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Dare Daniel – “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword”

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017; Guy Ritchie) – Dare Daniel Podcast Episode 6 Failed film franchise experts Daniel and Corky saddle their magic battle elephants to fight the empty CGI spectacle of Guy Ritchie’s 2017 bomb King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. Starring the never dynamic Charlie Hunnam, Legend […]

Film Podcast – Dare Daniel Mini-Episode 5.5

In this lightning round mini-episode, Daniel and Corky unsheath their swords in anticipation of next week’s review of Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, available now on HBO on demand services. They also look back in confusion at their coffee bean bet from last week’s review of The […]

Film Podcast – Dare Daniel Mini-Episode 4.5

Daniel and Corky kick off this fast-paced, action-packed mini-episode by previewing next week’s review of the nonsensical non-thriller The Snowman, which is available to rent on all the usual VOD services. They also provide some final thoughts on last week’s review of Aloha, contemplating whether or not Bill Murray’s character […]

Dare Daniel – “Aloha”

Aloha (2015; Cameron Crowe) – Dare Daniel Podcast Episode 4 On this week’s episode, film critic Daniel Barnes and comedian Corky McDonnell lei into Cameron Crowe’s Aloha, starring Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone and Bill Murray. The hosts discuss the unexpected poetry of e-mail hacks, Manic Pixie Dream Racism, the […]

Film Podcast – Dare Daniel Mini-Episode 3.5

Daniel and Corky preview next week’s review of Cameron Crowe’s Aloha, offer some closing thoughts on last week’s review of Bright and revisit their Bay vs. Carnahan debate. Corky extols the comedy stylings of Marlon Wayans, confuses Darren Aronofsky with Whit Stillman and confers American legend status upon Tony Shalhoub, while […]

“Lu Over the Wall” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

Lu Over the Wall (2018; Masaaki Yuasa) GRADE: C By Daniel Barnes *Opens Friday, May 11, at the Landmark Embarcadero in San Francisco and the Landmark California in Berkeley. This rare stinker from animation importer GKIDS offers echoes of Studio Ghibli classics like My Neighbor Totoro and Ponyo, but contains little of […]