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Ron Swanson awards

Best Films of 2020 – Daniel Barnes’ SFBAFCC Awards Ballot

By Daniel Barnes Below is my complete ballot for the 2020 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle awards. Official nominees and winners will be announced on Monday, Jan. 18.  Read about my top ten films of 2020 HERE. BEST FILMS OF 2020 Wolfwalkers Lovers Rock The Truth […]

Wolfwalkers Best Films of 2020

Daniel’s Top 10 Films of 2020

By Daniel Barnes DANIEL’S TOP TEN FILMS OF 2020   1. Wolfwalkers For over a decade, Kilkenny, Ireland-based Cartoon Saloon has produced under-the-radar animated features for adults and smart kids. With the astonishing Wolfwalkers, Cartoon Saloon gives us a profound and humane movie that should shame Pixar. Set in […]

Kirk Cameron Saving Christmas

Dare Daniel – “Saving Christmas”

Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas (2014; Darren Doane) – Dare Daniel Podcast Episode 55 “It’s not putting the Christ back in Christmas, it’s putting the ka-ching back in Christmas.” Just in time to save your Christmas, faith-based hip-hop dance crew members Daniel Barnes and Corky McDonnell celebrate Bible-sanctioned materialism […]

Top Ten Films of 2019 Uncut Gems Adam Sandler

Daniel’s Top 10 Films of 2019

By Daniel Barnes DANIEL’S TOP TEN FILMS OF 2019   1. Uncut Gems Directors Benny and Josh Safdie double down on the pure rush of their 2017 success Good Time with this adrenaline-soaked thriller.  Adam Sandler gives the performance of the year as Howard Ratner, a New York […]

David Carradine in The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984)

Dare Daniel – “The Warrior and the Sorceress”

The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984; John Broderick) – Dare Daniel Podcast Episode 47 “They’ve got a real “I used to fuck guys like you in prison” vibe.” On this week’s episode, Sword of Uhrah possessor Corky McDonnell and Daniel Barnes the Tyrant review David Carradine in the […]

Vanilla Ice in Cool as Ice

Dare Daniel – “Cool as Ice”

Cool as Ice (1991; David Kellogg) – Dare Daniel Podcast Episode 43 “He is devoid of personality, and he’s supposed to be the lead of a movie that people are drawn to.  Why does anybody not find this man repellant?” Put on your Gaultier sunglasses and graffiti-tagged parachute […]