<h1>Daniel Eng</h1>

Daniel Eng

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The Penguin Lessons: Children of the Pingüino

The Penguin Lessons: Children of the Pingüino

Mar 28, 2025

In 1976, Tom Michel, a British bloke looking for a teaching jobs, winds up in Argentina at a prestigious private school. However, even a private school life is not separate from the chaos of the rising military dictatorship that threatens to control the country. As...

Dope Thief: Not Quite Robin Hood

Dope Thief: Not Quite Robin Hood

Mar 21, 2025

Dope Thief follows Ray (Brian Tyree Henry), a man who is struggling to make more out of the little that he has. He tells his step-mother (who is more like his real mom) that he paints houses but really he is battling the drug war in an illegal--but more ethical--way....

Mickey 17: The Multiples will be Alright

Mickey 17: The Multiples will be Alright

Mar 11, 2025

Mickey 17, Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho's follow up to the Best Picture winning, Parasite, was always going to come with high expectations and this one came with a high budget as well. The hook is probably the simplest of his films to get on board with. Mickey Barnes...

This Time Next Year: Be Open to Love

This Time Next Year: Be Open to Love

Mar 7, 2025

From the editor of Notting Hill and Love, Actually--the only film my girlfriend's mom has seen more than once-- comes a film that aims for that same comfort. Set in modern day London, we follow Minnie Driver (Like the car), a woman who is convinced that she is cursed...

Parthenope: Knowledge and Beauty

Parthenope: Knowledge and Beauty

Feb 18, 2025

The whole film we are kept at a distance from our protagonist Parthenope, who represents the beauty that Sorrentino always seems to be trying to capture in his films. Parthenope follows the titular character in her university life in Naples, where she seems committed...

The Colors Within: Music as a Sanctuary

The Colors Within: Music as a Sanctuary

Jan 22, 2025

From the director of A Silent Voice, Naoko Yamada, The Colors Within follows Totsuko, a young lonely girl whose time at an all-Catholic girls school has been quite fulfilling. However, her unique ability to see people as different colors leads her to find people whose...