A boy watches a rider in the distance in a shot from The Night of the Hunter (1955)

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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Ryan Gosling strapped into the seat of a spaceship in a scene from Project Hail Mary.

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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Celia Johnson stands in front of a door looking distraught in a black-and-white image from Brief Encounter (1945).

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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Two digitally animated beavers, one wearing a crown, in a scene from Pixar's Hoppers.

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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Tilda Swinton looking over her shoulder at the camera in a scene from Orlando (1992).

Canon Fodder – Orlando (1992)

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Orlando (1992; Dir.: Sally Potter) Canon Fodder Episode 56 Daniel and Corky cut their central Florida vacation short to review Sally Potter’s Orlando (1992). An adaptation of a Virginia Woolf novel long thought unfilmable, Orlando provided the supernatural Tilda Swinton with her breakout role. But did your hosts find Orlando to be a […]

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Ghostface killer holds a knife up to the mouth of his mask in a promotional shot for Scream 7.

Single Take – “Scream 7” & “Dreams”

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Single Take with Daniel Barnes Episode 5 Perennially disgraced film critic Daniel Barnes returns with another episode of his white-hot Single Take podcast. A born entertainer known for his incredibly affable personality, Daniel boasts numerous stage and screen credits. But he’s perhaps best known for creating “Carpool Karaoke”, […]

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