Ron Swanson Awards Best Films of 2019

Best Films of 2019: Daniel’s SFBAFCC Awards Ballot

By Daniel Barnes This is the complete ballot that I submitted for the 2019 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle awards.  We will announce the winners on Monday, Dec. 15.  Check out my full rankings of the best films of 2019 HERE. BEST FILMS OF 2019 Uncut […]

Love actually podcast movie review

Dare Daniel – “Love Actually”

Love Actually (2003; Richard Curtis) – Dare Daniel Podcast Episode 54 “She wants the PM to slide into her DMs!” In this week’s episode, Daniel, Corky and a special guest kick off the Christmas season with some “solid gold shit.”  These days, the war on Christmas is actually […]

Battlefield Earth

Dare Daniel – “Battlefield Earth”

Battlefield Earth (2000; Roger Christian) – Dare Daniel Podcast Episode 53 “Holy amazing shit, John Travolta.” Travolt-ember just keeps on Travolt-embering on the Dare Daniel podcast.  This week, man-animal rights activist Daniel Barnes and arrogant greener Corky Goodboy McDonnell finally get leverage over you with their review of […]

The Fanatic John Travolta Devon Sawa

Dare Daniel – “The Fanatic”

The Fanatic (2019; Fred Durst) – Dare Daniel Podcast Episode 52 “He’s full of doo-doo!” It’s Travolt-ember this month on the Dare Daniel podcast, although we’re still writing Cork-tober on all our checks.  This week, incompetent street performer Daniel Barnes and hardcore illusionist Corky McDonnell parse the poppycock […]

Pain and Glory

“Pain and Glory” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

Pain and Glory (2019; Pedro Almodóvar) GRADE: B+ By Daniel Barnes Opens on Friday, Nov. 8, at the Tower Theatre in Sacramento. For his 21st feature film, the great Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar once again reaches into the inkwell of semi-autobiography.  In the quietly enchanting Pain and Glory, […]

Downtown 81 documentary

“Downtown ’81” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

Downtown ’81 (2000; Edo Bertoglio) GRADE: B By Daniel Barnes Opens on Friday, Nov. 1, at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco. You can’t slice this thing open without rattling off the rich backstory, so here we go.  Swiss director Edo Bertoglio shot Downtown ’81 in the early […]