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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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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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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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.
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Customer Reviews
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.
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.
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!