Critical Darlings

Weekly discussions of current films from blockbusters to awards contenders AI summary

Blank Check Productions Visit website › TV & Film · EN · 49 episodes · latest 2026-11-12 · explicit

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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 FrischSubscribe to Richard's newsletter, ⁠⁠Premiere Party,⁠⁠ and read Alison's work ⁠⁠at Vulture. Follow @blankcheckpod on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  1. 2026-11-12 · 1 hr 22 min

    Wild Horse Nine is a best actor and best supporting actor show-in with big, standout performances from both John Malkovich and the ever-reliable Sam Rockwell. Directed by Martin McDonough, the two men play spies on a…

  2. 2026-11-08 · 55 min

    For the first time ever, Critical Darlings is live, from the SCAD Savannah Film Festival! On this bonus episode we kick off award season by laying out the narratives shaping what’s-to-come, and get into the big…

  3. 2026-11-05 · 1 hr 28 min

    America has Wicker fever! The romantic story of a man made from wicker, NOT filled with bees, is a sweet, satirical hit. Today on the show, we have Blank Check Universe favorite Esther Zuckerman on to discuss the film,…

  4. 2026-10-29 · 1 hr 26 min

    Wildwood is the new stop motion joint from Laika and director Travis Knight, previously of Kubo And The Two Strings, Bumblebee, and Masters Of The Universe. It's a sweeping, surprisingly brutal fantasy that fully earns…

  5. 2026-10-22 · 1 hr 34 min

    Critical Darlings is going LIVE at The Savannah Film Festival!In our first live podcast recording, we’re doing an awards season kickoff at 2pm on Tuesday October 29th at The Gutstein Gallery in Savannah Georgia.We’ll be…

  6. "You Can See Everything" Bares It All (With Jia Tolentino)

    2026-10-22 · 1 hr 37 min

    Critical Darlings is going LIVE at The Savannah Film Festival! In our first live podcast recording, we’re doing an awards season kickoff at 2pm on Tuesday October 29th at The Gutstein Gallery in Savannah Georgia. We’ll…

  7. 2026-10-15 · 1 hr 23 min

    Critical Darlings is going LIVE at The Savannah Film Festival!In our first live podcast recording, we’re doing an awards season kickoff at 2pm on Tuesday October 29th at The Gutstein Gallery in Savannah Georgia. We’ll…

  8. “The Social Reckoning” Misses The Mark (With George Civeris)

    2026-10-15 · 1 hr 26 min

    Critical Darlings is going LIVE at The Savannah Film Festival! In our first live podcast recording, we’re doing an awards season kickoff at 2pm on Tuesday October 29th at The Gutstein Gallery in Savannah Georgia. We’ll…

  9. 2026-10-08 · 1 hr 23 min

    🚨🚨🚨 Big News! 🚨🚨🚨Critical Darlings is going LIVE at The Savannah Film Festival!In our first live podcast recording, we’re doing an awards season kickoff at 2pm on Tuesday October 29th at The Gutstein Gallery in Savannah…

  10. "Digger" ??? (With Dana Stevens)

    2026-10-08 · 1 hr 26 min

    🚨🚨🚨 Big News! 🚨🚨🚨 Critical Darlings is going LIVE at The Savannah Film Festival! In our first live podcast recording, we’re doing an awards season kickoff at 2pm on Tuesday October 29th at The Gutstein Gallery in…

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Oldest episode in feed
01/2026
Typical length
1 hr 26 min
Format
Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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