Single Take, Canon Fodder & Dare Daniel

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CANON-FODDER_S01_E61.mp3 The Green Ray (1986; Dir.: Eric Rohmer) Canon Fodder Episode 61 After spending several months deciding where to hold the annual Canon Fodder company retreat, Daniel and Corky slouch all the way from Cherbourg to Biarritz to review Eric Rohmer’s The Green Ray. Also known as Le Rayon Vert, the film follows the emotionally messy Delphine on her unsuccessful attempts to take a languorous French vacation. But did your hosts feel that Rohmer’s film Vert‘s so good or were they unable to get their Rayon on? THE GREEN RAY FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #225 [tied] World premiere: Aug. 29, 1986 IMDB synopsis: “It’s July, and Delphine has nowhere to go for the summer. She feels very bored and “empty”, but this won’t last; one day she accidently meets someone who seems to be totally made for her…” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Theatrical trailer for The Green Ray Delphine in the countryside Hiding from the World NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Out of the Past (1947; Dir.: Jacques Tourneur) IMDB synopsis: “A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses, and duplicitous dames.” Our review of Out of the Past comes out Tuesday, May 26! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – The Green Ray appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/CANON-FODDER_S01_E60.mp3 Andrei Rublev (1966; Dir.: Andrei Tarkovsky) Canon Fodder Episode 60 For their latest cinematic adventure, Daniel and Corky take a hang-gliding tour of 15th century Russia to review Andrei Tarkovsky’s remarkable Andrei Rublev. A visually awe-inspiring anti-biopic of the legendary icon painter, Andrei Rublev is about faith and art trampled by the entrenched powers of ignorance and avarice. But did your hosts succumb to the passion of this magnificent movie, or do they need to have their bells rung? ANDREI RUBLEV FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #67 [tied] World premiere: Dec. 16, 1966 (Moscow) IMDB synopsis: “The life, times and afflictions of the fifteenth-century Russian iconographer St. Andrei Rublev.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Restoration trailer for Andrei Rublev The hang glider The pagans The bell maker NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE The Green Ray (1986; Dir.: Eric Rohmer) IMDB synopsis: “It’s July, and Delphine has nowhere to go for the summer. She feels very bored and “empty”, but this won’t last; one day she accidently meets someone who seems to be totally made for her…” Our review of The Green Ray comes out Tuesday, May 12! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Andrei Rublev appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/CANON-FODDER_S01_E59.mp3 A Touch of Zen (1971; Dir.: King Hu) Canon Fodder Episode 59 In this highly enlightened episode, Daniel and Corky bring their cinematic world tour to Taiwan to review King Hu’s widescreen wuxia epic. A story of corruption, subterfuge, and ghosts both real and imaginary, A Touch of Zen starts slow but keeps building for three hours towards a transcendently psychedelic ending. But did your hosts resist Hu’s Touch, or is the Zen truly mightier than the sword? A TOUCH OF ZEN FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #225 [tied] World premiere: July 10, 1970 (Taiwan) IMDB synopsis: “A lady fugitive on the run from corrupt government officials is joined in her endeavors by an unambitious painter and skilled Buddhist monks.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for A Touch of Zen The Shaolin monks Bamboo forest fight NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Andrei Rublev (1966; Dir.: Andrei Tarkovsky) IMDB synopsis: “The life, times and afflictions of the fifteenth-century Russian iconographer St. Andrei Rublev.” Our review of Andrei Rublev comes out Tuesday, April 28! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – A Touch of Zen appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/SINGLETAKE_S01_E09_Hamlet-The-Bone-Temple.mp3 Single Take with Daniel Barnes Episode 9 Interminably disgraced film critic Daniel Barnes is back with another episode of his wet and wild Single Take podcast. This week, Daniel reviews Riz Ahmed, all melancholy and no Dane in the title role of Aneil Karia’s reimagined Hamlet (2026). Daniel also offers his Single Take on 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple and other films now available on VOD and streaming services. Hamlet (2026; Dir.: Aneil Karia) DANIEL SAYS: DUMP IT *Now playing at the Tower Theatre in Sacramento. IMDB Synopsis: “Hamlet comes home for his father’s funeral and finds his uncle Claudius marrying his widowed mother Gertrude. His father’s ghost reveals Claudius murdered him, leading Hamlet toward revenge and introspection.” 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026; Dir.: Nia DaCosta) DANIEL SAYS: BUMP IT *Now streaming on Netflix. IMDB Synopsis: “As Spike is inducted into Jimmy Crystal’s gang on the mainland, Dr. Kelson makes a discovery that could alter the world.” Read more of Daniel’s reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes and listen to Daniel on the Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder podcasts. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Listen Notes, Spotify, Pandora, Pocket Casts and more.   The post Single Take – “Hamlet” (2026) appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/SINGLETAKE_S01_E08_TheDramaMiroirsNo3.mp3 Single Take with Daniel Barnes Episode 8 Irregularly disgraced film critic Daniel Barnes is back with another episode of his boffo blockbuster Single Take podcast. Although he was never really a plumber, Daniel shook up the 2008 presidential race when he confronted Barack Obama about… Oh shoot, I’m confusing him with Joe the Plumber again. That Daniel Barnes guy just reviews movies. This week, Daniel reviews Zendaya and Robert Pattinson as the perfect couple gone wrong in The Drama. Daniel also offers his Single Take on Paula Beer in Christan Petzold’s latest drama, Miroirs No. 3. The Drama (2026; Dir.: Kristoffer Borgli) DANIEL SAYS: BUMP IT *Now playing everywhere. IMDB Synopsis: “A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.” Miroirs No. 3 (2026; Dir.: Christian Petzold) DANIEL SAYS: BUMP IT *Now playing everywhere. IMDB Synopsis: “After a car crash kills her boyfriend, piano student Laura is taken in by Betty, who witnessed the accident. Living with Betty’s family brings comfort, but Laura starts questioning their intentions as time passes.” Read more of Daniel’s reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes, and listen to Daniel on the Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder podcasts. Listen and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Listen Notes, Spotify, Pandora, Pocket Casts and wherever fine podcasts are consumed. The post Single Take – “The Drama” and “Miroirs No. 3” appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CANON-FODDER_S01_E58.mp3 The Night of the Hunter (1955; Dir.: Charles Laughton) Canon Fodder Episode 58 Daniel and Corky are leaning… leaning… leaning on the everlasting charms of Robert Mitchum in Charles Laughton’s stone-cold masterpiece The Night of the Hunter. Unquestionably the greatest film directed by someone who only made one movie, The Night of the Hunter influenced filmmakers from David Lynch to Spike Lee to Guillermo del Toro. But did your hosts go gentle into that great Night, or do they possess the hearts of a lonely Hunter? THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #25 [tied] World premiere: July 26, 1955 (Des Moines, IA) IMDB synopsis: “A self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he’d stolen in a robbery.