Fade To Black

Fade To Black

Hanna Flint and Clarisse Loughrey

Episodes 268
Avg. Duration 1h 27m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.0 (7)
Since Mar 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
79%
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About This Podcast

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

Jun 13, 2026 1h 14m

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)…

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

May 30, 2026 1h 14m

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),…

Episode 255: Obsession, The Christophers

May 16, 2026 59m

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…

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

May 09, 2026 1h 8m

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…

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

May 02, 2026 1h 16m

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…

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

Apr 25, 2026 1h 22m

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,…

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

Apr 18, 2026 1h 25m

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…

S1E250 Episode 250: California Schemin’, Undertone, with James McAvoy and Rebekah Murrell

Apr 11, 2026 1h 8m

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…

S1E249 Episode 249: The Drama, Kim Novak’s Vertigo, with Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Apr 04, 2026 1h 25m

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…

S1E248 Episode 248: The Magic Faraway Tree, They Will KIll You, Splitsville

Mar 28, 2026 59m

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…

S1E247 Episode 247: Project Hail Mary, Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come, Dead Man’s Wire, 2026 Oscars

Mar 21, 2026 1h 7m

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…

S1E249 Episode 246: The Bride!, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, Hoppers, WB x Paramount

Mar 07, 2026 1h 14m

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…

S1E245 Episode 245: The Testament of Ann Lee, Sirât, Palestine Comedy Club, BAFTAs

Feb 28, 2026 1h 24m

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…

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

Feb 21, 2026 1h 33m

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,…

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

Feb 14, 2026 1h 29m

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…

S1E242 Episode 242: My Father’s Shadow, 100 Nights Of Hero, with Dafne Keen and Corin Hardy

Feb 07, 2026 1h 29m

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…

S1E241 Episode 241: Is This Thing On?, Nouvelle Vague, Shelter, Wonder Man

Jan 31, 2026 1h 14m

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…

S1E240 Episode 240: No Other Choice, The History Of Sound, Oscar Nominations, with Nicholas Pinnock

Jan 24, 2026 1h 18m

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…

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

Jan 17, 2026 1h 22m

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),…

Episode 238: Hamnet, Song Sung Blues, Giant

Jan 10, 2026 1h

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…

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