https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CANON-FODDER_S01_E64.mp3 Werckmeister Harmonies (2000; Dir.: Bela Tarr) Canon Fodder Episode 64 With the cold, dead eyes of stuffed whales, cinematic world travelers Daniel Barnes and Corky McDonnell finally arrive in a remote, fog-shrouded Hungarian village to review Béla Tarr’s Werckmeister Harmonies. Composed of just 39 shots in 145 minutes, Tarr’s mesmerizing millennium nightmare basks in cosmic disorder, civic unrest and an extremely disappointing circus. But did Tarr’s vision of the apocalypse Werck for your hosts, or did his off-key Harmonies leave them singing a different tune? WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #243 [tied] World premiere: May 2000 (Cannes Film Festival) IMDB synopsis: “A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS 4K Restoration trailer for Werckmeister Harmonies Opening scene Let’s all go to the hospital Final scene NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962; Dir.: John Ford) IMDB synopsis: “A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.” Our review of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance comes out Tuesday, July 7! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. 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 – Werckmeister Harmonies appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CANON-FODDER_S01_E63.mp3 L’Atalante (1934; Dir.: Jean Vigo) Canon Fodder Episode 63 Corky McDonnell and his slovenly first mate Daniel Barnes continue their cinematic world tour with the most magically dreamlike movie ever set in a fetid, filthy, French canal. It’s no stretch to say that the 29-year-old Vigo killed himself to make a film that the soulless bean-counters killed first, but Vigo will live forever through L’Atalante  while those jerks are dead and forgotten, so let’s call it even. Elsewhere, Daniel and Corky discuss great curmudgeons, the Chaplin method, and cat tossing. L’ATALANTE FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #34 World premiere: April 25, 1934 IMDB synopsis: “Newly married couple Juliette and a ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L’atalante along with the captain’s first mate Le père Jules and a cabin boy.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS 4K Restoration Trailer for L’Atalante Underwater dance Faraway, so close “C’Atalante” cat montage NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Werckmeister Harmonies (2000; Dir.: Bela Tarr) IMDB synopsis: “A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.” Our review of Werckmeister Harmonies comes out Tuesday, June 23! 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 – L’Atalante appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CANON-FODDER_S01_E62.mp3 Out of the Past (1947; Dir.: Jacques Tourneur) Canon Fodder Episode 62 Daniel and Corky take a long drive into the past to review Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas in Jacques Tourneur’s Out of the Past. The epitome of film noir, Out of the Past is everything your mind conjures when you think about the genre – the shadowy black-and-white photography, the doomed male and femme fatale archetypes, the bleakness and fatalism. But did your hosts Canon-ize the criminally underrated Tourneur, or did they find it Slight against all odds? OUT OF THE PAST FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #157 [tied] World premiere: Nov. 25, 1947 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.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Original theatrical trailer for Out of the Past How to be a chump Slap unhappy Look who’s here NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE L’Atalante (1934; Dir.: Jean Vigo) IMDB synopsis: “Newly married couple Juliette and a ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L’atalante along with the captain’s first mate Le père Jules and a cabin boy.” Our review of L’Atalante comes out Tuesday, June 9! 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 – Out of the Past appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts.

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.