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https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/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 ing 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 the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “ 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.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/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 films cape. Read more of Daniel’s reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes, and listen to Daniel on the Dare Daniel podcast. The post Daniel Reviews “The Final Reckoning” appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/2025/05/Mission-Impossible-The-Final-Reckoning-Daniel-Review.mp3 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025; Christopher McQuarrie) GRADE: B *Now playing everywhere. “This Reckoning feels about as final as a KISS farewell tour.” 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 and McQu-auteurs, horny submarine crews, and the unfortunate Spectre-ization of the franchise filmscape. Read more of Daniel’s reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes, and listen to Daniel on the Dare Daniel podcast. The post Daniel Reviews “The Final Reckoning” appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/2025/05/CANON-FODDER_S01_E37.mp3 Cries & Whispers (1972; Dir.: Ingmar Bergman) Canon Fodder Episode 37 X 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 Trailer for Cries & Whispers Scenes and so forth 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 the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “ the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Cries & Whispers – Episode 37 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/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 6! 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 the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “ the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Vertigo – Canon Fodder Episode 36 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/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 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 the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “ the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Charulata – Canon Fodder Episode 35 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/2025/04/4f8b4-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 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 the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “ the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/2025/03/CANON-FODDER_S01_E34.mp3 Happy Together (1997; Dir.: Wong Kar-Wai) Canon Fodder Episode 34 Daniel and Corky rekindle their ion for Wong Kar-Wai by reviewing its 1997 predecessor 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, it’s only right.” 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 the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “ the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Happy Together – Canon Fodder Episode 34 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/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 the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “ the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post “The Watermelon Woman” – Canon Fodder Episode 33 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/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 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 the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “ the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post “Memories of Underdevelopment” – Canon Fodder Episode 32 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/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 the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “ the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post The Real “To Be or Not to Be” (1942) – Canon Fodder Episode 31 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/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 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 the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “ the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post India Song – Canon Fodder Episode 30 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/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 the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “ 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 & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/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 14, 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 the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “ 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 & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/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 14, 2025! In the meantime, come back in two weeks on December 31 for our Best of Canon Fodder recap! 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 the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “ the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Sambizanga – Canon Fodder Episode 29 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/2024/12/CANON-FODDER_S01_E28.mp3 The Color of Pomegranates (1969; Dir.: Sergei Parajanov) Canon Fodder Episode 28 Daniel and Corky bring their cinematic world tour to 18th century Armenia for this singular work inspired by the life of poet and troubadour Sayat-Nova. But did your hosts find The Color of Pomegranates to be Pom wonderful or Pom not-so-hot? THE COLOR OF POMEGRANATES FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #122 (tied) Armenian premiere: October 1969 IMDB synopsis: “The life of the Armenian poet Sayat-Nova, from childhood to death: his spiritual journey, artistic endeavors, and inner conflicts within the cultural and historical context of Armenia.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for The Color of Pomegranates  The soggy books boys The young poet NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Sambizanga (1972; Dir.: Sarah Maldoror) IMDB synopsis: “A man is wrongfully arrested and tortured to death after he is suspected of being part of a revolutionary group.” Our review of Sambizanga comes out on December 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 the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “ the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post The Color of Pomegranates – Canon Fodder Episode 28 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/2024/11/CANON-FODDER_S01_E27.mp3 Come and See (1985; Dir.: Elem Klimov) Canon Fodder Episode 27 Daniel and Corky behold the pale horse by braving Elem Klimov’s emotionally shattering WWII waking nightmare Come and See. But will your hosts come to see Come and See as a revelation, or will the fourth beast say, “What the hell, jerks?” COME AND SEE FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #104 (tied) World premiere: July 9, 1985 IMDB synopsis: “After finding an old rifle, a young boy s the Soviet resistance movement against ruthless German forces and experiences the horrors of World War II.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for Come and See The photo Plane scenes compilation The complete Canon Fodder Canon NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE The Color of Pomegranates (1969; Dir.: Sergei Parajanov) IMDB synopsis: “The life of the Armenian poet Sayat-Nova, from childhood to death: his spiritual journey, artistic endeavors, and inner conflicts within the cultural and historical context of Armenia.” Our review of The Color of Pomegranates comes out on December 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 the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “ the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Come and See – Canon Fodder Episode 27 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/2024/11/CANON-FODDER_S01_E26.mp3 Vampyr (1932; Dir.: Carl Theodor Dreyer) Canon Fodder Episode 26 Although it was booed upon its 1932 premiere and played to hostile crowds during its initial release, time has been kind to Carl Dreyer’s Vampyr. Will Daniel and Corky be just as kind, or do they have a sickle to grind with this pseudo-silent horror classic? VAMPYR (1932) FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #146 (tied) Berlin premiere: May 6, 1932 IMDB synopsis: “A drifter obsessed with the supernatural stumbles upon an inn where a severely ill adolescent girl is slowly becoming a vampire.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for Vampyr The coffin scene A dangerous meeting The complete Canon Fodder Canon NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Come and See (1985; Dir.: Elem Klimov) IMDB synopsis: “After finding an old rifle, a young boy s the Soviet resistance movement against ruthless German forces and experiences the horrors of World War II.” Our review of Come and See comes out on November 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 the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “ the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Vampyr (1932) – Canon Fodder Episode 26 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/2024/10/CANON-FODDER_S01_E25.mp3 Sullivan’s Travels (1941; Dir.: Preston Sturges) Canon Fodder Episode 25 Film critic Daniel Barnes and comedy legend Corky McDonnell review comedy legend Preston Sturges’ legendary comedy about a comedy legend who just wants to impress film critics. Sullivan’s Travels exists as a meta-resolution of its own central conundrum, a nearly perfect synergy of madcap comedy, non-didactic social commentary and even a little sex in the form of Veronica Lake. But did Daniel and Corky go along for the Travels, or are they tripping? SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #243 (tied) World premiere: Dec. 29, 1941 IMDB synopsis: “Hollywood director John L. Sullivan sets out to experience life as a homeless person in order to gain relevant life experience for his next movie.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for Sullivan’s Travels “How about a nice musical?” “Who’s Lubitsch?” NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Vampyr (1932; Dir.: Carl Theodor Dreyer) IMDB synopsis: “A drifter obsessed with the supernatural stumbles upon an inn where a severely ill adolescent girl is slowly becoming a vampire.” Our review of Vampyr comes out on November 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 the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “ the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Sullivan’s Travels – Canon Fodder Episode 25 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/s/2024/10/CANON-FODDER_S01_E24.mp3 Mouchette (1967; Dir.: Robert Bresson) Canon Fodder Episode 24 Daniel and Corky continue their cinematic world tour with a sojourn to the French countryside, which is apparently not as idyllic as those Expedia ads would have you believe. It’s our third round with French master Robert Bresson, with nonprofessional actor Nadine Nortier giving an unforgettable performance in the title role. But will Mouchette inspire Canon fire, or was it all a touch too Mouch? MOUCHETTE FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #243 (tied) Theatrical premiere: Oct. 26, 1967 IMDB synopsis: “A young girl living in the French countryside suffers constant indignities at the hand of alcoholism and her fellow man.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for Mouchette Bumper cars On-set with Bresson The final scene NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Sullivan’s Travels (1941; Dir.: Preston Sturges) IMDB synopsis: “Hollywood director John L. Sullivan sets out to experience life as a homeless person in order to gain relevant life experience for his next movie.” Our review of Sullivan’s Travels comes out on October 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 the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “ the Show” in the main menu. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes. The post Mouchette – Canon Fodder Episode 24 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.