Two onnagata in elaborate costumes perform in full kabuki makeup in a scene from Kokuho.

Single Take – “Kokuho” and “Young Mothers”

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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. […]

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Canon Fodder – A Woman Under the Influence

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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 […]

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Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi on the moors in a scene from Wuthering Heights (2026).

Single Take – “Wuthering Heights” and “The President’s Cake”

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Single Take with Daniel Barnes Episode 3 Wuthering Heights (2026; Dir.: Emerald Fennell) GRADE: B- *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 […]

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Canon Fodder – Where Is the Friend’s House

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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 […]

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Rachel McAdams wields a spear in the jungle in a scene from Send Help.

Single Take – “Send Help” & “The Rip”

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Single Take with Daniel Barnes Episode 2 Send Help (2026; Dir.: Sam Raimi) GRADE: B- *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 […]

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Alia Shawkut and Callum Turner stand on either side of a car parked on a deserted road in a scene from the movie Atropia (2026).

Single Take – “Atropia” & “Mercy”

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Single Take with Daniel Barnes Episode 1 Atropia (2026; Dir.: Hailey Gates) GRADE: C+ *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) […]

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