Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025; Christopher McQuarrie) GRADE: B *Now playing everywhere. In this change-of-pace mini-episode, Sacramento film critic Daniel Barnes shares his thoughts on the latest Mission: Impossible film. Listen along as Daniel talks to himself about auteurs, McQu-auteurs, horny submarine crews and the unfortunate Spectre-ization of the […]
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Cries & Whispers (1972; Dir.: Ingmar Bergman) Canon Fodder Episode 37 Your hosts retreat to the red room in their most immaculately ivory-white finery to review this blistering chamber drama. But did this stylistically bold wringer from Swedish master Ingmar Bergman inspire cries of joy or whispers of […]
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Vertigo (1958; Dir.: Alfred Hitchcock) Canon Fodder Episode 36 Daniel and Corky take a dizzying road trip through the streets of San Francisco in pursuit of Alfred Hitchcock’s mysterious and alluring Vertigo. Although neglected in its day, Vertigo famously knocked Citizen Kane off the top spot of the Sight & Sound poll […]
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Charulata (1964; Dir.: Satyajit Ray) Canon Fodder Episode 35 After the French fever dream of India Song, Daniel and Corys take their first real trip to the home country of Bengali maestro Satyajit Ray. But were your hosts stimulated enough by this deceptively simple story of an under-stimulated […]
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Happy Together (1997; Dir.: Wong Kar-Wai) Canon Fodder Episode 34 Daniel and Corky rekindle their passion for Wong Kar-Wai by reviewing his 1997 film Happy Together. But were your hosts in the mood for loving this moody love story, or will they relegate it to the ashes of […]
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The Watermelon Woman (1996; Dir.: Cheryl Dunye) Canon Fodder Episode 33 Daniel and Corky share their thoughts on Cheryl Dunye’s groundbreaking The Watermelon Woman, widely cited as the first feature film directed by an out black lesbian. But did your hosts love this lo-fi rom-com or was it the […]
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