Fade To Black

In this Spoiler Special episode of the Fade to Black podcast, critics Hanna Flint, Amon Warmann and Clarisse Loughrey dissect F9, the latest instalment of the Fast and Furious franchise starring Vin Diesel, John Cena, Charlize Theron, Michelle Rodriguez and Sung Kang returning as Han! Plus Hanna chats to writer-director Justin Lin (02:00) about his return to the franchise having previously helmed Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, Fast 5 and Fast and Furious 6. 

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In episode 17 of the Fade To Black podcast, critics Amon Warmann, Clarisse Loughrey and Hanna Flint review Magnus von Horn's exploration of social media stardom in Sweat (09:32), Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci in Supernova (23:20), and the return of Dom Toretto and his family in Fast and Furious 9 (37:03).

Plus, for this week’s ‘Hot Take’ (50:43), we’ll be discussing Loki’s coming out as bisexual - a meaningful moment for LGBTQ representation, or is Disney doing the bare minimum?

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In episode 16 of the Fade To Black podcast, critics Amon Warmann, Clarisse Loughrey and Hanna Flint review musical In the Heights (14:36), Pixar’s Luca (26:41), action-comedy sequel The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (41:35), and Ben Wheatley’s In the Earth (48:56). Hanna also has a chat with In the Heights star Corey Hawkins (08:16), who discussed his singing in the musical and teased his role in Joel Coen’s upcoming drama The Tragedy of Macbeth.

Plus, this week’s ‘Hot Take’ (58:52) is a discussion of colourism in In the Heights, which has been criticised for its lack of dark-skinned, Afro-Latino actors amongst its leading roles. The issue was first brought up by The Root's Felice León, who also brought up those criticisms in conversation with the film's director, Jon M Chu, and other cast members. They didn’t have the best answer to it.

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In episode 15 of the Fade To Black podcast, critics Amon Warmann, Clarisse Loughrey and Hanna Flint review The Father starring Anthony Hopkins (26:21), Nobody starring Bob Odenkirk (37:05), Emma Seligman’s Shiva Baby (49:43), and Marvel Studios' new Disney+ series Loki (1:04:34). We also have an interview this week, as Hanna had a chat with the one and only Jerry O’Connell (08:47) to talk about Endangered Species, Sliders and Superman!

Plus, this week’s ‘Hot Take’ (1:20:42) is a discussion of the recent report from Riz Ahmed and the USC Annenberg Institute on Muslim representation in film. SPOILER ALERT: It’s not great! Hollywood is making moves for diversity but the Muslim community has been vastly left behind - is this the push it needs to finally acknowledge and combat Islamophobia?

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In episode 14 of the Fade To Black podcast, critics Amon Warmann, Clarisse Loughrey and Hanna Flint review horror sequel A Quiet Place: Part II (08:00), crowdpleasing comedy Dream Horse (22:23), doc Gunda (37:38), and Aleem Khan’s debut After Love (49:25). 

Plus our ‘Hot Take’ (1:05:16) this week asks the question: when is muscly too muscly? We delve into Hollywood’s current fitness fad, where its male stars are expected to look so pumped up that a needle could pop them like a balloon. 

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In episode 13 of the Fade To Black podcast, critics Amon Warmann, Clarisse Loughrey and Hanna Flint review The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (24:29), Kelly Reichardt’s First Cow (40:35), and Disney’s Cruella starring Emma Stone (51:59). Amon also speaks with Disney’s Mahin Ibrahim and Phillip Domfeh about their new ‘Launchpad’ series which debuted on Disney+ this week (09:47). 

Plus our ‘Hot Take’ (1:19:21) this week is on the wily beast that is Film Twitter: Will we ever be able to share film opinions without it descending into vitriol and chaos?

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In episode 12 of the Fade To Black podcast, critics Amon Warmann, Clarisse Loughrey and Hanna Flint review Angelina Jolie’s Those Who Wish Me Dead (07:56), Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead (21:31), and two feature directorial debuts: Billie Piper’s Rare Beasts (38:11) and Chino Moya’s Undergods (53:54).

At the top of the show we have a little chat about the Channel 4 series We Are Lady Parts and Pedro Almodovar’s short film The Human Voice starring Tilda Swinton.

Plus in this week’s ‘Hot Take’ (1:08:44), we take a look at Shrek 20 years on: swamp turd or an OG?

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In episode 11 of the Fade To Black podcast, critics Amon Warmann, Clarisse Loughrey and Hanna Flint review Netflix’s The Woman in the Window (04:52), Saw sequel Spiral (18:29), Greek weird wave film Apples (35:10), and Barry Jenkins’ new series The Underground Railroad (47:25).

Plus in this week’s ‘Hot Take’ (1:08:40), we celebrate the return of cinemas by sharing our own personal codes of conduct! Do you race through your popcorn before the film starts? Can you talk during the trailers? And, most important of all, is it a mortal sin to check your phone?

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In episode 10 of the Fade To Black podcast, critics Amon Warmann, Clarisse Loughrey and Hanna Flint review the Mortal Kombat reboot, tender family drama Cowboys, intense British drama The Bike Thief, and new Netflix superhero show Jupiter’s Legacy. Clarisse also speaks with Alec Secareanu and Matt Chambers - star and director of The Bike Thief - about why we should be showing a little more appreciation for delivery drivers, now more than ever.

Plus in this week’s ‘Hot Take’, we discuss DC’s decision to make their Black Superman Clark Kent rather than Calvin Ellis or Val-Zod. Is this the best way forward for the DCEU?

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In episode 9 of the Fade To Black podcast, critics Amon Warmann, Clarisse Loughrey and Hanna Flint review newly minted Best Picture winner Nomadland, Netflix animation The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Michael B. Jordan actioner Without Remorse, and the film with the craziest ending of the year so far, aka Wild Mountain Thyme. Clarisse also speaks with director Anna Kerrigan about Cowboys, which we’ll be reviewing next week.

PLUS in this week’s ‘Hot Take’, we discuss remakes - should we just leave that shit alone?

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