Barney Nuttall

It begins!

ISSUE 7: AUGUST 2025 Featuring Essays: "Crafted in Motion — the Art of Stop Animation." – Karla Jelic-Balta "Mermaids and Metaphors: Aquamarine and the Magical Messiness of Girlhood." – Isabel Hodges "Hands Full: Decoding...

Keep an eye out for the August 2025 issue of The Film Pupil where I have an essay decoding Cary Grant's hand gestures in 'His Girl Friday' 🎞️ Pick up a copy in stores or online

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Issue Ten: Journeys and Destinations [PRE-ORDER] "The road is long, with a many a winding turn, that leads us to where, who knows where". So sang The Hollies in what is a perfect summation of pretty much any journey for which the destination is less...

Issue 10 of Beneficial Shock! is now available for pre-order, and she is a beaut! Incredible illustrations, amazing writing (including an essay from yours truly), overall I couldn't be prouder of this. Pre-order a copy at the link!

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Wrote about Radiance’s brilliant collection of Essential Polish Animations 🚜 have a read!

Essential Polish Animation (1957-87) Out now from Radiance If you like animated films and short, we can guarantee you that you haven't seen these one. Barney looks at the incredibly impressive Essential Polish Animation

If you like animated films and shorts, we can guarantee you that you haven't seen these ones. @barnnuttall.bsky.social looks at the incredibly impressive Essential Polish Animation set from @filmsradiance.bsky.social #review

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I have finally completed darker side on Mario Odyssey

Super happy to see my feature on Jacques Tati in this months copy of The Film Pupil

ATTENTION! Moonfall is currently on the telly !

4 hr train journey/movie marathon begins with Assault on Precinct 13

Unpacking a Tour de Force Camp Performance in a Gothic Classic On F.W. Murnau's Operatic Nightmare Faust—Slant Top 100 Films #4

I took a look at F.W. Murnau's 'Faust' and Emil Jannings' wonderful performance on my Substack—have a read!

#SlantMagazine #SilentCinema #FilmEducation

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Hollywood stars aren’t the be all and end all but Keith David’s reaction to getting one makes it all worth it

The perks of volunteering in a charity shop include first pick of weird DVDs

Completed all nighter, now to struggle through a work shift 🫠

Now THAT’s how you Facebook Marketplace

#littlewhitelies

Best seat in the house, ready for Wes

#phonecianscheme #dukeofyorks

Congratulations to all the actors in Hellraiser III for saying their lines without corpsing — huge achievement

Everyone in the Fallon MI a cappella bit looks like they don’t want to be there at all

Love that Welles knew Stroheim

Extract from ‘Orson Welles’ by Joseph McBride

Why does every actor in the Final Destination films look vaguely like another actor

#lastfourwatched

How a Serial-Schemer Made the First Million-Dollar Movie On Erich von Stroheim's devilish indulgence Foolish Wives—Slant Top 100 Films #3

Finally put out my thoughts on number #3 on @slantmagazine.com Top 100 List. Give it a read !

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Die, My Love from writer-director Lynne Ramsay has been added to the Official Festival de Cannes lineup in competition 👀

Die, My Love stars Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, LaKeith Stanfield, Sissey Spacek and Nick Nolte.

Been reading up on my bumbling fool cinema recently—Tati, Keaton, etc

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Hang it in the Louvre

So happy to see this feature published ! Thank you to LWL and @hannahstrong.co.uk for commissioning and editing 🤡🏫

Variety is the spice of life!

#lastfourwatched

Not sure I can digest a new Threads

I’m done.