199 episodes

Film critic Daniel Barnes and comedian Corky McDonnell do your dirty work by reviewing the worst movies you can imagine. Send Daniel and Corky your most sadistic movie dares at daredaniel.com, and look for a new episode every other Tuesday.

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    • TV & Film
    • 4.9 • 56 Ratings

Film critic Daniel Barnes and comedian Corky McDonnell do your dirty work by reviewing the worst movies you can imagine. Send Daniel and Corky your most sadistic movie dares at daredaniel.com, and look for a new episode every other Tuesday.

    PlayTime (1967) – Canon Fodder Episode 9

    PlayTime (1967) – Canon Fodder Episode 9

    PlayTime (1967; Dir.: Jacques Tati)

    Canon Fodder Episode 9

    After a string of thematically heavy films, the Random Number Generator Gods decided Daniel and Corky were due for a little playtime. French auteur Jacques Tati’s landmark comedy epic PlayTime, that is! But will your hosts swing PlayTime into the Canon Fodder canon, or will it slide into oblivion?

    PLAYTIME FACTS & FIGURES

    Sight & Sound  2022 Critics List Ranking: #23

    French Theatrical debut: Dec. 16, 1967

    IMDB synopsis: “Monsieur Hulot curiously wanders around a high-tech Paris, paralleling a trip with a group of American tourists. Meanwhile, a nightclub/restaurant prepares its opening night, but it’s still under construction.”

    CLIPS AND CLIPPINGS

    Re-release trailer for PlayTime

    The Glass

    The Tourists

    The Chairs

    The Carousel

    NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE

    Ordet (1955; Dir.: Carl Dreyer)

    IMDB synopsis: “Follows the lives of the Borgen family, as they deal with inner conflict, as well as religious conflict with each other, and the rest of the town.”

    Our review of Ordet comes out on March 26!

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    • 1 hr 11 min
    A Man Escaped – Canon Fodder Episode 8

    A Man Escaped – Canon Fodder Episode 8

    A Man Escaped (1956; Dir.: Robert Bresson)

    Canon Fodder Episode 8

    Daniel and Corky continue their world tour through the masterpieces of cinema by reviewing French auteur Robert Bresson’s gripping prison drama. Will your hosts man up and Canon-ize the film, or will its appeal escape them?

    A MAN ESCAPED FACTS & FIGURES

    Sight & Sound  2022 Critics List Ranking: #95 (tied)

    Theatrical debut: Nov. 11, 1956

    IMDB synopsis: “A captured French Resistance fighter during WWII engineers a daunting escape from a Nazi prison in France.”

    CLIPS AND CLIPPINGS

    Original trailer for A Man Escaped

    The opening scene

    Bordwell & Thompson’s take

    NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE

    Playtime (1967; Dir.: Jacques Tati)

    IMDB synopsis: “Monsieur Hulot curiously wanders around a high-tech Paris, paralleling a trip with a group of American tourists. Meanwhile, a nightclub/restaurant prepares its opening night, but it’s still under construction.”

    Our review of Playtime comes out on March 12!

    Follow Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Google Podcasts, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu.

    Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes.

    • 43 min
    Ali: Fear Eats the Soul – Canon Fodder Episode 7

    Ali: Fear Eats the Soul – Canon Fodder Episode 7

    Dare Daniel Presents: Canon Fodder – Episode 7

    Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974; Dir.: Rainer Werner Fassbinder)

    Mismatched duo Daniel and Corky buck all society’s rules by putting schnitzel on their strudel  to review German wunderkind Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Ali: Fear Eats the Soul.  But will your hosts Canon-ize this 1974 classic, or will they throw sauerkraut in its bauernbrot?

    ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL FACTS & FIGURES

    Sight & Sound  2022 Critics List Ranking: #52 (tied)

    West German theatrical debut: March 5, 1974

    IMDB synopsis: “A lonely widow meets a much younger Moroccan worker in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love, to their own surprise and to the outright shock of their families, colleagues, and drinking buddies.”

    CLIPS AND CLIPPINGS

    Trailer for Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

    Daniel’s favorite scene

    Ali meets the family

    Julie Christie approves!

    NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE

    A Man Escaped (1956; Dir.: Robert Bresson)

    IMDB synopsis: “A captured French Resistance fighter during WWII engineers a daunting escape from a Nazi prison in France.”

    Our review of A Man Escaped comes out on Feb. 27!

    Follow Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Google Podcasts, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu.

