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Critical Darlings

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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…

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“Wildwood” Is A Labor Of Love (With Rebecca Alter) 2026-10-29 · 86m
"You Can See Everything" Bares It All (With Jia Tolentino) 2026-10-22 · 94m
"You Can See Everything" Bares It All (With Jia Tolentino) 2026-10-22 · 97m
“The Social Reckoning” Misses The Mark (With George Civeris) 2026-10-15 · 86m
“The Social Reckoning” Misses The Mark (With George Civeris) 2026-10-15 · 83m
"Digger" ??? (With Dana Stevens) 2026-10-08 · 86m
"Digger" ??? (With Dana Stevens) 2026-10-08 · 83m
“Primetime” Takes A Seat (With Jessica Kiang) 2026-10-01 · 81m
“Primetime” Takes A Seat (With Jessica Kiang) 2026-10-01 · 81m
Bonus: The Festival Circuit Explained, And Our Fall Festival Trip Report 2026-09-26 · 61m
Bonus: The Festival Circuit Explained, And Our Fall Festival Trip Report 2026-09-26 · 58m
"Resident Evil" Is How You Adapt A Video Game (With David Sims) 2026-09-24 · 75m
"Resident Evil" Is How You Adapt A Video Game (With David Sims) 2026-09-24 · 72m
A Critical Darlings Mailbag 2026-09-17 · 95m
A Critical Darlings Mailbag 2026-09-17 · 92m
“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” And Video Store Nostalgia 2026-09-10 · 84m
“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” And Video Store Nostalgia 2026-09-10 · 81m
“Coyote Vs. Acme” And The Great Ketchup Rescue (With Connor Ratliff) 2026-09-03 · 84m
“Coyote Vs. Acme” And The Great Ketchup Rescue (With Connor Ratliff) 2026-09-03 · 87m
“Tony” Or, Bourdain Begins (With Jaya Saxena) 2026-08-27 · 95m
“Tony” Or, Bourdain Begins (With Jaya Saxena) 2026-08-27 · 98m
“The End Of Oak Street” Is Dino-mite (With Matt Singer) 2026-08-20 · 98m
“The End Of Oak Street” Is Dino-mite (With Matt Singer) 2026-08-20 · 95m
“One Night Only” Is The Sex Purge (With Josh Gondelman) 2026-08-13 · 91m
“One Night Only” Is The Sex Purge (With Josh Gondelman) 2026-08-13 · 94m
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Enters The Money-Verse (with Griffin Newman) 2026-08-06 · 112m
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Enters The Money-Verse (with Griffin Newman) 2026-08-06 · 115m
“The Invite” Or, Who’s Afraid Of Olivia Wilde? (With Emily Gould) 2026-07-30 · 92m
“The Invite” Or, Who’s Afraid Of Olivia Wilde? (With Emily Gould) 2026-07-30 · 95m
“The Odyssey” And Christopher Nolan’s Sad Dad Triumph (With Fran Hoepfner) 2026-07-23 · 91m
“The Odyssey” And Christopher Nolan’s Sad Dad Triumph (With Fran Hoepfner) 2026-07-23 · 94m
“Moana” Is Between The Rock And A Hard Place (With Ben Hosley) 2026-07-16 · 77m
“Moana” Is Between The Rock And A Hard Place (With Ben Hosley) 2026-07-16 · 80m
“Minions And Monsters”, What Minions Taste Like, And Other Questions 2026-07-09 · 77m
“Minions And Monsters”, What Minions Taste Like, And Other Questions 2026-07-09 · 81m
“Supergirl” And The New DCU (With Patrick Willems) 2026-07-02 · 95m
“Supergirl” And The New DCU (With Patrick Willems) 2026-07-02 · 92m
“Stop! That! Train!”, “Leviticus”, and Pride At The Movies (With Colin Drucker) 2026-06-25 · 89m
“Stop! That! Train!”, “Leviticus”, and Pride At The Movies (With Colin Drucker) 2026-06-25 · 86m
“Disclosure Day” And Ranking Spielberg’s Alien Movies (With Starlee Kine) 2026-06-18 · 87m
“Disclosure Day” And Ranking Spielberg’s Alien Movies (With Starlee Kine) 2026-06-18 · 90m
“Masters of the Universe” And The IP Drought (With Mattie Lubchansky) 2026-06-11 · 91m
“Masters of the Universe” And The IP Drought (With Mattie Lubchansky) 2026-06-11 · 88m
"Backrooms" And The Internet Horror Boom (With Ryan Broderick) 2026-06-04 · 96m
