music, the tool to freedom

Stelios: Music, the tool to freedom

Stelios follows Legendary Greek singer Stelios Kazantzakis, a Pontic refugee child who overcame challenges through talent and resilience. To be frank, the film is most reminiscent of something like Reagan, which I reviewed last year. It is covering a man who reached...

Rust: Leaving the West behind

Rust: Leaving the West behind

Note: It's important to keep in mind the tragedy that occurred on the set of Rust. Condolences to Halyna Hutchins and all those who loved her. This film was finished and edited likely with the idea to honor her contributions as much as possible. The film is dedicated...