Episode 99: Cocaine Bear, Broker, What’s Love Got To Do With It?, with Jimmy Warden and Ashley Madekwe

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02/26/23 • 94 min

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This week, Clarisse talks COCAINE BEAR with screenwriter Jimmy Warden (05:10), while - in our review (24:44) - we decide once and for all whether that bear really did cocaine. Plus, we talk found families in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s BROKER (37:21) and arranged marriage in rom-com WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? (48:00) Also, Amon speaks to Ashley Madekwe about Netflix’s thriller THE STRAYS (1:03:33).

Plus, in our HOT TAKE (1:18:05), with #BaftasSoWhite trending once more, we ask whether the organization’s supposed commitment to change has actually made any material difference to the awards.

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Plus, in our HOT TAKE (1:18:05), with #BaftasSoWhite trending once more, we ask whether the organization’s supposed commitment to change has actually made any material difference to the awards.

If you’d like to join the conversation or suggest a Hot Take for the gang to discuss tweet us at @FadeToBlackPod

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Episode 98: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, The Son, with Jonathan Majors and Clint Dyer

This week, Amon sits down with Jonathan Majors to talk Kang in ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA (09:00) plus we review the first film in phase 5 of the MCU (25:00). We go on a domestic journey with MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON (54:00), give our verdict on THE SON (1:08:00), Florian Zeller’s follow-up to The Father and Hanna speaks to Clint Dyer, the Deputy Artistic Director of The Royal National Theatre, about bringing a cinematic approach to his film production of Shakespeare classic, OTHELLO (1:25:00).

Plus, in our HOT TAKE (1:57:00), we discuss Cate Blanchett’s recent comments about having or needing public permission to play gay roles?

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Episode 100: Creed III, Luther: The Fallen Sun, Subject, The Mandalorian, with Cynthia Erivo and Jon Favreau

On this special episode of Fade to Black, Amon follows Cynthia Erivo into London’s criminal underbelly to chat about LUTHER: THE FALLEN SUN (08:11), and we review the film (29:34). Then we enter the ring with Michael B Jordan’s CREED III (45:46) and turn the camera on the documentary form itself with Camilla Hall and Jennifer Tiexiera’s SUBJECT (01:06:59). But that’s not it! THE MANDALORIAN is BACK on our screens and, to mark the occasion, Clarisse spoke to series creator Jon Favreau about what lies ahead for Din and Grogu (01:27:16).

And, in our HOT TAKE (01:42:47), we give our full, spoilerific thoughts on the first episode of season three.

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