Episode 81: Blonde, Smile, Hocus Pocus 2, with Youssef Chebbi and Reginald Hudlin

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10/02/22 • 147 min

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This week... with the London Film Festival around the corner, Hanna chats to director Youssef Chebbi about his Tunisia-set crime-thriller Ashkal (13:47); We take a trip into the fictionalised, nightmare world of a cultural icon in Andrew Dominik’s BLONDE (37:35); Say cheese and SMILE – Halloween starts *now* with Paramount’s latest horror venture (01:09:08); The witches are back! And here to put a spell on you in HOCUS POCUS 2 (01:25:23); And Amon speaks to director Reginald Hudlin about capturing the legacy of Sidney Poitier in his new Apple TV+ documentary, SIDNEY (01:40:00).

And, in our HOT TAKE, Wolverine lives! We talk about Hugh Jackman’s return to Marvel for Deadpool 3 (01:59:25).

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And, in our HOT TAKE, Wolverine lives! We talk about Hugh Jackman’s return to Marvel for Deadpool 3 (01:59:25).

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Episode 80: Sidney, Don’t Worry Darling, Catherine Called Birdy, Andor, with Diego Luna and Genevieve O’Reilly

This week... Reginald Hudlin captures the legacy of Sidney Poitier in his new Apple TV+ documentary, SIDNEY (07:52), and Olivia Wilde welcomes us to Victory, the town that seems a little too good to be true, in her psychological thriller DON’T WORRY DARLING (20:20). Plus, we take a trip back to 1290 for Lena Dunham’s medieval romp, CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY (45:59).

And, in our HOT TAKE, Diego Luna ignites the spark that'll light the fire of rebellion in Disney+’s latest Star Wars series, ANDOR. Clarisse speaks to Luna (01:08:29) and Mon Mothma herself, Genevieve O’Reilly (01:18:28), while we break down the first three episodes (01:28:58).

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Episode 82: The Woman King, Nothing Compares, Werewolf By Night with Thuso Mbedu

This week... Amon speaks to The Woman King’s own Thuso Mbedu (8:21), while we review Gina Prince-Bythewood’s historical epic (23:09). We tackle the documentary NOTHING COMPARES (42:20), which draws a straight line between the revolutionary politics of Sinéad O'Connor and today’s pop divas. And, AWOOOOOOOOOO! The beast is released in Marvel’s one-take Halloween special, WEREWOLF BY NIGHT (50:30).

Plus, in our HOT take, we discuss Chris Pratt and his Super Mario Bros vocal work (1:08:37)

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