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How representation of sexual assault is changing on screen Two decades on from the beginning of the MeToo movement, more and more filmmakers are choosing to explore the lasting impact of sexual violence rather…

Instead of reading the Epstein files and freaking yourself out you could read my lates for @lwlies.com on how sexual assault cinema is going beyond graphic depictions to detail the lives of those impacted by sexual violence.
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The cynic in me just thinks that this is similar to people that collect wine or art for tax purposes.

In for the dill at the London Pickle Festival Expect heaving crowds, phallic signs and lots of vinegar

Now for something completely different: my report on the Dog and Bell's 29th Annual Pickle Festival for @londonermag.bsky.social !! www.the-londoner.co.uk/in-for-the-d...

I strongly advise anyone who feels weird about going anywhere alone to fight this feeling. You risk missing some of the greatest days of your life waiting for other people.

Blow Out (1981)

Nashville (1975)

People on the Other Site are being weird about going to the cinema alone again. Which reminded me how grateful I am to have shaken this fear in my early 20s because otherwise I would have missed out on two of the greatest depictions of America at the cinema because I was scared to go alone.

Do any New Yorkers want to marry me for a laugh

Shelby Oaks review – convoluted, lore-obsessed, overly sentimental Prepare to be sorely disappointed by Chris Stuckmann's soulless attempt to revive found footage storytelling in horror.

Horror is suffering from explanation fatigue. My review of Shelby Oaks is live on @lwlies.com lwlies.com/reviews/shel...

Girl – first-look review Shu Qi, legendary actress and star of Millennium Mambo, makes her filmmaking debut with an unflinching story of a child coming of age in an unstable home.

There were two films that made me audibly gasp at Venice festival. The first was the dissolves in No Other Choice, the second being the many unexpected and strange images Shu Qi opts for in Girl. lwlies.com/venice-film-...

The Smashing Machine: Benny Safdie’s Adrenaline-Fuelled Wrestling Biopic Premiering at Venice Film Festival, Benny Safdie’s first solo movie – starring Dwayne Johnson as UFC fighter Mark Kerr – is a surprising departure from his previous work

I reviewed The Smashing Machine hot off the Venice premier for
@anothermag.com and oh boy did I get a good/bad (depending on your taste) bit of word play in there. www.anothermag.com/design-livin...

oooo this sounds delightful

The faux feminism of the hagsploitation boom Ti West’s X , Alex Garland’s Men and Zach Cregger’s Barbarian have all been promoted with the insinuation that there will be positive female…

As Zach Cregger's Weapons storms the box office, there's never been a better time to revisit @billierwalker.bsky.social's piece from 2022 about hagsploitation in the movies lwlies.com/article/the-...

Till Tech Do Us Part: Romance in the age of surveillance cinema This apathetic habit is only one example of how casual surveillance has become part of our public and private lives. Surveillance cinema has often…

We know so much but experience so little. My latest for @lwlies.com explores how surveillance has become a societal habit -- in Black Bag, Happyend and The Shrouds -- and how none of us are happier for it. lwlies.com/opinion/till...

The Ritual review – fails to scare, entertain or convert Al Pacino and Dan Stevens can't save this awful excuse for an exorcism thriller.

Sorry to say there's no saving some films... @lwlies.com lwlies.com/reviews/the-...

I had a dream there was a black bear on a killing spree and as it opened its jaws to crunch down on the skulls of it's victims it shouted the first handle they ever used on the internet.

Final Destination Offers a Different Kind of Killer Forget the masked madmen that have haunted horror films for decades, the Final Destination franchise’s anonymous, amorphous killer taps into real anxieties about mortality, says Billie Walker.

I will be a Final Destination fan till Death comes for me so I wrote about why these killer-less slashers are better than the rest for @curzonfilm.bsky.social www.curzon.com/journal/fina...

Is there anywhere to pitch articles on the topic of freelancing/work anymore? (Journo Resources no longer accepts pitches).

