Episode 233: Train Dreams, Wicked: For Good, with Felicity Jones and Clint Bentley

This week, we suspect foul play! We have eliminated no suspects. It’s a KNIVES OUT special and Amon will be interrogating stars Kerry Washington and Cailee Spaeny (07:06) alongside director Rian Johnson (20:09), to get to the bottom of WAKE UP DEAD MAN. We’ll also be revising the evidence, that is, reviewing the latest in Johnson’s series of Benoit Blanc mysteries (30:25). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (52:52), we’ll be discussing Netflix’s relationship with its directors. Should filmmakers who want theatrical releases stop working with streamers?If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please visit: MAPBuy 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

This week, Clarisse sits down with Noah Baumbach to talk fame and identity in his latest, JAY KELLY (09:58), while we review David Freyne’s fantasy romcom ETERNITY (29:45), and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s DREAMERS (46:58). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:05:42), we discuss the breaking news that Warner Bros Discovery has entered exclusive talks to sell its streaming and Hollywood studio business to Netflix. If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please visit: MAPBuy 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

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

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

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

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

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

This week – baby, we were born to review music biopic SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE (08:22), alongside Nia DaCosta’s new twist on Ibsen, HEDDA (28:58), and Kelly Reichardt’s heist film, THE MASTERMIND (52:08). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:08:20), we discuss Disney’s scrapped plans for a Star Wars sequel, titled THE HUNT FOR BEN SOLO. If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please visit:https://www.map.org.uk/https://www.safebowgazanaid.com/take-action-nowPre-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

This week, Hanna speaks to Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, & director Derek Cianfrance about their true-crime comedy-drama ROOFMAN (07:49), while we review Aziz Ansari’s feature debut GOOD FORTUNE (30:10) and Luca Guadagnino’s college campus drama AFTER THE HUNT (44:21). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:02:45), we discuss Chloé Zhao’s recent statement that, for directors, budget “limitations, I promise, are your best friend”. If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please visit:https://www.map.org.uk/https://www.safebowgazanaid.com/take-action-nowPre-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

This week, Hanna speaks to Maxine Peake about her role in I SWEAR (06:17), we review the film (22:31), and we also review dog-centred horror GOOD BOY (35:23).Plus, in our HOT TAKE (47:04), we ask if Ridley Scott is right about 60% of films made are shit.If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please visit:https://www.map.org.uk/https://www.safebowgazanaid.com/take-action-nowPre-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