Critical Darlings
Hosted by Alison · Blank Check Productions
4.8from 464 ratings
- 47
- Episodes
- 27
- Transcribed
- 464
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2026
- First episode
About Critical Darlings
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 (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Blank Check Productions
- Category
- society & culture · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 1 Jan 2026
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
27 of 47 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
“Wicker” And The Romantasy Boom (With Esther Zuckerman)
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
“Wildwood” Is A Labor Of Love (With Rebecca Alter)
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
"You Can See Everything" Bares It All (With Jia Tolentino)
Inside a recent episode
“Wicker” And The Romantasy Boom (With Esther Zuckerman)
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Elizabeth Debicki's character talks about marriage as the foundational element of life in the town, of life in general. The movie shows us all of the ways in which marriage is a terrible deal for the women, at least, who sign up for it. From the collar to the expectations that are put on you. […]
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- Esther Zuckerman
- Rebecca Alter
- Jia Tolentino
- George Civeris
- Dana Stevens
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 296 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 168 ratings
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Who hosts Critical Darlings?
Alison host the show. Published by Blank Check Productions.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Critical Darlings take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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