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Original theatrical trailer for The Night of the Hunter The story of right-hand left-hand Harry and God The Devil wins sometimes Daniel’s 2010 review of The Night of the Hunter NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE A Touch of Zen (1971; Dir.: King Hu) IMDB synopsis: “A lady fugitive on the run from corrupt government officials is joined in her endeavors by an unambitious painter and skilled Buddhist monks.” Our review of A Touch of Zen comes out Tuesday, April 14! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – The Night of the Hunter appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SINGLETAKE_S01_E07_ProjectHailMaryReadyOrNot2Alternate-1.mp3 Single Take with Daniel Barnes Episode 7 Regularly disgraced film critic Daniel Barnes returns with another episode of his world record-setting Single Take podcast. One of the first true MySpace celebrities, Daniel is best known for starring in the reality show A Shot at Love, although a controversial sex tape would prove…hang on a second, I’m thinking of Tila Tequila. That Daniel Barnes guy just reviews movies. This week, Daniel reviews Ryan Gosling in the highly anticipated sci-fi adventure Project Hail Mary. Daniel also offers his Single Take on the lowly anticipated horror sequel Ready or Not 2: Here I Come. Listen as Daniel talks about space bacteria, spontaneous explosions and stolen spotlights. Project Hail Mary (2026; Dir.: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller) DANIEL SAYS: BUMP IT *Now playing everywhere. IMDB Synopsis: “Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up alone on a spaceship light-years from Earth. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing the sun, and save Earth. An unexpected friendship may be the key.” Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026; Dir.: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett) DANIEL SAYS: DUMP IT *Now playing everywhere. IMDB Synopsis: “After surviving one deadly game, Grace and her sister Faith must now outrun four rival families competing for a powerful throne – winner takes all.” Read more of Daniel’s reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes, and listen to Daniel on the Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder podcasts. Listen and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Listen Notes, Spotify, Pandora, Pocket Casts and wherever fine podcasts are consumed. The post Single Take – “Project Hail Mary” and “Ready or Not 2” appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CANON-FODDER_S01_E57.mp3 Brief Encounter (1945; Dir.: David Lean) Canon Fodder Episode 57 On this very stiff-upper-lip episode, Daniel and Corky make a date to review David Lean’s masterful romance Brief Encounter. A seemingly simple yet remarkably complex story of an illicit affair elevated by Lean’s cinematic mastery, Brief Encounter set a standard that few tragic romances have ever matched. But did the film ignite cinematic Flames of Passion for your hosts? BRIEF ENCOUNTER FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #211 [tied] World premiere: Nov. 26, 1945 (London) IMDB synopsis: “Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Original theatrical trailer for Brief Encounter “Shall I see you again?” Over the bridge Runnin’ in the rain NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE The Night of the Hunter (1955; Dir.: Charles Laughton) IMDB synopsis: “A self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he’d stolen in a robbery.” Our review of The Night of the Hunter comes out Tuesday, March 31! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Brief Encounter appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SINGLETAKE_S01_E06_HoppersInTheBlinkOfAnEye.mp3 Single Take with Daniel Barnes Episode 6 Sporadically disgraced film critic Daniel Barnes returns with another episode of his smash hit Single Take podcast. Best known for recycling animal byproducts into protein meal, fats and biofuel ingredients, Daniel is famed for reducing waste and… Hang on a second. I’m describing a rendering plant. Daniel Barnes is just some guy who reviews movies. This week, Daniel takes a hop on the wild side to review Hoppers, the latest film from Pixar. Daniel also offers his Single Take on Rashida Jones and Kate McKinnon in Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton’s Hulu exclusive In the Blink of an Eye. Listen as Daniel talks about oily beavers, caveman acorns and his ideas for remodeling the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Hoppers (2026; Dir.: Daniel Chong) DANIEL SAYS: BUMP IT *Now playing everywhere. IMDB Synopsis: “A 19-year-old animal lover uses technology that places her consciousness into a robotic beaver to uncover mysteries within the animal world beyond her imagination.” In the Blink of an Eye (2026; Dir.: Andrew Stanton) DANIEL SAYS: DUMP IT *Now streaming on Hulu. IMDB Synopsis: “Three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection and the circle of life.” Read more of Daniel’s reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes, and listen to Daniel on the Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder podcasts. Listen and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Listen Notes, Spotify, Pandora, Pocket Casts and wherever fine podcasts are consumed. The post Single Take – “Hoppers” and “In the Blink of an Eye” appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CANON-FODDER_S01_E56.mp3 Orlando (1992; Dir.: Sally Potter) Canon Fodder Episode 56 Daniel and Corky cut their central Florida vacation short to review Sally Potter’s Orlando (1992). An adaptation of a Virginia Woolf novel long thought unfilmable, Orlando provided the supernatural Tilda Swinton with her breakout role. But did your hosts find Orlando to be a magic kingdom, or a tragic kingdom? ORLANDO (1992) FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #157 [tied] World premiere: Sep. 1, 1992 (Venice Film Festival) IMDB synopsis: “After Queen Elizabeth I commands him not to grow old, a young nobleman struggles with love and his place in the world.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Original theatrical trailer for Orlando (1992) Ah, Poetry! The maze runner Tilda eye contact montage NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Brief Encounter (1945; Dir.: David Lean) IMDB synopsis: “Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.” Our review of Brief Encounter comes out Tuesday, March 17! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Orlando (1992) appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SINGLETAKE_S01_E05_Scream7Dreams.mp3 Single Take with Daniel Barnes Episode 5 Perennially disgraced film critic Daniel Barnes returns with another episode of his white-hot Single Take podcast. A born entertainer known for his incredibly affable personality, Daniel boasts numerous stage and screen credits. But he’s perhaps best known for creating “Carpool Karaoke”, a delightful series of sketches in which…oh, you know what? I was thinking of James Corden. Daniel Barnes is just some guy who reviews movies. This week, Daniel takes a Munch out of Scream 7, the latest entry in the still-somehow-straggling-along horror franchise. Daniel also offers his Single Take on Oscar winner Jessica Chastain in the erotic drama Dreams. Listen as Daniel discusses Sha Na Na slasher flicks, forced nostalgia death marches and dreams he’s like to forget. Scream 7 (2026; Dir.: Kevin Williamson) DANIEL SAYS: DUMP IT *Now playing everywhere. IMDB Synopsis: “When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target.” Dreams (2026; Dir.: Michel Franco) DANIEL SAYS: DUMP IT *Now playing in the San Francisco Bay Area. Opening Friday, March 6, at the Tower Theatre in Sacramento. IMDB Synopsis: “A powerful American socialite (Jessica Chastain) and an undocumented Mexican ballet dancer begin a dangerous affair in this tense, erotic drama.” Read more of Daniel’s reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes, and listen to Daniel on the Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder podcasts. Listen and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Listen Notes, Spotify, Pandora, Pocket Casts and more. The post Single Take – “Scream 7” & “Dreams” appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SINGLETAKE_S01_E04_KokuhoYoungMothers.mp3 Single Take with Daniel Barnes Episode 4 Gracefully disgraced film critic Daniel Barnes returns with another episode of his outrageously popular Single Take podcast. Also known as wolfram, Daniel is a steel-grey metal with an unusually high melting point.  