Fade To Black is a weekly film culture podcast co-hosted by film critics Hanna Flint (@hannaflint), Clarisse Loughrey (@clarisselou) and Amon Warmann (@amonwarmann). It takes a deep dive into the latest movie news, hot cinema takes and reviews the best new releases all in one place. It also gives listeners a chance to hear from some of the brightest stars of cinema through exclusive interviews with major talent. The podcast champions inclusivity by covering a broad spectrum of film and cultu ...
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A deep-dive mini series exploring the many layers of Prano Bailey-Bond's horror film, Censor.
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A weekly podcast where hosts Clarisse Loughrey and Anna Bogutskaya re-watch and discuss all of American Horror Story, one episode at a time.
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The PopCultured Podcast is hosted and produced by film journalist and critic Hanna Flint. Each episode sees a lively discussion about pop culture and diversity with both pals and entertainment aficionados.
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Episode 209: The Ballad of Wallis Island, The Salt Path, with Tim Key, Tom Basden and James Griffiths
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1:11:58This week, Hanna sits down with Tom Basden, James Griffith and Tim Key to talk about their new film, THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND, while we review the comedy-drama alongside THE SALT PATH, the adaptation of Raynor Winn’s 2018 memoir. Plus, in our HOT TAKE, we deliver our spoiler-filled verdicts on the second season of THE LAST OF US. If you would li…
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Episode 208: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, The Phoenician Scheme, with Angela Bassett
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1:20:57This week, your mission - should you choose to accept it - is to listen to Amon’s conversation with Angela Bassett about her presidential duties in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING (07:55), alongside our review of the film (21:30) and of Wes Anderson’s latest jaunt, THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (45:39). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:06:57), is Tom Cr…
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Episode 207: Hallow Road, Magic Farm, Andor S2, with Babak Anvari and Matthew Rhys
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1:15:19This week, Amon chats to director Babak Anvari and star Matthew Rhys about their new horror-thriller HALLOW ROAD (05:36), while we review the film (25:23) and then take a trip down to Amalia Ulman’s MAGIC FARM (37:19), for her Argentina-set absurdist comedy. Plus, in our HOT TAKE (50:51), we deliver our spoiler-filled thoughts on the second (and fi…
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Episode 206: The Wedding Banquet, The Assessment, with Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen and David Harbour
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1:12:01This week, Amon chats to some of the THUNDERBOLTS* (or should we be calling them by their new name now?): Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen and David Harbour (08:53). Meanwhile, we review THE WEDDING BANQUET, Andrew Ahn’s updated take on Ang Lee’s 1993 romcom (24:08), and Fleur Fortuné’s debut feature THE ASSESSMENT, starring Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia…
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Episode 205: Another Simple Favour, Thunderbolts*, with Paul Feig
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1:10:55This week, Amon chats with Paul Feig about ANOTHER SIMPLE FAVOUR (07:25), we review the film (22:26), plus Marvel's latest big-screen offering THUNDERBOLTS* (34:40). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (54:13), we discuss the recent calls, including by actor Pedro Pascal, to boycott HBO’s new Harry Potter series. If you would like to donate directly towards huma…
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Episode 204: The Accountant 2, Swimming Home, with Gareth Evans
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1:11:47This week, Clarisse chats to Gareth Evans about his new, Tom Hardy-fronted action movie, HAVOC (05:00). Meanwhile, Ben Affleck is back as autistic assassin Christian Wolff in THE ACCOUNTANT 2 (21:05), while Christopher Abbott and Mackenzie Davis star as a couple whose fragile marriage is threatened by the arrival of Ariane Labed in SWIMMING HOME (4…
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Episode 203: Sinners, Warfare, The Penguin Lessons, with Ryan Coogler
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1:06:13This week, Amon sits down with Ryan Coogler (04:56) as they get their teeth into his new vampire flick, SINNERS. We’ll also review the film (22:06), alongside THE PENGUIN LESSONS (38:47), in which Steve Coogan befriends a flightless bird while living under the US-backed military dictatorship in Argentina. Plus, in our HOT TAKE (47:51), with WARFARE…
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Episode 202: The Amateur, The Return, Drop
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1:05:55This week, we get vengeance with the Rami Malek-fronted thriller THE AMATEUR (06:42), make sail for Ithaca with THE RETURN, a new take on The Odyssey (23:53), and lock into DROP, Christopher Landon’s new AirDrop-themed horror (36:30). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (49:47), with Viola Davis the latest to take the presidential oath for her Prime Video action…
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Episode 201: Death of a Unicorn, Last Swim, Restless
