<h1>Daniel Eng</h1>

Daniel Eng

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The Strangers: Chapter Two – A Violent Night

The Strangers: Chapter Two – A Violent Night

The Strangers Chapter Two has one idea in mind: scare the audience. Most horror movies have this goal. The opening quote that says that 'thousands of people are killed by strangers every year in the U.S' at the very least makes the fear of violent death more palpable...

TIFF ’25: Eternity – Till Death do we decide

TIFF ’25: Eternity – Till Death do we decide

Eternity follows an elderly Larry who ends up in the afterlife and wants his wife, Joan, to join him. However, standing in the way is Joan's first husband, Luke, who died in the Korean War. Now, Larry and Luke must get Joan to make the impossible decision of which...

TIFF ’25: Silent Friend – Isolation & Nature

TIFF ’25: Silent Friend – Isolation & Nature

Silent Friend is a quietly ambitious film about three different people at three different points in time, united by a connection to plants and a fascination for the world around them. The early score and song selections contribute to a nice calming atmosphere. They...

TIFF ’25: Hamnet – Art as Grief

Hamnet tells the tale of William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) and his wife, Agnes (Jessie Buckley) as they meet, fall in love and grow a family together. While Shakespeare is an upcoming playwright, this film is about Agnes and her experience of her life with William and...

TIFF ’25: Franz – Capitalizing on the Dead

TIFF ’25: Franz – Capitalizing on the Dead

Franz follows the life of Franz Kafka, both how he lived as a man and how his work has lived on as an influential force in the literary world. By cutting back and forth in time, we get a full glimpse of Kafka's life and attempt to understand an eccentric man whose...

TIFF ’25: Cover-Up – Why we need Journalism

TIFF ’25: Cover-Up – Why we need Journalism

Cover-Up documents the many different stories broken by the acclaimed journalist Seymour (Sy) Hersch. By getting into his life and background, Cover-Up creates a candid portrait of a man who has covered scandals and conspiracies of the most powerful countries and...

TIFF ’25: Scarlet – How do you Avenge?

Scarlet twists the story of Hamlet and places it in an anime world. Here, Scarlet is the daughter of a medieval King who is murdered by his brother, Cladius. Before she can execute her plan of revenge, she finds herself in an afterlife that blends the rules of time,...

TIFF ’25: If I had Legs I’d Kick You

TIFF ’25: If I had Legs I’d Kick You

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You follows working mother Linda who finds herself having a really bad--and unfortunate--few weeks. It starts as she has to move her daughter, who has been struggling with a health issue, out of their apartment due to a large leak. The two wind...