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    • 58 min
    By the Bluest of Seas – Cannon Fodder Episode 6

    By the Bluest of Seas – Cannon Fodder Episode 6

    Dare Daniel Presents: Canon Fodder – Episode 6

    By the Bluest of Seas (1936; Dir.: Boris Barnet)

    Shipwrecked cinephiles Daniel and Corky are whisked away to a collectivist paradise by Boris Barnet’s ebullient musical comedy. But will your hosts deem this enchantingly effervescent slice of vile Communist propaganda Canon-worthy, or will they blast it out of the water?

    BY THE BLUEST OF SEAS  FACTS & FIGURES

    Sight & Sound  2022 Critics List Ranking: #211 (tied)

    IMDB synopsis: “Two best friends shipwreck on an island in the Caspian Sea and fall in love with the same woman while helping the villagers of their new home.”

    CLIPS AND CLIPPINGS

    By the Bluest of Seas full movie

    NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE

    Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1972; Dir.: Rainier Werner Fassbinder)

    IMDB synopsis: “A lonely widow meets a much younger Moroccan worker in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love, to their own surprise and to the outright shock of their families, colleagues, and drinking buddies.”

    Our review of Ali: Fear Eats the Soul comes out on Feb. 6, 2024!

    Follow Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Google Podcasts, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu.

    Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes.

    • 40 min
    Battleship Potemkin – Canon Fodder Episode 5

    Battleship Potemkin – Canon Fodder Episode 5

    Dare Daniel Presents: Canon Fodder – Episode 5

    Battleship Potemkin (1925; Dir.: Sergei Eisenstein)

    Daniel and Corky talk montages, meat, maggots, mutinies and more in their review of the iconic Soviet silent masterpiece Battleship Potemkin.

    BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN  FACTS & FIGURES

    Theatrical debut: Dec. 21, 1925

    Sight & Sound  2022 Critics List Ranking: #54 (tied)

    IMDB synopsis: “In the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1905, the crew of the battleship Potemkin mutiny against the brutal, tyrannical regime of the vessel’s officers. The resulting street demonstration in Odessa brings on a police massacre.”

    CLIPS AND CLIPPINGS

    Battleship Potemkin theatrical relaunch trailer

    Odessa Steps sequence

    Maggots in the meat

    NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE

    By the Bluest of Seas (1936; Dir.: Boris Barnet)

    IMDB synopsis: “Two best friends shipwreck on an island in the Caspian Sea and fall in love with the same woman while helping the villagers of their new home.”

    Our review of By the Bluest of Seas comes out on Jan. 23, 2024!

    Follow Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Google Podcasts, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu.

    Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes.

    • 46 min
    Bicycle Thieves – Canon Fodder Episode 4

    Bicycle Thieves – Canon Fodder Episode 4

    Dare Daniel Presents: Canon Fodder – Episode 4

    Bicycle Thieves (1948; Dir.: Vittorio De Sica)

    Daniel and Corky walk the streets of Sacramento in a futile search for a film more achingly beautiful than the Italian Neo-Realist masterpiece Bicycle Thieves.

    BICYCLE THIEVES  FACTS & FIGURES

    Theatrical debut: Nov. 24, 1948

    Sight & Sound  2022 Critics List Ranking: #41 (tied)

    IMDB synopsis: “In post-war Italy, a working-class man’s bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.”

    CLIPS AND CLIPPINGS

    Original trailer for Bicycle Thieves

    The restaurant scene

    The heartbreaking final sequence

    NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE

    Battleship Potemkin (1925; Dir.: Sergei Eisenstein)

    IMDB synopsis: “In the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1905, the crew of the battleship Potemkin mutiny against the brutal, tyrannical regime of the vessel’s officers. The resulting street demonstration in Odessa brings on a police massacre.”

    Our review of Battleship Potemkin comes out on Jan. 9, 2024!

    Follow Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Google Podcasts, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu.

    Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes.

    • 51 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
56 Ratings

56 Ratings

ATXhorror ,

One of my favorites

One of the best new (to me) podcasts about bad movies. Dan and Corky play so well off each other, have a great format and production, and both have great "radio" voices which makes them easy to listen to. Still catching up on all the episodes, but am subscibed and looking forward to more.

The Bree's knees ,

If you like bad movies, this is recommended

Really funny hosts talking about movies that are bad for different reasons, and in different ways. This is candy for the mind, truly recommended.

Krispy_Kay ,

Great listen!

These guys have great chemistry! The way they describe movies and such make me want to crack a cold one open and hang out!

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