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Film Podcast – Dare Daniel Mini-Episode 17.5

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Inspirational calculus instructor Corky McDonnell and homicidal substitute teacher Daniel Barnes head back to school in this recess-sized mini-episode, as they pick their all-time favorite movie teachers. The pedantic hosts also preview next week’s review of the repulsive comedy Clifford, a film that spent five years developing its flavors before […]

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“The Class” Movie Review By Daniel Barnes

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The Class (2008; Laurent Cantet) GRADE: A- By Daniel Barnes While Hollywood films are typically and predictably dismissive of school teachers (and all public servants, really) as pedants, snobs, fascists, and/or layabouts, there also exists a mostly icky vein of educator-as-hero stories. Movies ranging from Goodbye, Mr. Chips […]

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