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53:01This week, we witness the DEATH OF A UNICORN in A24’s latest “eat the rich” horror (04:34), go for a LAST SWIM with Sasha Nathwani’s London-set debut (18:35), and stay RESTLESS with Jed Hart’s psychological comedy drama (28:57). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (39:29), as the furore around the cast of the new Beatles biopics grows, we ask: do biopics need st…
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Episode 200: The End, The Stimming Pool, with Reginald Hudlin and Shola Lynch
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1:16:57This week, I sit down with Reginald Hudlin and Shola Lynch to talk about their two-part documentary NUMBER ONE ON THE CALL SHEET (13:16) plus we review Joshua Oppenheimer's post-apocalyptic musical THE END (32:32) and the Neurocultures Collective's experimental film THE STIMMING POOL (46:19). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:00:01), in the wake of a Varie…
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Episode 199: Flow, The Alto Knights, Santosh
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1:02:38This week, we go with the FLOW (07:57) as we review the winner of the Best Animated Film at this year’s Oscars; get double the de Niro in Barry Levinson’s mob drama THE ALTO KNIGHTS (18:50); and follow a rookie female officer’s eye-opening induction in Sandhya Suri’s SANTOSH (35:55). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (48:37), Cate Blanchett makes the case that…
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Episode 198: Black Bag, Sister Midnight, with the Russo Brothers
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1:08:02This week, Amon speaks to the Russo Brothers about The Electric State (07:07). Then we review Steven Soderbergh's spy thriller BLACK BAG (22:04) and Karan Kandhari's punk rock debut SISTER MIDNIGHT (36:18). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (50:39), we discuss the prevalence of celebrity/influencer interviewers and whether they are up to the journalistic job. …
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Episode 197: Mickey 17, One of Them Days, with Laura Carreira
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1:16:50This week, Hanna has a natter with Laura Carreira about her directorial debut ON FALLING (06:57); we have ONE OF THEM DAYS (27:50) with the Keke Palmer and SZA-led comedy; and we say welcome back to the great Bong Joon-Ho, as he finally returns to cinemas for his follow-up to the Oscar-winning Parasite, MICKEY 17 (42:51) (And no, you don’t have to …
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Episode 196: The Last Showgirl, Chang’an, Fight or Flight
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1:05:05This week, we don our rhinestones and feathers for Gia Coppola’s THE LAST SHOWGIRL (8:17); visit Tang Dynasty China for the epic historical animation CHANG’AN (23:29); and board a plane with a crazy Josh Hartnett in action vehicle FIGHT OR FLIGHT (39:50). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (52:11), we offer our predictions ahead of the big night at the Academy …
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Episode 195: The Monkey, I’m Still Here, James Bond to Amazon
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52:38This week, Theo James pulls double duty in Osgood Perkins' THE MONKEY (07:53), and we take a look at Brazilian historical drama I'm Still Here (20:06). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (36:31), we discuss Amazon taking control of the Bond franchise. If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please visit https://www.map.org.uk/ http…
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Episode 194: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, To a Land Unknown, and Memoir of a Snail
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1:03:51This week, we’re cracking out the big knickers for BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY (10:08), while two Palestinian refugees are pushed into increasingly desperate circumstances in Mahdi Fleifel’s TO A LAND UNKNOWN (24:56) and a woman recounts a life of loneliness in Oscar-nominated animation MEMOIR OF A SNAIL (37:34). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (54:35),…
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Episode 193: The Fire Inside, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, with Christopher Andrews
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1:11:45This week, Clarisse speaks to Christopher Andrews about his Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan-fronted sheep farming thriller BRING THEM DOWN (7:47), while we review Rachel Morrison’s sports biopic THE FIRE INSIDE (27:11)and Mohammad Rasoulof’s Iran-set political thriller THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG (42:16). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (59:18), with new…
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Episode 192: Hard Truths, Companion, with Mike Leigh
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1:11:53This week, Hanna speaks to the maestro Mike Leigh about his new film HARD TRUTHS (10:19), while we review the Bafta-nominated drama (29:58) plus Drew Hancock’s robot revenge horror COMPANION (43:39). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (57:27), with A COMPLETE UNKNOWN and SATURDAY NIGHT failing to give Joan Baez and Gilda Radner their due, we ask: are women stil…
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Episode 191: The Brutalist, Presence
