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Daniel Barnes

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

Dancers dancing in Dancin': It's On!

“Dancin’: It’s On!” – Best of Dare Daniel

Dancin’: It’s On! (2015; Dir.: David Winters) – Best of Dare Daniel Rerun 21 “You can play baseball, you can play tennis, but you can’t play dancin’!” In this final Best of Dare Daniel rerun, Daniel and Corky are revisitin’ their reviewin’ of the revoltin’ Dancin’: It’s On! […]

The Village People and Valerie Perrine in Can't Stop the Music.

“Can’t Stop the Music” – Best of Dare Daniel Podcast

Can’t Stop the Music (1980; Nancy Walker) – Best of Dare Daniel Rerun 20 “Relax! Boogie!” Tragically unable to stop the music, Daniel and Corky serve up two scoops of Can’t Stop the Nuts to revisit their review of this factually dubious Village People biopic. CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC FACTS […]

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 […]

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