Daniel Reviews “Relay” and “Eden” (2025)

https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CANON-FODDER_S01_EDEN-RELAY.mp3 Eden (2025; Ron Howard) GRADE: B *Now playing. IMDB Synopsis: “Based on a factual account of a group of outsiders who settle on a remote island only to discover their greatest threat isn’t the brutal climate or deadly wildlife, but each other.” Relay (2025; David Mackenzie) GRADE: B- *Now playing. IMDB Synopsis: “A broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when a new client seeks his protection to stay alive. In this perpetually theme music-less mini-epsode, film critic Daniel Barnes reviews two new releases opening today, Aug. 22. Relay is a slow-burn thriller starring Riz Ahmed as a shadowy middleman for reluctant whistleblowers, while Eden (2025) is based on the same true-life murder-mystery covered in the documentary The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden . Listen along as Daniel talks to himself about Marco Scutaro, emerging currencies, Mayberry elegies and much more! Read more of Daniel’s reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes , and listen to Daniel on the Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder podcasts. The post Daniel Reviews “Relay” and “Eden” (2025) appeared first on Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts .

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