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Danielle Kessler

Danielle Kessler's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Novocaine (2025) 81% EDIT “In no way is Novocaine reinventing the wheel, nor is its intended shock value truly shocking, but it’s just OK enough to earn a few laughs and allow audiences a chance to enjoy the comfort of its familiarity. ” – Spectrum Culture Mar 14, 2025 Full Review The Visitor (2024) 94% EDIT “Bawdy and playful, yet genuine and sexually and politically profound, LaBruce’s latest release sneers at the cishet agenda with gusto and pure eroticism. ” – Spectrum Culture Mar 12, 2025 Full Review One of Them Days (2025) 94% EDIT “This film debut from director Lawrence Lamont really channels the essence of comedy staples of the ‘90s, while being an embodiment of the Doechii generation. ” – Spectrum Culture Jan 17, 2025 Full Review A Complete Unknown (2024) 82% EDIT “Musical biopics have a tendency to be disastrous for many reasons, but James Mangold’s unbiased examination of Bob Dylan surpasses expectations with honest performances and an unwavering preservation of its subject’s music. ” – Spectrum Culture Jan 8, 2025 Full Review Queens (Reinas) (2024) 85% EDIT “As much as Klaudia Reynicke’s Reinas is a story of escaping reality, it is very much the projection of a father's avoidance of accountability. ” – Spectrum Culture Dec 5, 2024 Full Review A Real Pain (2024) 96% EDIT “Jesse Eisenberg’s second directorial effort is a moving and authentic exploration of family, grief, horror and humor. ” – Spectrum Culture Nov 18, 2024 Full Review The Fabulous Four (2024) 28% EDIT “Even with a dream cast and all the ingredients for a fun summer comedy, The Fabulous Four needs more than the occasional penis joke to keep it afloat. ” – Spectrum Culture Jul 29, 2024 Full Review Fresh Kills (2023) 93% EDIT “An actress' directorial debut gives us a different kind of crime film, looking at the conflicted women behind the violent men. ” – Spectrum Culture Jun 18, 2024 Full Review Sweet Dreams (2024) 69% EDIT “A formulaic plot and a layer of adolescent humor can't obscure this addiction film's honest, earnest beating heart. ” – Spectrum Culture Apr 17, 2024 Full Review Lousy Carter (2023) 71% EDIT “A bleak and cynical comedy about a pretentious loser facing death, at least this misfire put "Lousy" right there in its title. ” – Spectrum Culture Apr 1, 2024 Full Review Problemista (2023) 85% EDIT “This semi-autobiographical journey of an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador is adorned with surrealism but still manages to ground itself within the chaos, by delivering moments of raw human connection. ” – Spectrum Culture Mar 22, 2024 Full Review Night Shift (2023) 78% EDIT “So much is introduced in Night Shift that makes for a confused plot that lacks the confidence to commit to a genre and the character lore for it to succeed in shocking its audience. ” – Spectrum Culture Mar 12, 2024 Full Review Wonka (2023) 82% EDIT “There is a balance between whimsy and substance that allows the film’s sociopolitical themes to reach the audience with just a spoonful of sugar ” – Spectrum Culture Dec 18, 2023 Full Review Poor Things (2023) 92% EDIT “If you couldn’t previously imagine the intensity of climbing Maslow’s hierarchy of needs in the first months of life, you might have a sense of what this would feel like after viewing Poor Things. ” – Spectrum Culture Dec 8, 2023 Full Review Pianoforte (2023) 81% EDIT “Jakub Piatek’s Pianoforte brings forward the anxieties and aspirations of the young pianists in the International Chopin Competition. ” – Spectrum Culture Dec 6, 2023 Full Review The Persian Version (2023) 84% EDIT “Presents the real discomfort of being a woman, and the sacrifices made so common by our mothers. ” – Spectrum Culture Oct 23, 2023 Full Review Dicks: The Musical (2023) 68% EDIT “Dicks is the kind of film we’ll be seeing rise to cult status in a similar way we love the work of John Waters. ” – Spectrum Culture Oct 6, 2023 Full Review Flora and Son (2023) 93% EDIT “Thematically adjacent to Carney’s previous work in 2016’s loveable Sing Street, Flora and Son is a tender and hopeful embodiment of musical optimism. ” – Spectrum Culture Sep 25, 2023 Full Review Natty Knocks (2023) EDIT “Drenched in ‘70s nostalgia, it’s a nod to Halloween and lower brow slashers of the decade that makes an attempt at meta-horror, but too often misses the mark. ” – Spectrum Culture Aug 1, 2023 Full Review Joyland (2022) 98% EDIT “The ensemble is one that collectively adds perspective to an ever-personal relationship between one’s identity versus perceived identity based on gender performance, and further how that perception can deteriorate one’s self-actualization. ” – Spectrum Culture Apr 10, 2023 Full Review Róise & Frank (2022) 100% EDIT “This isn’t a film about magic, nor is it one about spirituality. It’s one about being present and remembering that each day is about growth. ” – Spectrum Culture Apr 4, 2023 Full Review Rodeo (2022) 80% EDIT “As jagged as its characters, the film has its small triumphs, but the big picture doesn’t quite come together. ” – Spectrum Culture Mar 20, 2023 Full Review Scream VI (2023) 77% EDIT “The newest addition to the satirical horror universe Wes Craven created breathes youthfulness back into its core, but undoubtedly and candidly respects what he’d created nearly three decades ago. ” – Spectrum Culture Mar 10, 2023 Full Review God's Time (2022) 60% EDIT “Sometimes restricted by its dependence on self-referentiality, God’s Time is both a uniquely youthful take on a classic genre, and one that if more committed to its deconstruction and depth could become a modern classic of its own. ” – Spectrum Culture Feb 28, 2023 Full Review 80 for Brady (2023) 59% EDIT “The topic of aging for women is always a sensitive one, but portrayals of genuine female friendship like in 80 for Brady will always offer an alternative narrative to the typical menopause-fearing propaganda we’ve been fed for far too long. ” – Spectrum Culture Feb 3, 2023 Full Review
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