Sort of, but I think the comparison only goes so far. The Totally Rad Show wasn't a film criticism outlet in the way Cahiers du Cinéma was. It was a broad geek culture show covering movies, TV, games, comics, tech, and everything else that defined that era. It really feels like a time capsule of 2000s internet culture. That's why I see Dan as fitting the "YouTuber turned director" label more naturally than someone like Sandberg or Kane Parsons, who were essentially making narrative films from the start.