"Backrooms" And The Internet Horror Boom (With Ryan Broderick) 2026-06-04 · 93m
“Obsession” And Youtube Creators In Hollywood 2026-05-28 · 81m
“Obsession” And Youtube Creators In Hollywood 2026-05-28 · 78m
Our Favorite Movies Of The Year So Far, And A Summer Blockbusters Preview 2026-05-21 · 95m
Our Favorite Movies Of The Year So Far, And A Summer Blockbusters Preview 2026-05-21 · 92m
“The Sheep Detectives” And Amazon’s Box Office Bets (With Griffin Newman) 2026-05-14 · 89m
“The Sheep Detectives” And Amazon’s Box Office Bets (With Griffin Newman) 2026-05-14 · 89m
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” And The Future Of Tastemakers (With Who? Weekly) 2026-05-07 · 96m
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” And The Future Of Tastemakers (With Who? Weekly) 2026-05-07 · 99m
"Michael" And The Jackson Biopic That Wasn't (With Danielle Hewitt) 2026-04-30 · 89m
"Michael" And The Jackson Biopic That Wasn't (With Danielle Hewitt) 2026-04-30 · 92m
"Mother Mary" And Fictional Pop Stars in Film 2026-04-23 · 87m
"Mother Mary" And Fictional Pop Stars in Film 2026-04-23 · 90m
"The Drama" And The State of Provocateur Cinema 2026-04-16 · 90m
"The Drama" And The State of Provocateur Cinema 2026-04-16 · 87m
“The Mario Galaxy Movie” And The Changing Shape Of Video Game Adaptations 2026-04-09 · 84m
“The Mario Galaxy Movie” And The Changing Shape Of Video Game Adaptations 2026-04-09 · 87m
"Ready Or Not 2," "They Will Kill You," And The Decline Of Social Satire Horror 2026-04-02 · 73m
"Ready Or Not 2," "They Will Kill You," And The Decline Of Social Satire Horror 2026-04-02 · 70m
"Project Hail Mary" And Lessons For Family Blockbusters 2026-03-26 · 71m
"Project Hail Mary" And Lessons For Family Blockbusters 2026-03-26 · 74m
"The 2026 Oscars Ceremony" With Griffin Newman 2026-03-17 · 113m
"The 2026 Oscars Ceremony" With Griffin Newman 2026-03-17 · 110m
Critical Darlings Trailer 2026-03-16 · 2m
Critical Darlings Trailer 2026-03-16 · 2m
"One Battle After Another" And Oscar Predictions with David Sims 2026-03-12 · 89m
"One Battle After Another" And Oscar Predictions with David Sims 2026-03-12 · 86m
"Sinners" And The Academy’s Growing Genre Acceptance with Sam Sanders 2026-03-05 · 85m
"Sinners" And The Academy’s Growing Genre Acceptance with Sam Sanders 2026-03-05 · 88m
"Sentimental Value" And Belated Oscar Breakthroughs with Joe Reid 2026-02-26 · 78m
"Sentimental Value" And Belated Oscar Breakthroughs with Joe Reid 2026-02-26 · 75m
"Frankenstein" And The Craft Category Juggernauts with Bilge Ebiri 2026-02-12 · 88m
"The Secret Agent" And The Increasingly International Academy 2026-02-12 · 90m
"Frankenstein" And The Craft Category Juggernauts with Bilge Ebiri 2026-02-12 · 85m
"The Secret Agent" And The Increasingly International Academy 2026-02-12 · 93m
"Bugonia" And The (Oscar) Favourites with Marie Bardi-Salinas 2026-02-05 · 87m
"Bugonia" And The (Oscar) Favourites with Marie Bardi-Salinas 2026-02-05 · 84m
"Train Dreams" And Netflix’s Quest For Best Picture 2026-01-29 · 63m
"Train Dreams" And Netflix’s Quest For Best Picture 2026-01-29 · 60m
"The 2026 Oscar Nominations" And Also Some Talk About "F1" 2026-01-22 · 64m
"The 2026 Oscar Nominations" And Also Some Talk About "F1" 2026-01-22 · 67m
"Hamnet" And The History Of Oscar Villains with David Sims 2026-01-15 · 74m
"Hamnet" And The History Of Oscar Villains with David Sims 2026-01-15 · 71m
"Marty Supreme" And The Precursor Circuit with Griffin Newman 2026-01-08 · 104m
"Marty Supreme" And The Precursor Circuit with Griffin Newman 2026-01-08 · 101m
Introducing Critical Darlings 2026-01-01 · 85m
Introducing Critical Darlings 2026-01-01 · 82m
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