Often used as an industrial catalyst, Daniel…oh, hang on. My bad, I was thinking of the atomic element tungsten. Daniel Barnes is just some guy who reviews movies. This week, Daniel offers his Single Take on Kokuho, the ravishing kabuki epic that conquered the Japanese box office. He also reviews Young Mothers, the latest film from the decorated Dardenne brothers. Listen as Daniel discusses titular half-truths, kabuki King Lear and Belgian brothers who don’t waffle. Kokuho (2025; Dir.: Lee Sang-il) DANIEL SAYS: BUMP IT *Now playing in the Bay Area and Sacramento. IMDB Synopsis: “In post-war Japan’s economic boom, gangster family-born Kikuo Tachibana finds himself adopted by a kabuki actor. Despite life’s challenges, he develops into a gifted performer.” Young Mothers (2026; Dir.: Luc & Jean-Pierre Dardenne) DANIEL SAYS: BUMP IT *Premiering on digital and VOD services on Tues., Feb. 24. IMDB Synopsis: “Five young mothers living in a shelter strive for a better future for themselves and kids amidst challenging upbringings.” Read more of Daniel’s reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes, and listen to Daniel on the Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder podcasts. Listen and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Listen Notes, Spotify, Pandora, Pocket Casts and more. The post Single Take – “Kokuho” and “Young Mothers” appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CANON-FODDER_S01_E55.mp3 A Woman Under the Influence (1974; Dir.: John Cassavetes) Canon Fodder Episode 55 Podcast influencers Daniel Barnes and Corky McDonnell recorded this episode while under the influence of Gena Rowlands’ powerhouse performance in this naturalistic yet weirdly wacky domestic drama. Your hosts can talk the talk, but can they Falk the Falk? A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #114 [tied] World premiere: Nov. 18, 1974 IMDB synopsis: “Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Original theatrical trailer for A Woman Under the Influence Drunk kids Family dinner On the beach Gena and Peter 30 years after NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Orlando (1992; Dir.: Sally Potter) IMDB synopsis: “After Queen Elizabeth I commands him not to grow old, a young nobleman struggles with love and his place in the world.” Our review of Orlando comes out Tuesday, March 3! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – A Woman Under the Influence appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SINGLETAKE_S01_E03_WutheringHeightsPresidentsCake.mp3 Single Take with Daniel Barnes Episode 3 Wuthering Heights (2026; Dir.: Emerald Fennell) DANIEL SAYS: BUMP IT *Now playing everywhere. IMDB Synopsis: “A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw.” The President’s Cake (2025; Dir.: Hasan Hadi) DANIEL SAYS: BUMP IT *Now playing in Bay Area theaters. Opening at the Tower Theatre in Sacramento on Friday, Feb. 27. IMDB Synopsis: “In 1990s Iraq, 9-year-old Lamia must bake the President’s birthday cake. She scrambles to find ingredients for this compulsory task while facing potential punishment if she fails.” Intermittently disgraced film critic Daniel Barnes returns with another episode of his wildly popular Single Take podcast. A beloved entertainer famed for his distinctively campy comedic delivery, Daniel is perhaps best known for dishing out witty one-liners as the long-time “center square” on…You know what, never mind, I was thinking of Paul Lynde. Daniel Barnes is just some guy who reviews movies. This week, Daniel offers his Single Take on Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in Emerald Fennell’s horny-as-hell update of Wuthering Heights. He also reviews The President’s Cake from Iraqi director Hasan Hadi. Daniel also talks for a few minutes about the most celebrated films from this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Listen as Daniel ruffles his own feathers about farmers market discoveries, fish fingers, pet zones and dictator desserts. Read more of Daniel’s reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes, and listen to Daniel on the Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder podcasts. Keep checking back for more episodes of Single Take with Daniel Barnes. The post Single Take – “Wuthering Heights” and “The President’s Cake” appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CANON-FODDER_S01_E54.mp3 Where Is the Friend’s House? (1987; Dir.: Abbas Kiarostami) Canon Fodder Episode 54 The first film in Kiarostami’s so-called “Koker trilogy,” Where Is the Friend’s House? is a universally recognizable yet culturally and regionally specific slice-of-life with surprising moments of comedy and suspense. Abbas made what seems like a Canon-worthy no-brainer, but did this winner take it all, or did your hosts disagree the way old friends do? WHERE IS THE FRIEND’S HOUSE? FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #157 [tied] World premiere: Feb. 1987 (Fajr International Film Festival) IMDB synopsis: “Eight-year-old Ahmed has mistakenly taken his friend Mohammad’s notebook. He wants to return it, or else his friend will be expelled from school. The boy determinedly sets out to find Mohammad’s home in the neighbouring village.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Official trailer for Where Is the Friend’s House? The journey begins Views on parenting “Good work.” [final scene] NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE A Woman Under the Influence (1974; Dir.: John Cassavetes) IMDB synopsis: “Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.” Our review of A Woman Under the Influence comes out Tuesday, Feb. 17! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Where Is the Friend’s House appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SINGLETAKE_S01_E02_SendHelpTheRip.mp3 Single Take with Daniel Barnes Episode 2 Send Help (2026; Dir.: Sam Raimi) DANIEL SAYS: BUMP IT *Now playing everywhere. IMDB Synopsis: “An employee and her insufferable boss become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. Here, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, will they make it out alive?” The Rip (2026; Dir.: Joe Carnahan) DANIEL SAYS: DUMP IT *Now streaming on Netflix. IMDB Synopsis: “A group of Miami cops discovers a stash of millions in cash, leading to distrust as outsiders learn about the huge seizure, making them question who to rely on.” Occasionally disgraced film critic Daniel Barnes returns with another episode of the Single Take podcast. One of the nation’s foremost political satirists, Daniel is best known for his hilarious musical parodies of current events, frequently performing on Meet the Press with his American flag-themed piano. Hang on, that’s Mark Russell. Daniel Barnes is just some guy who reviews movies. This week, Daniel offers his Single Take on Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien in Send Help, a survival-ry showdown that marks a sort-of return to form for Sam Raimi. He also reviews Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in Joe Carnahan’s crime thriller The Rip.  