Dare Daniel Podcast

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 & Canon Fodder 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 & Canon Fodder 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 Metropolis (1927) – Canon Fodder Episode 52 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder 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 Paisan (1946) – Canon Fodder Episode 51 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder 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 Vagabond (1985) – Episode 50 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder 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 & Canon Fodder 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! 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 Pather Panchali – Episode 49 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder 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 & Canon Fodder 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 Yi Yi (2000) – Episode 48 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder 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 Aguirre, the Wrath of God – Episode 47 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder 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 My Darling Clementine – Episode 46 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder 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?” 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 A Canterbury Tale – Episode 45 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder 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 & Canon Fodder 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 Mirror (1975) – Episode 44 – Canon Fodder Podcast appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder 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 The 400 Blows – Episode 43 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder 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 Only Angels Have Wings – Episode 42 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder 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 La Ciénaga – Canon Fodder Episode 41 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder 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 Army of Shadows – Canon Fodder Episode 40 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder 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 Videodrome – Canon Fodder Episode 39 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder 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 Amarcord – Canon Fodder Episode 38 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.