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Critical Darlings

Autor: Blank Check Productions

Welcome to Critical Darlings: a podcast about the movies everyone is talking about, one new release after another. Every week, critics Richard Lawson and Alison Willmore cover the latest film driving the conversation—from big summer blockbusters to festival favorites, buzzy streamers, and major awards contenders. New episodes every Thursday. We’re a Blank Check Production! To catch up on our first miniseries covering the 2026 Oscars season, check out Blank Check on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Stick around on this feed for new episodes going forward. Produced by Benjamin Frisch Subscribe to Richard's newsletter, ⁠⁠Premiere Party,⁠⁠ and read Alison's...

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  1. "You Can See Everything" Bares It All (With Jia Tolentino) – Critical Darlings
  2. “The Social Reckoning” Misses The Mark (With George Civeris) – Critical Darlings
  3. "Digger" ??? (With Dana Stevens) – Critical Darlings
  4. “Primetime” Takes A Seat (With Jessica Kiang) – Critical Darlings
  5. Bonus: The Festival Circuit Explained, And Our Fall Festival Trip Report – Critical Darlings
  6. "Resident Evil" Is How You Adapt A Video Game (With David Sims) – Critical Darlings
  7. A Critical Darlings Mailbag – Critical Darlings
  8. “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” And Video Store Nostalgia – Critical Darlings
  9. “Coyote Vs. Acme” And The Great Ketchup Rescue (With Connor Ratliff) – Critical Darlings
  10. “Tony” Or, Bourdain Begins (With Jaya Saxena) – Critical Darlings
  11. “The End Of Oak Street” Is Dino-mite (With Matt Singer) – Critical Darlings
  12. “One Night Only” Is The Sex Purge (With Josh Gondelman) – Critical Darlings
  13. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Enters The Money-Verse (with Griffin Newman) – Critical Darlings
  14. “The Invite” Or, Who’s Afraid Of Olivia Wilde? (With Emily Gould) – Critical Darlings
  15. “The Odyssey” And Christopher Nolan’s Sad Dad Triumph (With Fran Hoepfner) – Critical Darlings
  16. “Moana” Is Between The Rock And A Hard Place (With Ben Hosley) – Critical Darlings
  17. “Minions And Monsters”, What Minions Taste Like, And Other Questions – Critical Darlings
  18. “Supergirl” And The New DCU (With Patrick Willems) – Critical Darlings
  19. “Stop! That! Train!”, “Leviticus”, and Pride At The Movies (With Colin Drucker) – Critical Darlings
  20. “Disclosure Day” And Ranking Spielberg’s Alien Movies (With Starlee Kine) – Critical Darlings
  21. “Masters of the Universe” And The IP Drought (With Mattie Lubchansky) – Critical Darlings
  22. "Backrooms" And The Internet Horror Boom (With Ryan Broderick) – Critical Darlings
  23. “Obsession” And Youtube Creators In Hollywood – Critical Darlings
  24. Our Favorite Movies Of The Year So Far, And A Summer Blockbusters Preview – Critical Darlings
  25. “The Sheep Detectives” And Amazon’s Box Office Bets (With Griffin Newman) – Critical Darlings
  26. “The Devil Wears Prada 2” And The Future Of Tastemakers (With Who? Weekly) – Critical Darlings
  27. "Michael" And The Jackson Biopic That Wasn't (With Danielle Hewitt) – Critical Darlings
  28. "Mother Mary" And Fictional Pop Stars in Film – Critical Darlings
  29. "The Drama" And The State of Provocateur Cinema – Critical Darlings
  30. “The Mario Galaxy Movie” And The Changing Shape Of Video Game Adaptations – Critical Darlings