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Fade To Black

by Hanna Flint and Clarisse Loughrey

Fade To Black is a weekly film culture podcast co-hosted by film critics Hanna Flint (@hannaflint) and Clarisse Loughrey (@clarisselou). 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 culture topics so that listeners can discover a diverse range of movies to seek out.

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  1. Episode 266: Digger, The Social Reckoning, with Primetime’s Merritt Wever

    This week, Hanna talks to Merritt Wever about her role in PRIMETIME (01:32), while we review the movie of the moment, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s DIGGER (19:12 start, spoilers between 33:39 and 38:12), alongside Aaron Sorkin’s THE SOCIAL RECKONING (39:07). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (56:46), with…

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  2. Episode 265: Resident Evil, The Love Hypothesis, Her Private Hell, with Nicolas Winding Refn

    This week, Clarisse sits down with director Nicolas Winding Refn to dissect his beautiful nightmare, HER PRIVATE HELL (04:59), while we review Zach Cregger’s video game adaptation RESIDENT EVIL (25:04) and the adaptation of Star Wars fanfic-turned-rom-com bestseller THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS (38:05)....

  3. Episode 264: Practical Magic 2, The Death of Robin Hood, Mayday

    This week, we salt our margarita rims for PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 (05:18), get stoic up North with THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD (26:39) and buddy up for Cold War comedy MAYDAY (41:01). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:00:04), we ask: should we judge a movie by its trailer? Our WAIT JUST A MINUTE picks (56:35) are…

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  4. Episode 263: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, I Want Your Sex, Coyote vs Acme

    This week, we get a sexual education with Jane Schoenbrun’s surrealist meta-slasher TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA (03:59) and Gregg Araki’s BDSM comedy I WANT YOUR SEX (24:20), while we go to court with the movie Warner Bros. tried to kill, COYOTE VS. ACME (44:34). Our WAIT JUST A MINUTE...

  5. Episode 262: Tony, Lady, Bouchra, The End of Oak Street

    This week, we check out Anthony Bourdain biopic TONY (05:14), enter a high society world of absurdity in LADY (22:02) and grapple with identity in BOUCHRA (34:21). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (50:36), with the arrival of THE END OF OAK STREET we ask: is the disaster movie back? Our WAIT JUST A MINUTE...

  6. Episode 261: Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Ish

    This week, we swing back into the world of Tom Holland's friendly neighbourhood spider with the release of SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY (04:04) and take a look at Imran Perretta's feature debut ISH (34:43). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (49:23), we delve into the big reveals in HALL H at San Diego Comic…

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  7. Episode 260: The Odyssey, Evil Dead Burn, with Himesh Patel and John Leguizamo

    This week, Hanna speaks to Himesh Patel and John Leguizamo about their roles in the movie of the summer, Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY (08:00), while we review his take on the Homeric epic (21:51) alongside Sébastien Vaniček’s all-out Deadite horror EVIL DEAD BURN (53:08). Plus, in our HOT TAKE...

  8. Episode 259: Moana, The Invite, Rosebush Pruning, with J. K. Simmons and Tom Brittney

    This week, Hanna speaks to J. K. Simmons and Tom Brittney about their new Hell's Kitchen crime drama THE WESTIES (02:42), while we review THE INVITE (14:39) and ROSEBUSH PRUNING (27:18). Our WAIT JUST A MINUTE (39:07) picks are NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE and SHOOT THE PEOPLE. Plus, in…

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  9. Episode 258: Toy Story 5, Supergirl, Blue Heron, with Minions & Monsters' Pierre Coffin

    This week, Clarisse sits down with director Pierre Coffin, co-creator and voice of the Minions, to chat MINIONS & MONSTERS (03:01). And we review TOY STORY 5 (22:54) and Sophy Romvari’s semi-autobiographical feature debut BLUE HERON (37:35). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (52:21), we talk SUPERGIRL…

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  10. Episode 257: Disclosure Day, Masters of the Universe, Scary Movie, Office Romance

    This week, we review MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (04:20), the rebooquel SCARY MOVIE (23:52) and Steven Spielberg's latest alien encounter DISCLOSURE DAY (41:31). Our WAIT JUST A MINUTE picks (01:00:39) this week are Sara Dosa's TIME AND WATER and the Apple TV+ series CAPE FEAR. Plus, in our HOT TAKE...