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1:05:52This week, we're going on a Bauhaus journey with Brady Corbet's THE BRUTALIST (08:27) and deal with some paranormal activity in Steven Soderbergh's PRESENCE (35:41). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (52:51), we discuss the backlash against generative AI use in some of this year's Oscar frontrunners. If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian ai…
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Episode 190: A Complete Unknown, Wolf Man, with Monica Barbaro
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1:11:01This week, we’re getting our folk on with A COMPLETE UKNOWN (06:21) as Amon chats with star Monica Barbaro (10:04) and we review the film alongside Leigh Whannell's latest Universal Monsters adaptation WOLF MAN (45:22). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:01:27), we discuss the Skeleton Crew season finale. If you would like to donate directly towards humanit…
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Episode 189: Babygirl, A Real Pain, Maria
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1:07:38This week, we’re all BABYGIRL (08:03)with Halina Reijn’s BDSM drama, while Jessie Eisenberg wrestles with personal and national history in his comedy-drama A REAL PAIN(27:13), and Angelina Jolie belts as a legendary opera star in Pablo Larraìn’s MARIA(40:33). In our HOT TAKE(55:55), we discuss Jeremy O. Harris’s defence against criticism of award f…
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Episode 188: Nosferatu, We Live in Time, Nickel Boys
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1:01:24This week, we kick off 2025 by succumbing to the darkness with Robert Eggers’s NOSFERATU (05:21). Plus, we stock up on tissues and Jaffa Cakes for John Crowley’s WE LIVE IN TIME (27:04), and chat RaMell Ross’s daring adaptation of the Colson Whitehead novel, NICKEL BOYS (38:33). And, in our HOT TAKE (51:51), we look forward to our most anticipated …
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Episode 187: The Order, Better Man, with Kerry Washington and Barry Jenkins
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1:19:28This week, Amon speaks to Kerry Washington about her WWII film THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT (04:40) and Barry Jenkins about MUFASA: THE LION KING (48:59). We review Justin Kurzel's THE ORDER (20:42) and Robbie Williams biopic BETTER MAN (32:31). And, in our HOT TAKE (01:05:30), we share our favourite movie moments of the last year. If you would like to don…
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Episode 186: Queer, The Bibi Files, with Justin Kuritzkes
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1:06:33This week, Hanna speaks to screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes about adapting William S Burroughs’s novel QUEER (5:47) for the screen, while we review Luca Guadagnino’s follow-up to Challengers (18:38) and documentarian Alexis Bloom’s look into the corruption charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, THE BIBI FILES (37:19). And, in our H…
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Episode 185: Nightbitch, Unstoppable, with Jon Watts and Christopher Ford
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1:06:03This week, we review the Amy Adams-fronted, Marielle Heller-directed NIGHTBITCH (07:03), and William Goldenberg’s UNSTOPPABLE (23:13), which tells the story of disabled champion wrestler Anthony Robles. Then Clarisse speaks to the creators of STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW, Jon Watts and Christopher Ford (39:08), and in our HOT TAKE (52:06) we dive into …
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Episode 184: Conclave, Your Monster, with Auliʻi Cravalho
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1:02:11Make way, make way! For this week, Amon speaks to Moana herself – Auliʻi Cravalho – about returning for MOANA 2 (10:39). Meanwhile, we gather our own conclave to review the papal thriller CONCLAVE (20:21) and the Melissa Barrera-fronted horror musical romcom YOUR MONSTER (41:03). And, in our HOT TAKE (51:40), we fight over the question: what’s the …
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Episode 183: Blitz, Layla, Wicked, with Malcolm Washington and Danielle Deadwyler
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1:11:19This week, Amon speaks to Malcolm Washington and Danielle Deadwyler about his feature debut THE PIANO LESSON (04:16) and we review Steve McQueen's World War II epic BLITZ (20:40), Amrou Al-Kadhi's drag queen rom-com LAYLA (43:38). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (54:01), we take a spoilerific look at Jon M. Chu's WICKED PART ONE. If you would like to donate …
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Episode 182: Gladiator II special with Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Fred Hechinger and Harry Gregson-Williams
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1:44:30This week, we gather for a GLADIATOR II special! Amon speaks to stars Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Fred Hechinger (08:37), and composer Harry Gregson-Williams (01:02:07), while we give our thumbs up or thumbs down on Ridley Scott’s swords and sandals sequel (36:54). And, in our HOT TAKE, we dive into some spoilers, just like those sharks divi…
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Episode 181: The Piano Lesson, Bird, No Other Land
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1:06:47This week, we review the Washington family's August Wilson adaptation THE PIANO LESSON (06:20), Andrea Arnold's latest coming-of-age drama BIRD (22:54), and Berlinale-winning Palestinian documentary NO OTHER LAND (38:20). And, in our HOT TAKE (52:03), Star Wars: Episodes 10-12 are reportedly in the works and Simon Kinberg is set to write the trilog…
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Episode 180: Anora, Heretic, with Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui
