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- This week, we review Boots Riley's pop-coloured workers' rights farce I LOVE BOOSTERS (04:19), Martin Mcdonagh's CIA black comedy WILD HORSE NINE (21:18), and queer historical epic LA BOLA NEGRA (35:35).
Our WAIT JUST A MINUTE (48:43) picks are BEING HEUMANN and GODZILLA MINUS ZERO
Plus, in our HOT TAKE (51:37), with Taika Waititi's scathing review of critics, we ask: should filmmakers attack critics after their films flop at the box office?
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Jingles by Hanna Flint Episode 267: Wicker, Clayface, NAZA, with Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson
24/10/2026 | 1h 9 mins.This week, Clarisse talks to WICKER directors Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson about weaving a perfect sexual fantasy (04:04) while we review the film (04:04) alongside Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s new documentary NAZA (35:13).
Our WAIT JUST A MINUTE (52:24) picks are KLARA AND THE SUN and PRIMETIME.
Plus, in our HOT TAKE (56:04), with the Brit-laden cast of CLAYFACE, we ask: are too many American roles going to British actors?
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Read Hanna's Wicker article- 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 the release of Zoe Kazan’s EAST OF EDEN, we ask whether the villainous women of literature are being sanitised.
Our WAIT JUST A MINUTE (53:37) picks are CELEBRITY TRAITORS and BELLS ARE RINGING.
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CLARISSE: @clarisseloughrey
HANNA: @hannainesflint
Music by The Last Skeptik.
Jingles by Hanna Flint Episode 265: Resident Evil, The Love Hypothesis, Her Private Hell, with Nicolas Winding Refn
26/09/2026 | 1h 15 mins.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).
Plus, in our HOT TAKE (58:17), we ask: why is the next wave of period dramas so white?
Our WAIT JUST A MINUTE picks are HOPE and EXTRA GEOGRAPHY (54:45)
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Buy Hanna’s The Unofficial Buffy the Vampire Slayer Quiz Book here
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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.
CLARISSE: @clarisseloughrey
HANNA: @hannainesflint
Music by The Last Skeptik.
Jingles by Hanna Flint- 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 IN THE GREY and THE GENTLEMEN SEASON TWO.
If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza, please visit: MAP
Buy Hanna’s The Unofficial Buffy the Vampire Slayer Quiz Book here
Buy Clarisse's Wes Anderson: A Retrospective here
Tweet us @FadetoBlackPod on Twitter or DM @FadeToBlackPodcast on Instagram.
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.
CLARISSE: @clarisseloughrey
HANNA: @hannainesflint
Music by The Last Skeptik.
Jingles by Hanna Flint
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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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