  11. Episode 256: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Finding Emily, with Jeremy O. Harris

    This week, Hanna chats with Jeremy O. Harris about his new film with Peter Ohs, ERUPCJA (06:39), while we review Star Wars' first big-screen film in seven years, THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU (28:37), and Alicia MacDonald's British rom-com FINDING EMILY (42:58). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (59:29), with…

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  12. Episode 255: Obsession, The Christophers

    This week, we review dating horror OBSESSION (8:53) and Steven Soderbergh's artworld dramedy THE CHRISTOPHERS (25:07). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (46:13), we discuss Demi Moore and Peter Jackson’s defence of AI. If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza, please visit: ⁠MAP⁠...

  13. Episode 254: Jimpa, Remarkably Bright Creatures, The Sheep Detectives

    This week, we review Sophie Hyde's JIMPA (11:06), Netflix's REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES (28:30) and THE SHEEP DETECTIVES (43:51) led by Hugh Jackman. Plus, in our HOT TAKE (54:34), we share our first impressions of The Odyssey trailer. If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid...

  14. Episode 253: The Devil Wears Prada 2, Hokum, with Mother Mary’s David Lowery

    This week, Clarisse speaks to director David Lowery about bringing the Gothic to MOTHER MARY (13:53). And a sequel? For spring? Groundbreaking… we review THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 (30:49) and Damian McCarthy’s Irish horror HOKUM (51:46). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:03:12), we ask: has the cinema…

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  15. Episode 252: Mother Mary, Rose of Nevada, with Couture’s Alice Winocour

    This week, Clarisse speaks to director Alice Winocour about her close collaboration with Angelina Jolie on their new film COUTURE, while we review David Lowery’s ghostly pop music tale, MOTHER MARY, and Mark Jenkin’s ghostly fisherman tale, ROSE OF NEVADA. Plus, in our HOT TAKE, with the release…

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  16. Episode 251: Lee Cronin's The Mummy, Rebuilding, with Alicia Vikander

    This week, Clarisse speaks to Alicia Vikander about her role in Olivier Assayas’s new satire THE WIZARD OF KREMLIN (5:57); while we review LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY (30:10), which does not star Brendan Fraser, and neo-western REBUILDING (55:32), which does star Josh O’Connor. Plus, in our HOT TAKE...

  17. Episode 250: California Schemin’, Undertone, with James McAvoy and Rebekah Murrell

    This week, Hanna speaks to James McAvoy and Rebekah Murrell about CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN’ (12:29), while we review McAvoy’s directorial debut (26:09) , alongside Ian Tuason’s podcast-based horror UNDERTONE (40:09). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (56:00), we discuss cinema’s latest trend, with both THE ODYSSEY...

  18. Episode 249: The Drama, Kim Novak’s Vertigo, with Gugu Mbatha-Raw

    This week, Amon sits down with Gugu Mbatha-Raw to talk about her new thriller FUZE (07:40), while we review THE DRAMA – a dark take on the romcom starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson (25:36) – and Alexandre O. Philippe’s lyrical new documentary KIM NOVAK’S VERTIGO (50:26). Plus, in our HOT TAKE...

  19. Episode 248: The Magic Faraway Tree, They Will KIll You, Splitsville

    This week, an Enid Blyton classic is adapted for the big screen with THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE (04:47), while Zazie Beetz is out for vengeance in the action-horror-comedy THEY WILL KILL YOU (15:35), and Dakota Johnson considers polyamory in comedy SPLITSVILLE (30:39). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (45:20)…

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  20. Episode 247: Project Hail Mary, Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come, Dead Man’s Wire, 2026 Oscars

    This week, we blast off for Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s adaptation of Andy Weir’s sci-fi novel PROJECT HAIL MARY (16:13), then suit up for Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s horror sequel READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME (30:06) and Gus Van Sant’s true-life, seventies-set thriller DEAD...

