<h1>Daniel Eng</h1>

Daniel Eng

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HotDocs ’23: Stephen Curry – Underrated

HotDocs ’23: Stephen Curry – Underrated

May 2, 2023

This was almost a very different documentary. Luckily, Stephen Curry is pretty good at Basketball. As audacious a title as Underrated may be for a film about a three-time NBA champion and a player who changed how the modern NBA plays, Curry's journey exhibits how he...

The Mountains – HotDocs 2023

The Mountains – HotDocs 2023

Apr 27, 2023

In The Mountains, director Christian Einshoj uses video to reflect on their family's past in a narrative documentary. In doing so, Einshoj's family provides a window into a personal story that many would refuse to tell. Beginning with the tragic death...

TIFF 2023 Predictions – The Most Anticipated

TIFF 2023 Predictions – The Most Anticipated

Apr 22, 2023

Lots of people in the Film World have been doing Cannes Predictions for this year's festival and it got me thinking: Why do predictions for a measly 20 or so films in Cannes competitions when you can predict the 200 or so films that will be at TIFF? That's impossible,...

To Catch a Killer: Psychological Spectacle

To Catch a Killer: Psychological Spectacle

Apr 21, 2023

Sometimes, when minds collide, they learn each other's wounds. To Catch a Killer is the first English film from the Oscar-nominated director of Wild Tales (2014) and his transition to American filmmaking sees him taking on a psychological thriller that centres around...

Showing Up: Art as a Mirror

Showing Up: Art as a Mirror

Apr 14, 2023

Showing Up is another pristine addition to auteur director Kelly Reichardt's filmography. Set in Reichardt's typical setting of rural Oregon, Lizzy (Michelle Williams) prepares to do a potentially career-changing art show. Her journey is a simple one, but nevertheless...

Chang Can Dunk: The need to reach the top

Chang Can Dunk: The need to reach the top

Mar 27, 2023

As far as I'm aware, I believe that Chang Can Dunk marks the first studio-produced, teen movie to have an Asian-American male as its protagonist. (If anyone knows one that came before this, please let me know.) Regardless, the representation in this film alone made it...