Listen along as Daniel talks to himself about gonzo fluids, bad baseball movies, social pariahs and ultra-efficient mediocrity. Read more of Daniel’s reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes, and listen to Daniel on the Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder podcasts. Keep checking back for more episodes of Single Take with Daniel Barnes. The post Single Take – “Send Help” & “The Rip” appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SINGLE-TAKE_S01_E01_AtropiaMercy.mp3 Single Take with Daniel Barnes Episode 1 Atropia (2026; Dir.: Hailey Gates) DANIEL SAYS: DUMP IT *Now playing in the San Francisco Bay Area and other select markets. IMDB Synopsis: “Follows an aspiring actress working on a U.S. military base that simulates an Iraqi war zone.” Mercy (2026; Timur Bekmambetov) DANIEL SAYS: DUMP IT *Now playing everywhere. IMDB Synopsis: “In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced A.I. Judge he once championed, before it determines his fate.” It’s a new year and a new podcast for world-famous film critic Daniel Barnes! Known for his provocative yet family-friendly brand of humor, Daniel brings along his beloved cast of puppet characters, including grumpy old man Walter, the irascible Achmed the Dead Terrorist, and Bubba J, a stereotypical NASCAR enthusiast…oh wait, that’s ventriloquist Jeff Dunham. Daniel Barnes is just a guy who reviews movies. This week, Daniel offers his Single Take on Alia Shawkat in Atropia, an overstuffed yet underdeveloped satire about an ambitious actress role-playing revolutionaries in elaborately staged war games. He also looks at Mercy, a sci-fi whodunit starring Chris Pratt as a cop-on-the-edge trying to find “the real killers” before artificial intelligence seals his fate. Listen along as Daniel begs mercy for January unicorns, CD-ROM murder mysteries and 20-year-old The Daily Show jokes. Read more of Daniel’s reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes, and listen to Daniel on the Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder podcasts. Keep checking back for more episodes of Single Take with Daniel Barnes. The post Single Take – “Atropia” & “Mercy” appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/CANON-FODDER_S01_E53.mp3 Pierrot le Fou (1965; Dir.: Jean-Luc Godard) Canon Fodder Episode 53 Daniel and Corky go on the lam with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina to review Jean-Luc Godard’s apocalyptic road movie Pierrot le Fou. But were your hosts Vague-ly entranced by Godard’s Nouvelle vision, or did they act the Fou? PIERROT LE FOU FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #85 [tied] World premiere: Aug. 29, 1965 (Venice Film Festival) IMDB synopsis: “Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Official trailer for Pierrot le Fou A Galaxie in the ocean “A film is like a battleground.” Kissing cars NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Where Is the Friend’s House? (1987; Dir.: Abbas Kiarostami) IMDB synopsis: “Eight-year-old Ahmed has mistakenly taken his friend Mohammad’s notebook. He wants to return it, or else his friend will be expelled from school. The boy determinedly sets out to find Mohammad’s home in the neighbouring village.” Our review of Where Is the Friend’s House comes out Tuesday, Feb. 3! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Pierrot le Fou appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/CANON-FODDER_S01_DanielBestOf2025.mp3 Daniel’s Best & Worst Films of 2025 Quasi-disgraced pseudo-critic Daniel Barnes takes a solo excursion through the year in cinema to share his best and worst films of 2025. Daniel also discusses some of the awards contenders, blockbusters and bombs that did not make either of his lists. He also previews next week’s new Canon Fodder episode, in which Daniel and Corky review Jean-Luc Godard’s Pierrot le Fou. CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Daniel’s 2025 Ranked list on Letterboxd Daniel’s 2025 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards ballot NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Pierrot le Fou (1965; Dir.: Jean-Luc Godard) IMDB synopsis: “Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.” Our review of Pierrot le Fou comes out Tuesday, Jan. 20. Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Daniel’s Best & Worst Films of 2025 appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CANON-FODDER_S01_BEST-OF-2025.mp3 Canon Fodder Best of 2025 Film critic Daniel Barnes and comedy legend Corky McDonnell review their favorite films and moments from the last year of the Canon Fodder podcast. Your hosts also offer bonus mini-reviews and rulings on disputed films such as Distant Voices, Still Lives, The Long Day Closes, Bound, Salvatore Giuliani and Pale Flower. CANON FODDER 2025 FACTS & FIGURES Episodes released in 2025: 23 First film reviewed: India Song Last film reviewed: Metropolis Most popular episode: Videodrome NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Pierrot le Fou (1965; Dir.: Jean-Luc Godard) IMDB synopsis: “Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.” Our review of Pierrot le Fou comes out Tuesday, Jan. 20. Join us next week when Daniel shares his Best and Worst Films of 2025! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder Best of 2025 appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CANON-FODDER_S01_E52.mp3 Metropolis (1927; Dir.: Fritz Lang) Canon Fodder Episode 52 Daniel and Corky crank up the city lights for the jaw-dropping dystopia of Fritz Lang’s fully restored Metropolis (1927). Directly or indirectly influencing a century of pop culture from Blade Runner to Diamond Dogs, Lang’s film continues to amaze and inspire. But did your hosts appreciate Lang’s outstanding vision, or are they on the Fritz? METROPOLIS (1927) FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #67 [tied] World premiere: Jan. 10, 1927 IMDB synopsis: “In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city’s mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Official trailer for Metropolis (1927) The Moloch! Maria’s transformation Metropolis cityscape NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Pierrot le Fou (1965; Dir.: Jean-Luc Godard) IMDB synopsis: “Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.” Our review of Pierrot le Fou comes out Tuesday, Jan. 20! Join us in two weeks for our Best of Canon Fodder 2025 episode! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Metropolis (1927) appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/CANON-FODDER_S01_E51.mp3 Paisan (1946; Dir.: Roberto Rossellini) Canon Fodder Episode 51 Daniel and Corky keep it Neo-Real with their review of Italian Neo-Realist icon Roberto Rossellini’s highly influential Paisan. Rather than simple tales of heroes at war, Rossellini offers bitterness-tinged stories of tenuous brotherhood along the Allied path to victory. But did this WWII anthology leave your hosts battling a bulge, or do they have their heads up their Anzio? PAISAN (1946) FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #196 [tied] World premiere: September 1946 (Venice Film Festival) IMDB synopsis: “American military personnel interact warily with a variety of Italian locals over a year and a half in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces make their retreat.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Martin Scorsese presents Paisan The opening scenes “You can’t cross the road now.” Just watch the whole movie NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Metropolis (1927; Dir.: Fritz Lang) IMDB synopsis: “In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city’s mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.” Our review of Metropolis comes out Dec. 16! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Paisan (1946) appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/CANON-FODDER_S01_E50.mp3 Vagabond (1985; Dir.: Agnes Varda) Canon Fodder Episode 50 Daniel and Corky explore the dark side of the sunny South of France with Agnes Varda’s 1985 movie Vagabond. Sandrine Bonnaire plays the equally frustrating and fascinating title character, a young woman trudging across the French countryside without passion or purpose. Your hosts also share their thoughts on Leonardo DiCaprio in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. VAGABOND FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #101 [tied] World premiere: September 1985 (Venice Film Festival) IMDB synopsis: “A young woman’s body is found frozen in a ditch. Through flashbacks and interviews, we see the events that led to her inevitable death.