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1:14:56This week, Hanna speaks to directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui about their documentary SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY (11:59), while we take a whirlwind trip through Sean Baker’s ANORA (27:17) and try to outsmart Hugh Grant in theological horror HERETIC (46:41). And, in our HOT TAKE (01:01:55), we ask why Quentin Tarantino doesn’t want…
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Episode 179: Venom: The Last Dance, Emilia Pérez
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1:00:37This week, we say farewell to Eddie and his bestie symbiote in VENOM: THE LAST DANCE (8:45) and take a trip to Mexico with Jacques Audiard’s musical EMILIA PÉREZ (26:16). And, in our HOT TAKE (45:36), we ask, why can’t Marvel seem to make a Blade movie? If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please visit https://www.m…
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Episode 178: The Wild Robot, The Apprentice, with Naomi Scott and Chris Sanders
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1:17:07This week, Amon speaks to Naomi Scott about horror sequel SMILE 2 (52:46) and Chris Sanders about THE WILD ROBOT (08:31), while we review the new DreamWorks Animation (20:21) and chat THE APPRENTICE (32:29), a portrait of the early years of Donald Trump. And, in our HOT TAKE (01:01:23), on the back of Cynthia Erivo’s comments about Wicked fan edits…
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Episode 177: Timestalker, Transformers One, with Alice Lowe
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1:31:32This week, Hanna catches up with Alice Lowe about her latest irreverent comedy TIMESTALKER (11:01) plus we review the film (37:02) and Transformers origin story TRANSFORMERS ONE (52:10). And, in our HOT TAKE (01:16:19), we discuss the critique of actresses like Emma Stone who speak up about the gender disparity in Hollywood but rarely work with fem…
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Episode 176: Joker: Folie à Deux, A Different Man, with Josh Cooley and Lorenzo di Bonaventura
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1:20:36This week, Amon talks to TRANSFORMERS ONE director Josh Cooley and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (09:24). Then the team returns to Gotham to see if Todd Phillip's JOKER sequel, FOLIE À DEUX, was worth a revisit (31:29), and we take a sojourn to New York City for A DIFFERENT MAN starring Sebastian Stan (50:38). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:06:30), we…
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Episode 175: Never Let Go, The Outrun, My Old Ass
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1:14:40This week, we watch Halle Berry battle family demons in NEVER LET GO (07:38), take a trip to the Orkneys with Saoirse Ronan for recovery drama THE OUTRUN (21:28), and are paid a visit by future Aubrey Plaza for Megan Park’s MY OLD ASS (39:39). And, in our HOT TAKE (55:28), move out the way, Robert Downey Jr. as Victor von Doom! There’s a new contro…
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Episode 174: His Three Daughters, The Substance, with Azazel Jacobs
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1:22:17This week, Amon speaks to writer-director Azazel Jacobs about his grief drama HIS THREE DAUGHTERS (10:23), while we review the film (25:55). Then, we try out Coralie Fargeat’s new body horror, THE SUBSTANCE (40:31). And, in our HOT TAKE (01:03:24), we ask, after James Cameron popped off against his critics, should directors write their own scripts?…
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Episode 173: In Camera, Speak No Evil, with Naqqash Khalid
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1:22:32This week, Hanna speaks to Naqqash Khalid about his film industry satire IN CAMERA (08:34), while we review the film (33:05). Then we take a visit out to the West country for the horror remake SPEAK NO EVIL (49:22). And, in our HOT TAKE (01:08:39), with the release of the Sir Ian McKellen-fronted The Critic, we talk about how critics are depicted o…
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Episode 172: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Firebrand, with Elizabeth Olsen and Carrie Coon
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1:07:00This week, Amon sits down with stars Elizabeth Olsen and Carrie Coon to talk grief drama HIS THREE DAUGHTERS (6:51); while, hey, it’s showtime, as we review Tim Burton sequel BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (21:38) and Tudor biopic FIREBRAND (39:58). And, in our HOT TAKE, we offer our favourite picks for next month’s London Film Festival (56:54). If you wo…
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Episode 171: Sing Sing, Black Dog, with Clarence Maclin
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1:03:04This week, Amon chats to SING SING star Clarence Maclin (09:58) and we review the critically acclaimed prison drama (25:53). Then we hit the road with British indie BLACK DOG (36:12), and in our HOT TAKE (51:22), we look at the habit of cancelling series after one season. If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please …
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Interview Special: Naomi Ackie talks 'Blink Twice'
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16:35Hi listeners! The main podcast is back on September 1st! But to tide you over, we have an interview special with the great Naomi Ackie. She joins us primarily to talk about BLINK TWICE in which she stars as Frida, a cocktail waitress who tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) invites to his private island. But vaction bliss soon evaporates a…
