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 leading women”? If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please visit: MAPPre-Order Clarisse's Wes Anderson book hereTweet us @FadetoBlackPod on Twitter or DM @FadeToBlackPodcast on Instagram, Blue Sky and Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/fadetoblackpodcast/Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast - it makes a difference! The Fade To Black Podcast is part of the Stripped Media Network.AMON: @Amonwarmann CLARISSE: @clarisseloughreyHANNA: @hannainesflintMusic by The Last Skeptik
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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: who are today’s “new class of leading men”? If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please visit: MAPPre-Order Clarisse's Wes Anderson book hereTweet us @FadetoBlackPod on Twitter or DM @FadeToBlackPodcast on Instagram, Blue Sky and Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/fadetoblackpodcast/Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast - it makes a difference! AMON: @Amonwarmann CLARISSE: @clarisseloughreyHANNA: @hannainesflintMusic by The Last Skeptik
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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 careers in a fraught political landscape?If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please visit: MAPPre-Order Clarisse's Wes Anderson book hereTweet us @FadetoBlackPod on Twitter or DM @FadeToBlackPodcast on Instagram, Blue Sky and Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/fadetoblackpodcast/Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast - it makes a difference! AMON: @Amonwarmann CLARISSE: @clarisseloughreyHANNA: @hannainesflintMusic by The Last Skeptik
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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), is Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein the best adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic? We weigh in. If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please visit: MAPPre-Order Clarisse's Wes Anderson book hereTweet us @FadetoBlackPod on Twitter or DM @FadeToBlackPodcast on Instagram, Blue Sky and Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/fadetoblackpodcast/Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast - it makes a difference! AMON: @Amonwarmann CLARISSE: @clarisseloughreyHANNA: @hannainesflintMusic by The Last Skeptik
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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 Academy Awards.Plus, in our HOT TAKE, Daniel Day-Lewis is cross that people equate method acting with ‘behaving like a lunatic’. So we ask… is there too much stigma around method acting?Links:If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please visit: MAPPre-Order Clarisse's Wes Anderson book hereJeremy Strong and Hollywood's most extreme actorsDiwanTweet us @FadetoBlackPod on Twitter or DM @FadeToBlackPodcast on Instagram, Blue Sky and Reddit.Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast - it makes a difference! AMON: @Amonwarmann CLARISSE: @clarisseloughreyHANNA: @hannainesflintMusic by The Last Skeptik
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 culture topics so that listeners can discover a diverse range of movies to seek out.
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