Is Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 'Cloud' the techno thriller for the decade of online desperation? Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa dives into the black market world of merchandising in his latest techno thriller

Nobody depicts the dark soulless depths of digital society like Kiyoshi Kurosawa, which is why I loved Cloud. Review on @wallpapermag.bsky.social www.wallpaper.com/art/film/kiy...

Death of a Unicorn review – goodbye horses, good riddance Alex Scharfman rallies together a cast stacked with comedic actors, but the result of this dull ‘Eat the Rich’ flick really misses the mark.

I had more fun coming up with horse puns for this review than I did watching the movie. lwlies.com/reviews/deat...

Israeli settlers tried to murder Hamdan Ballal today, and now he’s missing after the IDF kidnapped him from the ambulance he was in. No one knows where he is. All this is targeted.

The US and others have censored this film despite it winning an Oscar.

The painful truths of Girl, Interrupted Celebrating its 25th anniversary, James Mangold's adaptation of Susanna Kaysen's memoir about her mental illness isn't perfect – but there's a reason it still resonates with young women.

Guess who managed to rail against Labour’s proposed benefit cuts and quote Mark Fisher in a Girl, Interrupted Anniversary piece? Now live on @lwlies.com lwlies.com/articles/gir...

Thanks as always to @hannahstrong.co.uk for being a creative, political and encouraging editor!!

The painful truths of Girl, Interrupted Celebrating its 25th anniversary, James Mangold's adaptation of Susanna Kaysen's memoir about her mental illness isn't perfect – but there's a reason it still resonates with young women.

Guess who managed to rail against Labour’s proposed benefit cuts and quote Mark Fisher in a Girl, Interrupted Anniversary piece? Now live on @lwlies.com lwlies.com/articles/gir...

Black Bag + Cate Blanchett & Steven Soderbergh | Opus | Thessaloniki Film Festival | Under The Silver Lake (2018) Podcast Episode · Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies Podcast · 14/03/2025 · 1h 23m

New Truth & Movies podcast – our weekly review + interview show.

@leilalatif.bsky.social interviews Steven Soderbergh and Cate Blanchett, with @billierwalker.bsky.social and @daveyjenkins.bsky.social on review detail for Black Bag, Opus, and Under the Silver Lake.
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The Rule Of Jenny Pen review – a stand-out ageing horror A former judge finds himself confined to a nursing home where a sinister puppet rules the roost in James Ashcroft's effective horror.

I had a great time with John Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush and Jenny Pen! Review live on @lwlies.com lwlies.com/reviews/the-...

‘Parasite’ Director’s New Film Proves Space Won’t Save Us | Atmos The Oscar-winning director’s latest film lays bare the brutal realities of capitalism and class exploitation.

In space no one can witness exploitation. My latest for
@atmosmagazine.bsky.social on Mickey 17's critique of space colonisation and techno-optimism. atmos.earth/parasite-dir...

The High Price of Paradise in ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 | Atmos The dark comedy’s latest installment is set in Thailand, where over tourism has devastating environmental—and human—consequences.

For @atmosmagazine.bsky.social I explored the efficacy of The White Lotus' ongoing critique of luxury tourism and its environmental impacts. atmos.earth/the-high-pri...

Wow please ignore my many typos I have a lot of deadlines whizzing past my head right now.

Donate to Help Rowan and Kawthar Rebuild their Lives, organized by Goose Masondo Hi, we are a community of neighbours in South East London raising funds for o… Goose Masondo needs your support for Help Rowan and Kawthar Rebuild their Lives

Heart Eyes isn't on the official BDS list but as it's produced by the Scream team that laid of Melissa Barrera for advocating for Palestine, I will be following in
@roryjdoherty.bsky.social footsteps and donating my commission. www.gofundme.com/f/help-rowan...

Heart Eyes review – a gimmicky horror fauxmance Two youngsters come a cropper of a very particular masked maniac in Josh Ruben's dismal horror-romance mash-up.

HEART EYES is out tomorrow and I urge you to spend Valentines day doing anything else. My review is now live on
@lwlies.com : lwlies.com/reviews/hear...