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“Wildwood” Is A Labor Of Love (With Rebecca Alter)

#10 trending · Film Reviews

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 sweepi

Oct 29
1 h 26 min

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

#24 trending · Film Reviews

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 a

Oct 22
1 h 33 min

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

#24 trending · Film Reviews

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 a

Oct 22
1 h 36 min

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

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 a

Oct 15
1 h 23 min

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

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 a

Oct 15
1 h 26 min

"Digger" ??? (With Dana Stevens)

🚨🚨🚨 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 Tue

Oct 8
1 h 23 min

"Digger" ??? (With Dana Stevens)

🚨🚨🚨 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 Tue

Oct 8
1 h 26 min

“Primetime” Takes A Seat (With Jessica Kiang)

Heads up to listeners, this episode includes sensitive discussions of abuse due to the nature of the film. It's Primetime! The new Robert Pattinson vehicle is a neon-li

Oct 1
1 h 20 min

“Primetime” Takes A Seat (With Jessica Kiang)

Heads up to listeners, this episode includes sensitive discussions of abuse due to the nature of the film. It's Primetime! The new Robert Pattinson vehicle is a neon-li

Oct 1
1 h 20 min

Bonus: The Festival Circuit Explained, And Our Fall Festival Trip Report

In this bonus episode: After a month of festival hopping, we're back in the studio to discuss the fall festival season, its big premieres, and paint a very rough picture

Sep 26
58 min

Bonus: The Festival Circuit Explained, And Our Fall Festival Trip Report

In this bonus episode: After a month of festival hopping, we're back in the studio to discuss the fall festival season, its big premieres, and paint a very rough picture

Sep 26
1 h 01 min

"Resident Evil" Is How You Adapt A Video Game (With David Sims)

Conflict of interest disclosure: Critical Darlings is a fully owned subsidiary of The Umbrella Corporation. Today we're joined by David Sims of Blank Check and "friend

Sep 24
1 h 11 min

"Resident Evil" Is How You Adapt A Video Game (With David Sims)

Conflict of interest disclosure: Critical Darlings is a fully owned subsidiary of The Umbrella Corporation. Today we're joined by David Sims of Blank Check and "frie

Sep 24
1 h 14 min

A Critical Darlings Mailbag

As Richard and Alison are jet-setting across Venice, Europe, and Toronto, North America, we bring to you a special pre-recorded mailbag, featuring your voicemails and que

Sep 17
1 h 32 min

A Critical Darlings Mailbag

As Richard and Alison are jet-setting across Venice, Europe, and Toronto, North America, we bring to you a special pre-recorded mailbag, featuring your voicemails and que

Sep 17
1 h 35 min

“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” And Video Store Nostalgia

Get your dipping sauces ready, it’s Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma! Starring Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder, this meta horror picture goes

Sep 10
1 h 20 min

“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” And Video Store Nostalgia

Get your dipping sauces ready, it’s Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma! Starring Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder, this meta horror picture goes

Sep 10
1 h 23 min

“Coyote Vs. Acme” And The Great Ketchup Rescue (With Connor Ratliff)

After an absurd and depressing attempt by David Zaslov to bury Coyote Vs. Acme, it’s finally in theaters. What’s more, it’s great, making WB’s attempts to shelve the movi

Sep 3
1 h 23 min

“Coyote Vs. Acme” And The Great Ketchup Rescue (With Connor Ratliff)

After an absurd and depressing attempt by David Zaslov to bury Coyote Vs. Acme, it’s finally in theaters. What’s more, it’s great, making WB’s attempts to shelve the movi

Sep 3
1 h 26 min

“Tony” Or, Bourdain Begins (With Jaya Saxena)

Ey wanna leahn howta shuck an oystah? Jaya Saxena of the new, worker-owned food publication Ravenous, joins us to discuss Tony, the micro-biopic about a pipsqueak version

Aug 27
1 h 34 min

Chart trend

Position in the Film Reviews chart (US), last 90 days.

#1#9#17AugSepOct

all-time peak

days in the top 3 since Mar 2026

Chart positions

Where Critical Darlings ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 31, 2026).

#6 ▼ 2 Film Reviews US

#48 ▼ 4 TV & Film US

What listeners say

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I get more excited for these two than the original podcast now. Great chemistry and an excellent Benducer. They’re a little cranky about new moviws sometimes but I think that’s what keeps me coming back. When they like something I know they really like it.

ZenOfThunder · Aug 2026

Love the insight and the knowledge! The hosts have great chemistry and a perfect, dry sense of humor.

TheAverageUser5 · Jul 2026

Richard is hilarious, Alison is brilliant. Super insightful about the industry and both hosts clearly love the art form. Strikes the perfect balance and is easily my favorite podcast about new movies. Subscribe to New York Mag!

BaltimoreMax · Jul 2026

This one has it all: great criticism, some box office stuff, Internet discourse, behind the scenes news, fab guests. Hosts are smart and fun. I love it.

JessicaNE1227 · Jun 2026

Great conversations but the use of the word “like” from 3 to 12 times per sentence by all the hosts is unbearable and sadly makes it a podcast I won’t continue to follow.

mykaynay · Sep 2026

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