Riz Ahmed in a white jacket in a scene from Hamlet (2026)

Single Take – “Hamlet” (2026)

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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 […]

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Robert Pattinson dips Zendaya while dancing in a scene from The Drama.

Single Take – “The Drama” and “Miroirs No. 3”

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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 […]

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Canon Fodder – The Night of the Hunter

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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 […]

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Single Take – “Project Hail Mary” and “Ready or Not 2”

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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 […]

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Canon Fodder – Brief Encounter

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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 […]

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Single Take – “Hoppers” and “In the Blink of an Eye”

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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. […]

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