Dalin Rowell
School
The Art Institute Of New York City
Expertise
Fairy Tale Adaptations, Magical Girl Genre Anime, Rock N' Roll Musical Movie
- Dalin interned for "Doug" creator Jim Jinkins at his company, Cartoon Pizza.
- She had one of her movie reviews published on Leonard Maltin's website.
- She's seen every movie/TV adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast" more than once.
Experience
Dalin has worn many entertainment industry hats for over a decade. She started her career in 2011 as a lead transcriber, eventually moving towards becoming an archivist and post-coordinator on various reality TV productions. Around that same time, Dalin discovered her passion for film discussion and criticism, which led to her professional writing adventures. Since then, she's had her work published on numerous websites, including CBR, ScreenRant, TheDIS, and the Critical Film Critics. She's also been a featured guest on several podcasts, such as The Marvelists, The Major Issues podcast, and the Broken Brain. She's been a writer for /Film since 2017. She loves being a part of the Static Media family.
Education
Dalin has an associate's degree in Digital Video Production from The Art Institute of New York City.
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Stories By Dalin Rowell
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Just in time for Valentine's Day, let's take a look at the most under-appreciated romantic leading men to ever grace the screen.
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From traditional hand-drawn work to cutting edge CG animation, these movies represent the 10 best animated shorts of the decade.
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This summer was about sequels and action, but it was also about...feelings? These are the most touching summer movies of the year.
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With the new movie hitting theaters soon, here are the 10 most iconic Godzilla movie moments from across the franchise's massive history.
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With Detective Pikachu hitting theaters, we're taking a look back at the 10 greatest Pokemon movie moments from the franchise's two decade history.
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We look at five 80s movie villains who deserve a comeback on the big screen, either because they're underappreciated or because they're just that cool.
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Hellboy 2 turns 10 and it remains one of the best comic book movies ever made, even if it was overshadowed at the time of its release.
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With Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom now in theaters, we take a look at the nine best dinosaur movie moments, from the Jurassic Park franchise and beyond.
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30 years ago, Ron Howard and George Lucas made a fantasy movie. Now, let’s revisit Willow and see how this product of ‘80s Hollywood holds up.
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Every year we celebrate our moms on Mother's Day, even though they deserve more than just a single day of love. But to pile on with all the praise for mothers, we put together a list of 10 of the best movie moms, complete with some modern moms who deserve some love.
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With Frozen, Mean Girls and Beetlejuice all hitting the stage, we've assembled a list of the 10 best musical adaptations of movies.
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From Disney to Studio Ghibli, from hand-drawn to stop-motion, from purebred to mutt, here are the 11 best animated dogs in the movies.
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There is no Pacific Rim anime (yet!), but if you like these movies, you can't go wrong with checking out any of these classic films and shows.
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With Love, Simon in theaters now, we're taking a look at the 10 best LGBTQ movie romances, from recent masterpieces to surprising classics.
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Spice World came out 20 years ago. Does the film still hold up in any way? One writer, who was a young Spice Girls fan back in the day, investigates.
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For all of the holiday masochists out there, here are the 10 worst holiday specials you can force yourself to endure. Happy holidays.
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One writer takes a look back at the great Phantom of the Paradise, the Brian De Palma film that has developed a powerful following over the years.
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In our latest Unpopular Opinion column, one writer mounts a Stranger Things 2 defense, arguing that the second season tops the first one.
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October isn't entirely about the scares – here is our quick guide to the 10 spookiest movie romances for a change of pace this Halloween.
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Disney's animated movies owned the '90s, but what about the short-lived Amblimation? Do their movies hold up over 20 years later?
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In our Ducktales review, we explore how the first episode of the rebooted series pays homage to the original while blazing a new trail.
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With War for the Planet of the Apes arriving this week, we've revisited the previous films in the series for a list of the best Planet of the Apes scenes.
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With War for the Planet of the Apes out this week, let's examine the some of the best motion capture characters to ever grace the screen.
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Everyone is familiar with the the "renaissance" of the early '90s, but do the late '90s Disney movies hold up at all 20 years later?
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Baby Driver is built around its soundtrack, but as our list of the best Edgar Wright musical moments showcases, he's always had a knack for this.
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It's the Batman and Robin 20th anniversary and the famously terrible superhero movie is still teaching the genre invaluable lessons.
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The character of Cruz Ramirez in Cars 3 exposes the gender divide in the entertainment industry, both in Hollywood and in film criticism.