  21. Episode 246: The Bride!, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, Hoppers, WB x Paramount

    This week, we review Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankensteined mashup THE BRIDE! (06:42), while we promise no fighting – no fucking fighting – over PEAKY BLINDERS: THE IMMORTAL MAN (33:06), and get wild with Pixar’s HOPPERS (52:05). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:01:32), we ask what it means for the future…

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  22. Episode 245: The Testament of Ann Lee, Sirât, Palestine Comedy Club, BAFTAs

    This week, Mother has arrived in the form of Mona Fastvold’s historical musical The Testament of Ann Lee (11:21), while we take a perilous trip with Óliver Laxe’s Sirât (33:35), and find relief in laughter with Alaa AliAbdallah’s Palestine Comedy Club (51:00). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:01:01), we...

  23. Episode 244: The Secret Agent, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, with Wasteman’s David Jonsson and Tom Blyth

    Amon speaks to WASTEMAN stars David Jonsson and Tom Blyth about their new prison drama (10:18), while we’ve got two Oscar-nominated films to review: THE SECRET AGENT (34:05), starring Wagner Moura, and IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU (53:10), starring Rose Byrne. Plus, in our HOT TAKE (1:19:19), we...

  24. Episode 243: Wuthering Heights, The President’s Cake, with Sinners’s Autumn Durald Arkapaw

    This week, Hanna speaks to SINNERS’s Autumn Durald Arkapaw (06:12), who this year became the first woman of color nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Plus, we review Emerald Fennell’s take on a literary classic, WUTHERING HEIGHTS (29:02), and Hasan Hadi’s Iraqi drama THE...

  25. Episode 242: My Father’s Shadow, 100 Nights Of Hero, with Dafne Keen and Corin Hardy

    This week, Amon speaks to Corin Hardy and Dafne Keen about their new horror WHISTLE (09:07), while we step into the world of dreams, memories, and stories, as we review Akinola Davies Jr.’s MY FATHER’S SHADOW (32:37) and Julia Jackman’s 100 NIGHTS OF HERO (50:00). Plus, in our HOT TAKE…

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  26. Episode 241: Is This Thing On?, Nouvelle Vague, Shelter, Wonder Man

    This week, we step behind the mic to review Bradley Cooper’s IS THIS THING ON?, inspired by the life of comedian John Bishop (06:48); NOUVELLE VAGUE, Richard Linklater’s behind-the-scenes look at the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless (27:39); and SHELTER, the latest Jason Statham-fronted...

  27. Episode 240: No Other Choice, The History Of Sound, Oscar Nominations, with Nicholas Pinnock

    This week, Amon speaks to Nicholas Pinnock about British boxing drama HEAVYWEIGHT (08:18), while we review Park Chan-wook’s latest, NO OTHER CHOICE (28:13), and the Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor-led period romance THE HISTORY OF SOUND (42:54). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (57:50), we break down this...

  28. Episode 239: Rental Family, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, with The Voice of Hind Rajab's Motaz Malhees

    This week, Hanna speaks to Motaz Malhees about his role in The Voice of Hind Rajab (11:43). We review Rental Family (32:07) and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (48:16). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (50:01), we discuss how soon is too soon for cinema to tackle real-life tragedies in narrative fiction? If...

  29. Episode 238: Hamnet, Song Sung Blues, Giant

    We’re back for 2026, and this week we’ll be taking on a triple bill of biopics: Chloé Zhao’s HAMNET (05:25), about the lives of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway; SONG SUNG BLUE (22:44), about a Neil Diamond tribute band; and GIANT (35:22), about British-Yemeni boxing champion Prince Naseem...

  30. Interview Special: Joachim Trier on Sentimental Value

    We'll be back on January 10th! But, in the meantime, Clarisse sat down with director Joachim Trier to discuss his holiday wishes and what it means to put Oslo on screen with his latest, Sentimental Value. If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please visit: MAP Buy...