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Theatrical trailer for Vagabond  Mona & the Statue “She’s a sound sleeper.” Tracking shots NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Paisan (1946; Dir.: Roberto Rossellini) IMDB synopsis: “American military personnel interact warily with a variety of Italian locals over a year and a half in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces make their retreat.” Our review of Paisan comes out Dec. 2! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Vagabond (1985) appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/CANON-FODDER_S01_BADLANDS-DIE-MY-LOVE.mp3 Die My Love (2025; Dir.: Lynne Ramsay) GRADE: C+ *Now playing in the San Francisco Bay Area and other select markets. IMDB Synopsis: “Grace, a writer and young mother, is slowly slipping into madness. Locked away in an old house in and around Montana, we see her acting increasingly agitated and erratic, leaving her companion, Jackson, increasingly worried and helpless.” Predator: Badlands (2025; Dir.: Dan Trachtenberg) GRADE: B- *Now playing everywhere. IMDB Synopsis: “A young Predator outcast from his clan finds an unlikely ally on his journey in search of the ultimate adversary.” In this questionably special mini-episode, film critic Daniel Barnes reviews two new releases – Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love and Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator: Badlands. Die My Love is an emotionally scorching anti-love story with a powerfully fearless lead performance by Jennifer Lawrence. Predator: Badlands is Trachtenberg’s third entry into the Predator-verse, and his second this year alone after the animated movie Killer of Killers. Listen along as Daniel talks to himself about song surgery, doomed dogs and pandering predators. Read more of Daniel’s reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes, and listen to Daniel on the Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder podcasts. The post Daniel Reviews “Die My Love” and “Predator: Badlands” appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CANON-FODDER_S01_E49.mp3 Pather Panchali (1955; Dir.: Satyajit Ray) Canon Fodder Episode 49 Daniel and Corky follow the song of the little road to 1910’s Bengal to review Pather Panchali, the first film in Satyajit Ray’s storied Apu Trilogy. Elsewhere, Daniel discusses the big winners and awards season favorites from this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. PATHER PANCHALI FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #35 World premiere: May 3, 1955 [New York Museum of Modern Art] IMDB synopsis: “Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Original theatrical trailer The train scene Wake up, Apu! Daniel reviews the Apu trilogy NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Vagabond (1985; Dir.: Agnes Varda) IMDB synopsis: “A young woman’s body is found frozen in a ditch. Through flashbacks and interviews, we see the events that led to her inevitable death.” Our review of Vagabond comes out Nov. 18! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Pather Panchali appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CANON-FODDER_S01_BLUE-MOON-ACCIDENT.mp3 Blue Moon (2025; Dir.: Richard Linklater) GRADE: B- *Now playing at the Tower Theatre in Sacramento. IMDB Synopsis: “Tells the story of Lorenz Hart’s struggles with alcoholism and mental health as he tries to save face during the opening of Oklahoma!” It Was Just an Accident (2025; Dir.: Jafar Panahi) GRADE: B+ *Now playing at the Tower Theatre in Sacramento. IMDB Synopsis: “A small mishap triggers a chain reaction of ever-growing problems.” In this questionably special mini-episode, disgraced/graced film critic Daniel Barnes reviews two new releases opening today, Oct. 24. Blue Moon is a mostly one-set look at a particularly fraught night in the late life of songwriter Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke). Meanwhile, the Palme d’Or winner It Was Just an Accident looks at the incompatibility of revenge and moral certainty in modern-day Iran. Listen along as Daniel talks to himself about singular sensations, Dorf-like trickery, and the scarcity of bears in the filmography of Jafar Panahi. Read more of Daniel’s reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes, and listen to Daniel on the Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder podcasts. The post Daniel Reviews “Blue Moon” & “It Was Just an Accident” appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CANON-FODDER_S01_E48.mp3 Yi Yi (2000; Dir.: Edward Yang) Canon Fodder Episode 48 Daniel and Corky turn to turn-of-the-century Taiwan to review Edward Yang’s richly Renoir-ian tapestry of humanity. Yang offers a seemingly bottomless reservoir of empathy in Yi Yi, but did your hosts appreciate the plunge or did they sink like reservoir dogs? YI YI FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #90 [tied] World premiere: May 14, 2000 [Cannes Film Festival] IMDB synopsis: “Portrait of a middle-class family in Taipei. A man in his forties, his teenage daughter and his eight-year-old son experience life, navigating between remorse, hope and disappointment.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Original theatrical trailer “I’ve never loved anyone else.” “How can it be so little?” Yang Yang’s eulogy NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Pather Panchali (1955; Dir.: Satyajit Ray) IMDB synopsis: “Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.” Our review of Pather Panchali comes out on Oct. 28! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Yi Yi (2000) appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CANON-FODDER_S01_E47.mp3 Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972; Dir.: Werner Herzog) Canon Fodder Episode 47 Daniel and Corky descend through the clouds to review Klaus Kinski as a conquest-driven conquistador in Werner Herzog’s masterpiece. The rare absurdist-realist intimate epic, Aguirre is an impossible-to-recreate fever dream of colonial gold-lust run amok.  But will your hosts sing the praises of Herzog’s God or curse its very name? AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #118 [tied] World premiere: Dec. 29, 1972 IMDB synopsis: “In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Original theatrical trailer for Aguirre, the Wrath of God “We descended through the clouds.” “I am the wrath of God.” Monkey man NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Yi Yi  (2000; Dir.: Edward Yang) IMDB synopsis: “Portrait of a middle-class family in Taipei. A man in his forties, his teenage daughter and his eight-year-old son experience life, navigating between remorse, hope and disappointment.” Our review of Yi Yi comes out on Oct. 14! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Aguirre, the Wrath of God appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CANON-FODDER_S01_E46.mp3 My Darling Clementine (1946; Dir.: John Ford) Canon Fodder Episode 46 Daniel and Corky rustle up a mess of vittles and head to the “rough-looking country” of Tombstone to review this masterful western, arguably the least factual yet most definitive take on the Wyatt Earp/OK Corral legend. But did your hosts feel that this Ford kicked like a Mustang or creaked like a Model T? MY DARLING CLEMENTINE FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #243 [tied] World premiere: Dec. 3, 1946 IMDB synopsis: “After their cattle are stolen and their brother murdered, the Earp brothers have a score to settle with the Clanton family.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Original theatrical trailer for My Darling Clementine “Earp. Wyatt Earp.” “When you pull a gun, kill a man.” Shakespeare in Tombstone NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972; Dir.: Werner Herzog) IMDB synopsis: “In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.” Our review of Aguirre, the Wrath of God comes out on Sep. 30! