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Daniel Barnes

Co-host of the Dare Daniel podcast and member of the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle.

Love on a Leash

“Love on a Leash” – Best of Dare Daniel Podcast

Love on a Leash (2011; Dir.: Fen Tian) – Best of Dare Daniel Rerun 19 “His name is Alvin Flang! His name is Alvin Flang!” Pizza-faced cinderblocks Daniel and Corky get revenge on the evil pond that cursed them to become professional podcasters by revisiting their review of […]

Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey in Holidate

“Holidate” – Best of Dare Daniel Podcast

Holidate (2020; Dir.: John Whitesell) – Best of Dare Daniel Rerun 18 “Did you just compare sex with me to eating slugs?” Daniel and Corky make a holidate to revisit their review of John Whitesell’s shallow rom-com Holidate. HOLIDATE FACTS AND FIGURES Daniel’s craft beer: Moksa Brewing’s Cold Steeped […]

“Mac and Me” – Best of Dare Daniel Podcast

Mac and Me (1988; Stewart Raffill) – Best of Dare Daniel Rerun 17 “Nice teddy bear!” Daniel and Corky courageously revisit the waking nightmare of product placement and alien body horror known as Mac and Me. MAC AND ME FACTS AND FIGURES U.S. theatrical release date: August 12, 1988 Domestic […]

Rik Swartzwelder in Old Fashioned

“Old Fashioned” – Best of Dare Daniel Podcast

Old Fashioned – Best of Dare Daniel Rerun 16 “Hey there, Stress Boy.” Reformed frat boys Daniel and Corky continue their Best of Dare Daniel series by revisiting Rik Swartzwelder’s Old Fashioned. OLD FASHIONED FACTS AND FIGURES U.S. theatrical release date: Feb. 6, 2015 Domestic box office: $1.9 million (production […]

Jay Leno and Noriyuki "Pat" Morita in Collision Course (1992).

“Collision Course” – Best of Dare Daniel

Collision Course (1989; Lewis Teague) – Best of Dare Daniel Rerun 15 “I’m on your ass!” Daniel and Corky turbocharge their memories to revisit their review of Jay Leno and Noriyuki “Pat” Morita in the racist buddy-cop comedy Collision Course. COLLISION COURSE FACTS AND FIGURES U.S. theatrical release date: n/a […]

The shark attacks in Jaws: The Revenge.

“Jaws: The Revenge” – Best of Dare Daniel Podcast

Jaws: The Revenge – Best of Dare Daniel Rerun 14 It’s another tickly day in paradise as Daniel and Corky revisit their review of Jaws: The Revenge. JAWS: THE REVENGE FACTS AND FIGURES U.S. theatrical release: July 17, 1987 Domestic box office: $20 million (production budget: $23 million) Critics scores: 0 […]

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