  31. Episode 237: Sentimental Value, Marty Supreme, Avatar: Fire and Ash, with Fallout’s Aaron Moten

    Okie dokie! This week, Clarisse speaks to Fallout star Aaron Moten about heading back out to the Wasteland for season two (08:34), while we review this year’s Boxing Day offerings, Joachim Trier’s SENTIMENTAL VALUE (25:09) and Josh Safdie’s MARTY SUPREME (47:23). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:07:24),...

  32. Episode 236: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, with Rian Johnson, Kerry Washington and Cailee Spaeny

    This week, we suspect foul play! We have eliminated no suspects. It’s a KNIVES OUT special and Amon will be interrogating stars Kerry Washington and Cailee Spaeny (07:06) alongside director Rian Johnson (20:09), to get to the bottom of WAKE UP DEAD MAN. We’ll also be revising the evidence, that…

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  33. Episode 235: Jay Kelly, Eternity, Dreamers, with Noah Baumbach

    This week, Clarisse sits down with Noah Baumbach to talk fame and identity in his latest, JAY KELLY (09:58), while we review David Freyne’s fantasy romcom ETERNITY (29:45), and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s DREAMERS (46:58). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:05:42), we discuss the breaking news that Warner…

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  34. Episode 234: Zootropolis 2, Blue Moon, Pillion

    This week, we’ve got a triple hit of reviews as we tackle Disney animated sequel ZOOTROPOLIS 2 (07:09), Richard Linklater’s BLUE MOON about the American songwriter Lorenz Hart (21:57), and BDSM comedy-drama PILLION (37:03). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (52:07), we ask: who are today’s “new class of...

  35. Episode 233: Train Dreams, Wicked: For Good, with Felicity Jones and Clint Bentley

    This week, Amon chats to Felicity Jones and director Clint Bentley about their lyrical new drama, TRAIN DREAMS (09:29), while we review the film (25:43) and see if we’ve been changed for the better by Jon M Chu’s musical part two, WICKED: FOR GOOD (35:23). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (46:09), we ask…

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  36. Episode 232: Alpha, Keeper, with Tahar Rahim

    This week, Clarisse chats to Tahar Rahim about his transformative role in Alpha (8:30), while we review Julia Ducournau's third feature (34:00) and Osgood Perkins' Keeper. (52:30) Plus, in our HOT TAKE (1:06:00), we discuss Oscar Isaac's unease of working with Disney: how do we navigate our film...

  37. Episode 231: Die My Love, Predator: Badlands, Frankenstein, with Lynne Ramsay

    This week, Hanna chats to director Lynne Ramsay about DIE MY LOVE (08:57), her claustrophobic new portrait of a woman on a downward spiral, while we review the film alongside PREDATOR: BADLANDS (52:12), the first in the franchise where the Predator is the hero. Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:12:36)…

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  38. Episode 230: Bugonia, Palestine 36, with Yorgos Lanthimos and Will Tracy

    This week, Clarisse chats to the singular Yorgos Lanthimos and Will Tracy about their new black comedy thriller Bugonia, after which we review the film. We discuss Annemarie Jacir’s PALESTINE 36, which has been selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th...

  39. Episode 229: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Hedda, The Mastermind

    This week – baby, we were born to review music biopic SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE (08:22), alongside Nia DaCosta’s new twist on Ibsen, HEDDA (28:58), and Kelly Reichardt’s heist film, THE MASTERMIND (52:08). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:08:20), we discuss Disney’s scrapped plans for a Star...

  40. Episode 228: After the Hunt, Good Fortune, Roofman with Kirsten Dunst, Channing Tatum, & Derek Cianfrance

    This week, Hanna speaks to Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, & director Derek Cianfrance about their true-crime comedy-drama ROOFMAN (07:49), while we review Aziz Ansari’s feature debut GOOD FORTUNE (30:10) and Luca Guadagnino’s college campus drama AFTER THE HUNT (44:21). Plus, in our HOT TAKE...