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – My Darling Clementine appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CANON-FODDER_S01_E45.mp3 A Canterbury Tale (1944; Dir.: Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger) Canon Fodder Episode 45 Podcasting pilgrims Daniel and Corky voyage to the WWII-era England of The Archers by way of the 14th-century England of Chaucer to review A Canterbury Tale. This star-studless small-town mystery has all the magic and splendor and heart you expect from Powell & Pressburger (The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp). But did your hosts feel that this particular Tale was essential or vestigial? A CANTERBURY TALE FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #243 [tied] World premiere: Aug. 21, 1944 IMDB synopsis: “Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS The caravan scene Jammin’ at Canterbury “Are you from the States?” Daniel’s 2006 review of A Canterbury Tale NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE My Darling Clementine (1946; Dir.: John Ford) IMDB synopsis: “After their cattle are stolen and their brother murdered, the Earp brothers have a score to settle with the Clanton family.” Our review of My Darling Clementine comes out on Sep. 16! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – A Canterbury Tale appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CANON-FODDER_S01_EDEN-RELAY.mp3 Eden (2025; Ron Howard) GRADE: B *Now playing. IMDB Synopsis: “Based on a factual account of a group of outsiders who settle on a remote island only to discover their greatest threat isn’t the brutal climate or deadly wildlife, but each other.” Relay (2025; David Mackenzie) GRADE: B- *Now playing. IMDB Synopsis: “A broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when a new client seeks his protection to stay alive. In this perpetually theme music-less mini-epsode, film critic Daniel Barnes reviews two new releases opening today, Aug. 22. Relay is a slow-burn thriller starring Riz Ahmed as a shadowy middleman for reluctant whistleblowers, while Eden (2025) is based on the same true-life murder-mystery covered in the documentary The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden. Listen along as Daniel talks to himself about Marco Scutaro, emerging currencies, Mayberry elegies and much more! Read more of Daniel’s reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes, and listen to Daniel on the Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder podcasts. The post Daniel Reviews “Relay” and “Eden” (2025) appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CANON-FODDER_S01_E44.mp3 Mirror (1975; Dir.: Andrei Tarkovsky) Canon Fodder Episode 44 Daniel and Corky are in a reflective mood this week as they review Andrei Tarkovsky’s semi-auto-bio-tour-de-force Mirror. Did this dreamlike film shatter your hosts beliefs about the artistic possibilities of cinema, or were their expectations under glass? MIRROR (1975) FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #31 [tied] World premiere: March 7, 1975 IMDB synopsis: “A dying man in his forties remembers his past. His childhood, his mother, the war, personal moments and things that tell of the recent history of all the Russian nation.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for Mirror (1975) Opening scene The way of water Fire and ash NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE A Canterbury Tale (1944; Dir.: Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger) IMDB synopsis: “Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.” Our review of Mirror comes out on Sep. 2! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Mirror (1975) appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CANON-FODDER_S01_E43.mp3 The 400 Blows (1959; Dir.: Francois Truffaut) Canon Fodder Episode 43 Daniel and Corky ride the French New Wave all the way back to boyhood with their review of The 400 Blows. Instantly recognizable to anyone who was ever a child, this debut film from Francois Truffaut helped launch a cinematic revolution. But did your hosts blow this landmark movie 400 kisses or 400 raspberries? THE 400 BLOWS FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #50 [tied] World premiere: May 4, 1959 (Cannes Film Festival) IMDB synopsis: “A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Original theatrical trailer for The 400 Blows Questions for Antoine The final sequence Jean-Pierre Leaud’s audition NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Mirror (1974; Dir.: Andrei Tarkovsky) IMDB synopsis: “A dying man in his forties remembers his past. His childhood, his mother, the war, personal moments and things that tell of the recent history of all the Russian nation.” Our review of Mirror comes out on Aug. 19! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – The 400 Blows appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CANON-FODDER_S01_E42.mp3 Only Angels Have Wings (1939; Dir.: Howard Hawks) Canon Fodder Episode 42 Your hosts continue their cinematic world tour by jetting to the fictional South American port town of Barranca. Only Angels Have Wings is one of the most revered movies by Howard Hawks. But were your hosts rapt-or with attention or are they carrion a grudge? Elsewhere, Daniel and Corky discuss last May’s Cannes Film Festival. ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #122 (tied) World premiere: May 10, 1939 IMDB synopsis: “At a remote South American trading port, the manager of an air-freight company is compelled to risk the lives of his pilots in order to win an important contract as a traveling American showgirl/harlot stops in town.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Original theatrical trailer for Only Angels Have Wings Cary, Rita & Jean “Some of These Days” Updated Canon Fodder Canon NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE The 400 Blows (1959; Dir.: Francois Truffaut) IMDB synopsis: “A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.” Our review of The 400 Blows comes out on Aug. 5! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Only Angels Have Wings appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CANON-FODDER_S01_E41.mp3 La Ciénaga (2001; Dir.: Lucrecia Martel) Canon Fodder Episode 41 Daniel and Corky drain the swamp with their review of New Argentine Cinema legend Lucrecia Martel’s La Ciénaga. Your hosts are always down for a fetid pool party, and they already lost their heads to The Headless Woman. But how did these mannish boys react to the muddy waters of Martel’s debut feature? Elsewhere, the hosts revisit Daniel’s “Slighted” nomination of The Wages of Fear from their review of Army of Shadows. LA CIÉNAGA FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #136 (tied) World premiere: Feb. 8, 2001 (Berlinale) IMDB synopsis: “The life of two women and their families in a small provincial town of Salta, Argentina.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Theatrical trailer for La Ciénaga “It’s a dog-rat.” Bad vibes pool party New Argentine Cinema & La Ciénaga Updated Canon Fodder Canon NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Only Angels Have Wings (1939; Dir.: Howard Hawks) IMDB synopsis: “At a remote South American trading port, the manager of an air-freight company is compelled to risk the lives of his pilots in order to win an important contract as a traveling American showgirl/harlot stops in town.” Our review of Only Angels Have Wings comes out on July 22! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – La Ciénaga appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CANON-FODDER_S01_E40.mp3 Army of Shadows (1969; Dir.: Jean-Pierre Melville) Canon Fodder Episode 40 Daniel and Corky celebrate the 40th episode of Canon Fodder with a sojourn to Nazi-occupied France for Army of Shadows. This stark, episodic look at the moral shadows of the French Resistance found a loyal following despite getting condemned upon release. But did your hosts find love in the Shadows, or are they throwing shade? ARMY OF SHADOWS FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #211 (tied) World premiere: Sept. 12, 1969 IMDB synopsis: “An account of underground resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied France.