Episode 238: Hamnet, Song Sung Blues, Giant

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 with Pixar’s HOPPERS (52:05). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:01:32), we ask what it means for the future of film, now that Netflix has dropped its bid to buy Warner Bros, clearing the way for Paramount to acquire the studio. 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:⁠ ⁠@hannainesflint⁠⁠

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 laughter with Alaa AliAbdallah’s Palestine Comedy Club (51:00). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:01:01), we discuss BAFTA and the BBC’s treatment of Delroy Lindo, Michael B. Jordan, and John Davidson at last Sunday’s awards. 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. We are a Stripped Media podcast.  

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, and IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU (53:10), starring Rose Byrne. Plus, in our HOT TAKE (1:19:19), we discuss the Berlin Film Festival’s cowardly silence over the genocide in Gaza. 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. We are a Stripped Media podcast.  

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 Fennell’s take on a literary classic, WUTHERING HEIGHTS (29:02), and Hasan Hadi’s Iraqi drama THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE (1:05:11). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (1:18:13), we discuss whether male directors should be doing more to support female creatives behind the scenes.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. We are a Stripped Media podcast.  

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 FATHER’S SHADOW (32:37) and Julia Jackman’s 100 NIGHTS OF HERO (50:00). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:06:58), we discuss the BBFC’s current content warning system and whether it’s fit for purpose. 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. We are a Stripped Media podcast.  

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 making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless (27:39); and SHELTER, the latest Jason Statham-fronted action thriller (43:08). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (56:51), all eight episodes of Marvel’s WONDER MAN hit Disney+ this week, so we chat spoilers.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. We are a Stripped Media podcast. 

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 period romance THE HISTORY OF SOUND (42:54).  Plus, in our HOT TAKE (57:50), we break down this week’s Oscar nominations announcement. 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:⁠ ⁠@hannainesflint⁠⁠

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), we discuss how soon is too soon for cinema to tackle real-life tragedies in narrative fiction?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. We are a Stripped Media podcast.

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 Neil Diamond tribute band; and GIANT (35:22), about British-Yemeni boxing champion Prince Naseem "Naz" Hamed. Plus, in our HOT TAKE (47:40), we discuss our most anticipated films and shows of the year. 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

We'll be back on January 10th! But, in the meantime, Clarisse sat down with director Joachim Trier to discuss his holiday wishes and what it means to put Oslo on screen with his latest, Sentimental Value. 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