California Literary Review

Dan Fields

Dan Fields is a graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in Film. He has written for the California Literary Review since 2010.He is also co-founder and animator for Fields Point Pictures, and the frontman of Houston-based folk band Polecat Rodeo.Google+, Twitter

Stories By Dan Fields

Movies

Movie Review: Anna Karenina
By Dan FieldsFebruary 19, 2026
The hard truth, impossible to dodge, is that this is not Tolstoy’s world. It is more...
Movies

Movie Review: Killing Them Softly
By Dan FieldsFebruary 17, 2026
Killing Them Softly has all the right elements for a blistering satire, or merely a solid,...
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Blu-Ray Review: The Dark Knight Rises
By Dan FieldsFebruary 16, 2026
Whereas the Joker (Heath Ledger) simply sought to destroy the world in random outbursts, Bane represents...
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Movie Review: Mama
By Dan FieldsFebruary 5, 2026
Mama is a movie of weight and a certain dark beauty. It is unlikely to change...
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Movie Review: Beautiful Creatures
By Dan FieldsJanuary 26, 2026
Scripted and paced with impressive skill and thoughtfulness, this movie manages to be witty, racy, and...
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Much Ado About Joss Whedon
By Dan FieldsJanuary 20, 2026
Is Joss Whedon's biggest year ever taking a second lap?
Movies & TV

Movie Review: Spring Breakers
By Dan FieldsJanuary 13, 2026
It is a painful stretch to suggest that most of the movie is each girl’s troubling...
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Movie Review: Mud
By Dan FieldsJanuary 4, 2026
With just three feature films to his name, writer and director Jeff Nichols has already set...
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Movie Review: The Pirates! Band of Misfits
By Dan FieldsNovember 23, 2025
Meanwhile, the West Indies are buzzing with the imminent Pirate Of The Year Awards. The most...
Best Movies

Blu-Ray/DVD Review: The Wicker Tree
By Dan FieldsNovember 22, 2025
The rites themselves have changed in practice if not in spirit, and the movie rekindles enough...