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Interview Special: Directors Angela Patton and Natalie Rae talk 'Daughters'
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18:52Hi listeners! While the main pod is on a mini-hiatus (we're back on September 1st!), we're giving you a couple interview specials! The first is with Angela Patton and Natalie Raw, the co-directors of DAUGHTERS - a documentary that focuses on four young girls as they prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as part…
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Episode 170: Dìdi, Alma's Rainbow, Kensuke's Kingdom
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1:22:32This week, we're on coming of age duty with Sean Wang's directorial debut DIDI (06:22) followed by the restoration of Ayoka Chenzira's ALMA's RAINBOW (23:11) and animated saga KENSUKE'S KINGDOM directed by Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry (40:31). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (52:23), with Robert Downey Jr. set to earn $80 million for returning to the MCU as th…
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Episode 169: Deadpool & Wolverine, About Dry Grasses
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1:47:51This week, the Merc with the Mouth is back, and he’s brought a friend, for Marvel’s DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE (14:12. We review the film, plus, we dive into Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s latest slice of slow cinema, ABOUT DRY GRASSES (50:47). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (1:13:47, we get deep into spoiler territory on the MCU’s big summer hit. If you would like to donat…
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Episode 168: Twisters, Janet Planet, Crossing, with Lee Isaac Chung
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1:51:05This week, Hanna chats all things TWISTERS (11:38) with director Lee Isaac Chung and we review the windy sequel to the 1990s classic (33:15). We also check out Annie Baker's coming of age dramedy JANET PLANET (54:53) and Levan Akin's familial drama CROSSING (01:15:41). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:32:03), we talk about the Russos return to the MCU for…
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Episode 167: Longlegs, Fly Me To The Moon, Sleep, with Osgood Perkins
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1:40:19This week, Amon chats all things LONGLEGS with writer-director Osgood Perkins (12:43) and we review the buzziest horror of the year so far (26:55). We also review the space race rom-com FLY ME TO THE MOON (45:34) and stay up all night for SLEEP (01:01:35). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:13:43), we dissect the first GLADIATOR II trailer. If you would lik…
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Episode 166: Maxxxine, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, and Unicorns
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1:39:56This week, we touch down in Hollywood for Ti West’s horror trilogy closer MAXXXINE (13:34) and Eddie Murphy’s return in BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F (41:29), while it’s back to London for the queer romance of James Krishna Floyd and Sally El Hosaini’s UNICORNS (01:00:45). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:20:00), now that we’re halfway through 2024 we look ba…
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Episode 165: Kinds of Kindness, Fancy Dance, Bye Bye Tiberias
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1:19:02This week, we settle in for Yorgos Lanthimos' KINDS OF KINDNESS (11:23), put on our dancing shoes for FANCY DANCE (30:04), and join Hiam Abbass on a trip down memory lane for BYE BYE TIBERIAS (49:27). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (1:07:15), we discuss the new Harry Potter series. If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please…
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Episode 164: The Bikeriders, The Exorcism, and Green Border, with Jeff Nichols
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1:24:32This week, Clarisse sits down with THE BIKERIDERS (10:31) director Jeff Nichols and we hop on our bikes to review the film (28:25), while saying our Hail Marys for the Russell Crowe-led THE EXORCISM (45:22), and follow the path of refugees trying to reach the European Union in Agnieszka Holland’s GREEN BORDER (1:00:58). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (1:13:…
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Episode 163: Inside Out 2, Arcadian, Freud’s Last Session, with Asif Kapadia and Joe Sabia
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1:30:19This week, Amon chats to directors Asif Kapadia and Joe Sabia about their new documentary, FEDERER: TWELVE FINAL DAYS (12:12). Then we get our emotions in check with Pixar’s INSIDE OUT 2 (26:27), join Nicolas Cage in the apocalypse in action horror ARCADIAN (41:27), and witness a meeting of minds in FREUD’S LAST SESSION (55:42). Plus, in our HOT TA…
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Episode 162: Bad Boys: Ride or Die, The Watched, Rosalie, with Viggo Mortensen, Vicky Krieps, and Ishana Night Shyamalan
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1:59:12This week, Hanna speaks to Viggo Mortensen & Vicky Krieps about their western THE DEAD DON’T HURT (18:12), while we squad up for BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE (36:19). Then Amon has a chat with Ishana Night Shyamalan about her feature debut, THE WATCHED (51:08), after which the pod team reviews the film (01:03:30) as well as French period drama ROSALIE (01…
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