Daniel Bayer

Daniel Bayer has been in love with movies all his life, in love with the theater since he could sit still, and in love with tap dance since seeing Singin' in the Rain at nine years old. A nationally-ranked dancer in his teens, his theater credits are many and varied, both behind and on the stage. He now spends his days as a non-profit database manager and the rest of his time seeing, writing about, and talking about movies and theater. He is a proud member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. You can find him on the AwardsWatch and Next Best Picture podcasts, and on Twitter @dancindanonfilm.

‘Mean Girls’ Retrospective: 20 Years Later and It’s Still Fresh and Oh So Fetch

With its 2004-perfect styles and needle drops (not to mention cultural references), Mark Waters’s Mean Girls should feel like a… Read More

April 26, 2024

‘Abigail’ Review: Pirouette with a Vampire

Abigail, the latest baroque bloodbath from directing duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (aka Radio Silence), feels familiar. Too familiar,… Read More

April 18, 2024

‘Smugglers’ Review: Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves in Swinging 70s South Korean Heist | SXSW 2024

“How far must a man go to ‘earn’ a living,” asks an elderly fishing boat owner early in Smugglers, the… Read More

March 12, 2024

‘Imaginary’ Review: Blumhouse’s Latest Friend is All too Ordinary

A broken family struggling to accept a new, also broken member. A vaguely creepy old toy. An old house that… Read More

March 7, 2024

‘The Color Purple’ Review: Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks and Taraji P. Henson are Electric but the Film Can’t Break Free from the Stage

Adapting a stage musical for the screen has tripped up a fair share of filmmakers in the past. Hew too… Read More

December 19, 2023

Interview: Cinematographer Robbie Ryan on Using Ektachrome to Shoot ‘Poor Things’ and the Happy Accident That Made for a Perfect Shot

Robbie Ryan has been working as a cinematographer for around three decades, but that doesn’t mean he knows everything. When… Read More

November 20, 2023

‘Dear Jassi’ Review: Tarsem Frames Real Life Honor Killing as Stirring Spin on ‘Romeo & Juliet’ in His Best Film to Date | Toronto

The career of Tarsem Sing Dhandwar encompasses only five films since the year 2000, when his debut feature The Cell… Read More

September 17, 2023

‘Poolman’ Review: Chris Pine Skims the L.A. Underbelly in Homage to Classic Noir | Toronto

Chris Pine loves noir films. Mostly Chinatown, but really just noir films in general. This much is clear from his… Read More

September 13, 2023

‘One Life’ Review: James Hawes’ Holocaust Savior Story is Heroism Simply Told and That’s the Point | Toronto

There is no shortage of stories to be told about the Holocaust. Every person who was alive in Europe at… Read More

September 11, 2023

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