  41. Episode 227: I Swear, Good Boy, with Maxine Peake

    This week, Hanna speaks to Maxine Peake about her role in I SWEAR (06:17), we review the film (22:31), and we also review dog-centred horror GOOD BOY (35:23). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (47:04), we ask if Ridley Scott is right about 60% of films made are shit. If you would like to donate directly...

  42. Episode 226: The Smashing Machine, A House Of Dynamite, Him

    This week, we have a triple bill of reviews, as we step into the ring for Benny Safdie’s THE SMASHING MACHINE (08:26), bunker down for Kathryn Bigelow’s A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (24:06), and touchdown for Justin Tipping’s HIM (42:05). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (50:54), we discuss the news that several...

  43. Episode 225: One Battle After Another, Urchin, with Nadia Fall

    This week, Hanna chats to Nadia Fall about the teen friendship at the heart of her feature debut BRIDES, while we review Paul Thomas Anderson’s American epic ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut, URCHIN. Plus, in our HOT TAKE, we get into that Alien: Earth finale. If...

  44. Episode 224: The Man In My Basement with Nadia Latif & Steve with Lil Simz and Jay Lycurgo

    This week, we have a little change in programming! Amon and Clarisse are living it up in Disneyland Paris, so Hanna is manning the fort, setting up some fantastic interviews. First, she talks to Nadia Latif about her feature debut, THE MAN IN MY BASEMENT, then Amon chats with Simbi 'Little Simz'...

  45. Episode 223: Spinal Tap II, Islands, From Ground Zero

    This week, we turn it up to eleven with sequel SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES (12:00), while Sam Riley causes a racket as a washed-up tennis coach in ISLANDS (28:17), and we review FROM GROUND ZERO (41:08), an anthology film directed by 22 Palestinian directors living under the genocide. Plus…

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  46. Episode 222: The Conjuring: Last Rites, Highest 2 Lowest, Honey Don’t

    This week, grab your bibles and your rosaries, as a blockbuster horror franchise reaches its end in THE CONJURING: LAST RITES (09:12), while two legendary directors make their return as we review Spike Lee’s HIGHEST 2 LOWEST (26:05) and Ethan Coen’s HONEY DON’T (43:14), made in collaboration with...

  47. Episode 221: The Roses, Caught Stealing, with Tony McNamara

    This week, Hanna speaks to THE ROSES screenwriter Tony McNamara about how to craft a perfect divorce (06:40), while we review the film (32:36). Then we discuss Darren Aronofsky’s latest as he tries his hand at a comedy caper with CAUGHT STEALING (42:49). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (56:07), we ask: are...

  48. Episode 220: The Life of Chuck, Sorry, Baby, Peacemaker Season 2, with Chris Columbus

    This week, Hanna sets out to solve the mystery of THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB by speaking to its director, Chris Columbus (08:32), while we review Mike Flanagan’s THE LIFE OF CHUCK (30:44), adapted from the Stephen King novella, and Eva Victor’s feature debut, SORRY, BABY (53:38). Plus, in our HOT...

  49. Episode 219: Materialists, Together, Nobody 2, Alien: Earth

    This week, we see if we’re a match with Celine Song’s MATERIALISTS (08:22) and get closer than ever with body horror TOGETHER (31:04), while Bob Odenkirk dusts off those knuckles of his again for NOBODY 2 (42:44). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:00:34), we dive into the first two episodes of Noah...

  50. Episode 218: Weapons, The Pickup, The Kingdom

    This week, we’re in for a scare with Zach Cregger’s WEAPONS (10:30), while we ride along with Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson in THE PICKUP (27:29) and hop over to Corsica for Julien Colonna’s crime drama THE KINGDOM (37:47). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (51:54), we ask: are all the paparazzi set photos…

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Fade To Black is a weekly film culture podcast co-hosted by film critics Hanna Flint (@hannaflint) and Clarisse Loughrey (@clarisselou). 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 culture topics so that listeners can discover a diverse range of movies to seek out.

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