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for Army of Shadows Banish the Traitor Wasting Mathilde NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE La Cienaga (2001; Dir.: Lucrecia Martel) IMDB synopsis: “The life of two women and their families in a small provincial town of Salta, Argentina.” Our review of La Cienaga comes out on July 8! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Army of Shadows appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CANON-FODDER_S01_E39.mp3 Videodrome (1983; Dir.: David Cronenberg) Canon Fodder Episode 39 Daniel and Corky put on their finest Canadian tuxedos to review James Woods in the body horror classic Videodrome. But did your hosts “open up to” Cronenberg’s vision, or were their torso tape players incompatible with the film’s McLuhan-inspired medium-is-the-message? Elsewhere, Daniel offers his thoughts on the recent Marvel superhero movie Thunderbolts*. VIDEODROME FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #243 (tied) World premiere: Feb. 4, 1983 IMDB synopsis: “A programmer at a Toronto TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for Videodrome Torso tape player Heart like a hand grenade “Death to Videodrome! Long live the new flesh!” NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Army of Shadows (1969; Dir.: Jean-Pierre Melville) IMDB synopsis: “An account of underground resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied France.” Our review of Army of Shadows comes out on June 24! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Videodrome appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CANON-FODDER_S01_E38.mp3 Amarcord (1973; Dir.: Federico Fellini) Canon Fodder Episode 38 “When the puffballs soar, winter is no more.” Daniel and Corky sail down memory lane to 1930s Italy for this beguiling semi-pseudo-autobiographical masterwork from Il Maestro. But did this highly influential film give your hosts stardust memories or leave them in a radio daze? AMARCORD FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #157 (tied) World premiere: Dec. 18, 1973 IMDB synopsis: “A series of comedic and nostalgic vignettes set in a 1930s Italian coastal town” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for Amarcord The passing of the SS Rex Dancing in the fog Amarcord wins Best Foreign Film NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Videodrome (1983; Dir.: David Cronenberg) IMDB synopsis: “A programmer at a Toronto TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.” Our review of Videodrome comes out on June 10! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Amarcord appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Mission-Impossible-The-Final-Reckoning-Daniel-Review-1.mp3 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025; Christopher McQuarrie) GRADE: B *Now playing everywhere. In this change-of-pace mini-episode, Sacramento film critic Daniel Barnes shares his thoughts on the latest Mission: Impossible film. Listen along as Daniel talks to himself about auteurs, McQu-auteurs, horny submarine crews and the unfortunate Spectre-ization of the franchise film-scape. Read more of Daniel’s reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes, and listen to Daniel on the Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder podcasts. The post Daniel Reviews “The Final Reckoning” appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CANON-FODDER_S01_E37.mp3 Cries & Whispers (1972; Dir.: Ingmar Bergman) Canon Fodder Episode 37 Your hosts retreat to the red room in their most immaculately ivory-white finery to review this blistering chamber drama. But did this stylistically bold wringer from Swedish master Ingmar Bergman inspire cries of joy or whispers of contempt? Elsewhere, Daniel gets grumpy about the disastrous Disney “live-action” update of Snow White. CRIES & WHISPERS FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #225 (tied) World premiere: Dec. 21, 1972 IMDB synopsis:“When a woman dying of cancer in early twentieth-century Sweden is visited by her two sisters, long-repressed feelings between the siblings rise to the surface.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Original theatrical trailer for Cries & Whispers The first seven minutes “I want you to see how you’ve changed.” “I don’t want you to be kind to me.” NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Amarcord (1973; Dir.: Federico Fellini) IMDB synopsis: “A series of comedic and nostalgic vignettes set in a 1930s Italian coastal town.” Our review of Amarcord comes out on May 27! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Cries & Whispers appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CANON-FODDER_S01_E36.mp3 Vertigo (1958; Dir.: Alfred Hitchcock) Canon Fodder Episode 36 Daniel and Corky take a dizzying road trip through the streets of San Francisco in pursuit of Alfred Hitchcock’s mysterious and alluring Vertigo. Although neglected in its day, Vertigo famously knocked Citizen Kane off the top spot of the Sight & Sound poll in 2012. But did your hosts feel that this story of doppelgängers was a doppel-banger? Elsewhere, Daniel offers his thoughts on Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett in Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag. VERTIGO FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #2 World premiere: May 1958 IMDB synopsis: “A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for Vertigo Scottie’s nightmare Dusk at Argosy Bookshop Flower shop male gaze NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Cries & Whispers (1972; Dir.: Ingmar Bergman) IMDB synopsis: “When a woman dying of cancer in early twentieth-century Sweden is visited by her two sisters, long-repressed feelings between the siblings rise to the surface.” Our review of Cries & Whispers comes out on May 13! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Vertigo appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CANON-FODDER_S01_E35.mp3 Charulata (1964; Dir.: Satyajit Ray) Canon Fodder Episode 35 After the French fever dream of India Song, Daniel and Corys take their first real trip to the home country of Bengali maestro Satyajit Ray. But were your hosts stimulated enough by this deceptively simple story of an under-stimulated Calcutta woman breaking out of her shell in a pre-independence 1879 to add Charulata to their Canon? Elsewhere, Daniel offers his thoughts on Robert Pattinson as a widely cloned sci-fi test dummy in Bong Joon-Ho’s Mickey 17. CHARULATA FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #169 (tied) World premiere: Apr. 16, 1964 IMDB synopsis: “The lonely wife of a newspaper editor falls in love with her visiting cousin-in-law, who shares her love for literature.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for Charulata “Fule Fule” – The Swing Scene A vision of “My Village” NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Vertigo (1958; Dir.: Alfred Hitchcock) IMDB synopsis: “A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.” Our review of Vertigo comes out on April 29! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Charulata appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CANON-FODDER_S01_E34.mp3 Happy Together (1997; Dir.: Wong Kar-Wai) Canon Fodder Episode 34 Daniel and Corky rekindle their passion for Wong Kar-Wai by reviewing his 1997 film Happy Together. But were your hosts in the mood for loving this moody love story, or will they relegate it to the ashes of time? HAPPY TOGETHER FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #225 (tied) World premiere: May 17, 1997, at the Cannes Film Festival IMDB synopsis: “A couple take a trip to Argentina but both men find their lives drifting apart in opposite directions.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for Happy Together “Got a cigarette?” “Say something.” “I think about you day and night.” NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Charulata (1964; Dir.: Satyajit Ray) IMDB synopsis: “The lonely wife of a newspaper editor falls in love with her visiting cousin-in-law, who shares her love for literature.” Our review of Charulata comes out on April 8! