Gena Rowlands makes a cross with fingers at a man with Peter Falk in the background in a scene from A Woman Under the Influence

Canon Fodder Episode 55 – 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 with Daniel Barnes – “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 Episode 54 – 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 with Daniel Barnes – “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 with Daniel Barnes – “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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Anna Karina and Jean-Paul Belmondo dance near the beach in a scene from Pierrot le Fou (1965).

Canon Fodder Episode 53 – Pierrot le Fou

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Pierrot le Fou (1965; Dir.: Jean-Luc Godard) Canon Fodder Episode 53 Daniel and Corky go on the lam with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina to review Jean-Luc Godard’s apocalyptic road movie Pierrot le Fou. But were your hosts Vague-ly entranced by Godard’s Nouvelle vision, or did they act the Fou? PIERROT […]

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