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Fade To Black

Amon Warmann, Hanna Flint, and Clarisse Loughrey

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

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01:13:56

Episode 211: Lollipop, Tornado, How to Train Your...

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2025/06/14

This week, Clarisse chats to director Michael Pearce and star Domhnall Gleeson about their new Apple TV+ thriller ECHO VALLEY (06:20), while we review Daisy-May Hudson’s social realist drama LOLLIPOP (24:17) and John Maclean’s quasi-samurai-western TORNADO (41:03). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (56:11), with Universal’s new HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON arriving in cinemas this week, we ask: are live-action remakes killing cinema? If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please

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01:11:36

Episode 210: Ballerina, Dangerous Animals, Falling...

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2025/06/07

This week, Amon chats FROM THE WORLD OF JOHN WICK: BALLERINA with one of its stars, Ian McShane (09:10), while we follow Jai Courtney into the shallows for serial-killer-meets-sharks thriller DANGEROUS ANIMALS (22:03), and look for love in writer-director-actor Aylin Tezel’s feature debut FALLING INTO PLACE (38:32). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (55:37), we ask: is the John Wick franchise still worth the investment? If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please

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01:11:58

Episode 209: The Ballad of Wallis Island, The Salt...

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2025/05/31

This 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 like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please visithttps://www.map.org.uk/https://www.safebowgazanaid.com/take-action-nowJoin the

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01:20:57

Episode 208: Mission: Impossible - The Final...

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2025/05/24

This 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 Cruise really the last movie star? We get into it…If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please

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01:15:19

Episode 207: Hallow Road, Magic Farm, Andor S2, with...

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2025/05/17

This 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 final) season of ANDOR. If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please

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01:12:01

Episode 206: The Wedding Banquet, The Assessment,...

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2025/05/10

This 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 Vikander, and Himesh Patel (41:48). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (58:23), to celebrate the release of THE EXTRAORDINARY MISS FLOWER, we talk about visual

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01:10:55

Episode 205: Another Simple Favour, Thunderbolts*,...

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2025/05/03

This 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 humanitarian aid in Gaza please visithttps://www.map.org.uk/https://www.safebowgazanaid.com/take-action-nowJoin the conversation or suggest a Hot Take for

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01:11:47

Episode 204: The Accountant 2, Swimming Home, with...

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2025/04/26

This 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 (40:46). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (56:17), with SINNERS raking it in at the box office, we look at the unusual deal Ryan Coogler made with Warner Bros and ask:

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01:06:13

Episode 203: Sinners, Warfare, The Penguin Lessons...

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2025/04/19

This 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 out this week and ANDOR season two out next week, we’re asking: can stories set against the backdrop of war ever be neutral? If you would like to donate

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01:05:55

Episode 202: The Amateur, The Return, Drop

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2025/04/12

This 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 actioner G20, we share some of our favourite onscreen American presidents. If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please

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00:53:01

Episode 201: Death of a Unicorn, Last Swim, Restless

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2025/04/05

This 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 stars? Or should they be seeking out a complete unknown? If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please

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01:16:57

Episode 200: The End, The Stimming Pool, with...

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2025/03/30

This 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 Variety hit piece that lays the blame for Snow White’s box office flopping on Rachel Zegler, we ask: Why does the internet hate the young star?If you

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01:02:38

Episode 199: Flow, The Alto Knights, Santosh

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2025/03/23

This 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 award shows should no longer be televised… is she right?If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please

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01:08:02

Episode 198: Black Bag, Sister Midnight, with the...

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2025/03/16

This week, Amon speaks to the Russo Brothers about The Electric State (07:07). Then we review Stephen Soderbergh's spy thriller BLACK BAG (22:04) and Karan Khandari'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.If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please

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01:16:50

Episode 197: Mickey 17, One of Them Days with Laura...

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2025/03/09

This 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 have seen the previous 16 movies in this franchise).Plus, in our HOT TAKE (1:01:09), 7 years after the original run on Netflix was cancelled, Daredevil

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01:05:05

Episode 196: The Last Showgirl, Chang’an, Fight or...

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2025/03/02

This 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 Awards. If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please

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00:52:38

Episode 195: The Monkey, I’m Still Here, James Bond...

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2025/02/23

This 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 visithttps://www.map.org.uk/https://www.safebowgazanaid.com/take-action-nowJoin the conversation or suggest a Hot Take for the gang to discuss tweet us at @FadeToBlackPodFollow us:

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01:03:51

Episode 194: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, To a...

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2025/02/16

This 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), we tackle the reports that Disney staffers are expressing hurt and frustration over the company’s appeasement towards Donald Trump. If you would like to

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01:11:45

Episode 193: The Fire Inside, The Seed of the Sacred...

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2025/02/09

This 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 news Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld is officially parting ways with Marvel over his treatment by top brass, we ask: How much credit should Marvel comic book

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01:11:53

Episode 192: Hard Truths, Companion, with Mike Leigh

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2025/02/02

This 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 still being erased from the historical narrative? If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please

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