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Happy Together appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CANON-FODDER_S01_E33.mp3 The Watermelon Woman (1996; Dir.: Cheryl Dunye) Canon Fodder Episode 33 Daniel and Corky share their thoughts on Cheryl Dunye’s groundbreaking The Watermelon Woman, widely cited as the first feature film directed by an out black lesbian. But did your hosts love this lo-fi rom-com or was it the pits? THE WATERMELON WOMAN FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #146 (tied) World premiere: February 1996 at the Berlin International Film Festival IMDB synopsis: “A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played ‘mammy’ archetypes.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for The Watermelon Woman Introducing Fae Richards Video store meet-cute NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Happy Together (1997; Dir.: Wong Kar-Wai) IMDB synopsis: “A couple take a trip to Argentina but both men find their lives drifting apart in opposite directions.” Our review of Happy Together comes out on March 25! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – The Watermelon Woman appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CANON-FODDER_S01_E32.mp3 Memories of Underdevelopment (1968; Dir.: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea) Canon Fodder Episode 32 Daniel Barnes and Corky McDonnell take their traveling medicine show to Castro-era to review this essential piece of Cuban cinema. But will your hosts hold fond memories of this gritty yet dreamy film, or are their brains still under development? MEMORIES OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #169 (tied) World premiere: Aug. 19, 1968 IMDB synopsis: “A Cuban man cycles through his opinions and memories as the threat of foreign invasion intensifies and the rest of his family moves to Miami.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for Memories of Underdevelopment In the apartment Jack Gelber’s big moment NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE The Watermelon Woman  (1996; Cheryl Dunye) IMDB synopsis: “A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played ‘mammy’ archetypes.” Our review of The Watermelon Woman comes out on March 12! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Memories of Underdevelopment appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CANON-FODDER_S01_E31B.mp3 To Be or Not to Be (1942; Dir.: Ernst Lubitsch) Canon Fodder Episode 31 Daniel and Corky review Jack Benny, Carole Lombard and Robert Stack in Ernst Lubitsch’s To Be or Not to Be. Elsewhere, Daniel offers his thoughts on the recently released Wolf Man, starring Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner. TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942) FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #118 (tied) World premiere: Feb. 19, 1942 IMDB synopsis: “During the German occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier’s efforts to track down a German spy.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for To Be or Not to Be (1942) “Concentration Camp” Erhardt “Heil myself.” “If you prick us, do we not bleed?” NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Memories of Underdevelopment (1968; Dir.: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea) IMDB synopsis: “A Cuban man cycles through his opinions and memories as the threat of foreign invasion intensifies and the rest of his family moves to Miami.” Our review of Memories of Underdevelopment comes out on February 25! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – To Be or Not to Be (1942) appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CANON-FODDER_S01_E30.mp3 India Song (1975; Dir.: Marguerite Duras) Canon Fodder Episode 30 Daniel and Corky travel to 1930s India by way of 1970s France for this haunting look at decaying colonialists. INDIA SONG FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #146 (tied) Cannes Film Festival premiere: May 1975 IMDB synopsis: “Anne-Marie Stretter, wife of a French diplomat, lives in 1930s India. She takes many lovers as systems of oppression decay around her.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for India Song NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE To Be or Not to Be (1942; Dir.: Ernst Lubitsch) IMDB synopsis: “During the German occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier’s efforts to track down a German spy.” Our review of To Be or Not to Be comes out on February 11! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – India Song appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CANON-FODDER_S01_DanielBestOf2024.mp3 Daniel’s Best & Worst Films of 2024 Disgraced pseudo-film critic Daniel Barnes takes a solo excursion to share his picks for the best and worst films of 2024. He also discusses some of the awards contenders that did not make either list, and previews next week’s review of India Song. CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Daniel’s 2024 Ranked list on Letterboxd Daniel’s San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards ballot NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE India Song (1975; Dir.: Marguerite Duras) IMDB synopsis: “Anne-Marie Stretter, wife of a French diplomat, lives in 1930s India. She takes many lovers as systems of oppression decay around her.” Our review of India Song comes out on January 28, 2025! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Daniel’s Best & Worst Films of 2024 appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CANON-FODDER_S01_BestOfCF.mp3 Canon Fodder Best of 2024 Film critic Daniel Barnes and comedy legend Corky McDonnell review their favorite films and moments from the first 29 episodes of the Canon Fodder podcast. Your hosts also offer bonus mini-reviews and rulings on disputed films such as Before Night Falls, City Lights, The Rules of the Game and The Wrong Man. CANON FODDER FACTS & FIGURES World premiere: Nov. 14,  2023 Episodes released: 29 First film reviewed: Rashomon Last film reviewed: Sambizanga Most popular episode: In the Mood for Love NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE India Song (1975; Dir.: Marguerite Duras) IMDB synopsis: “Anne-Marie Stretter, wife of a French diplomat, lives in 1930s India. She takes many lovers as systems of oppression decay around her.” Our review of India Song comes out on January 28, 2025! Tune in on January 14 to hear Daniel talk about his picks for the best and worst films of 2024. Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder Best of 2024 appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CANON-FODDER_S01_E29.mp3 Sambizanga (1972; Dir.: Sarah Maldoror) Canon Fodder Episode 29 Daniel and Corky finally bring their cinematic world tour caravan to Africa for this film from pioneering director Sarah Maldoror. Set during the early days of the Angolan War for Independence, Sambizanga is a gripping political statement in the style of The Battle of Algiers. But did your hosts come to fight the battle of all-cheers or the battle of all-jeers? SAMBIZANGA FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #136 (tied) World premiere: Oct. 19, 1972 IMDB synopsis: “A man is wrongfully arrested and tortured to death after he is suspected of being part of a revolutionary group.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for Sambizanga In the workshop On the road NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE India Song (1975; Dir.: Marguerite Duras) IMDB synopsis: “Anne-Marie Stretter, wife of a French diplomat, lives in 1930s India. She takes many lovers as systems of oppression decay around her.” Our review of India Song comes out on January 28, 2025! In the meantime, come back in two weeks on January 14 to hear Daniel pick his best and worst films of 2024. Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Canon Fodder – Sambizanga appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.