well i don't want to write about harry potter again so i'll just link this review of hogwarts legacy where i did my absolute best to try to demonstrate that there is no way you can seperate out jk rowling's political worldview from this text, it's impossible www.polygon.com/reviews/2360...

The Knight of the Flowers, by Georges Rochegrosse (1894)

Harry Potter tattoo regret rate is an order of magnitude higher than regret for Gender Reassignment Surgery and yet no one has been brave enough to suggest we legislate Harry Potter tattoos.

“De rattentaxi nemen” on Dutch Wikipedia nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_ratt...

This is straight up nazi shit. The nazis published propaganda on Jewish crime. If this were blackcrimeuk or immigrantcrimeuk everyone would see it for the bigoted shit that it is.

My first book, Icons of Cinema: Greta Gerwig, is out now! Tysm to gorgeous friends, family and colleagues for their support, as well as everyone from Studio Press/Bonnier Books 🎀 If you have a Greta girlie in your life you should get them a copy, it’s cute and well-researched! 🙂‍↕️ lnk.to/GretaGerwig

I haven't been on here much lately but I've done some cool stuff I should probably show off about 🫡 for instance for @film.curzon.com / @curzon.com I spoke to the lovely Hlynur Pálmason about this stunning new film The Love That Remains: www.curzon.com/journal/the-...

truly believe that it’s unhealthy to have a take on every single topic. It’s Good Actually for there to be discourse that you are not informed on

The second episode of the Listen to Lillian podcast features the wonderful @lauravenning.bsky.social discussing one of the most formidable Jane Austen adaptations, 1995’s Sense and Sensibility.

100 Nights of Hero unfolds at breakneck speed, with never a dull moment. Julia Jackman deftly interweaves her multiple narrative threads and indulges (complimentary) in woozy, dreamlike montages of image and sound, writes @lauravenning.bsky.social Review: lwlies.com/reviews/100-...

A good day to chat all things Greta Gerwig with @lauravenning.bsky.social, author of GRETA GERWIG: ICONS OF CINEMA, over on my Substack! marshallandthemovies.substack.com/p/thankful-f...

I wrote a little book, pals. 'SOFIA COPPOLA: The Complete Unofficial Guide' is out today from @quercusbooks.bsky.social/ Greenfinch and in all good bookstores. I loved delving into Sofia's prettified & melancholy worlds. Link here: www.waterstones.com/book/sofia-c...

My first book, Icons of Cinema: Greta Gerwig, is out now! Tysm to gorgeous friends, family and colleagues for their support, as well as everyone from Studio Press/Bonnier Books 🎀 If you have a Greta girlie in your life you should get them a copy, it’s cute and well-researched! 🙂‍↕️ lnk.to/GretaGerwig

Idk what it says about me that I cried at Pillion and Hamnet left me cold,,,,,,that film has Most Acting disease

don’t forget to cross your arms over your chest before you lower yourself back down into the bog for the night

I had a brilliant conversation with Marc and Seth on @unwatchables.bsky.social about two very nasty Aussie films 🇦🇺 A perverse pleasure!!

Ready to preorder the small press short story collection with this cover RIGHT NOW.

Guys remember bronco henry

Today's artist w/out a (known) birthday: Anthonie de Lorme, born in Tournai but mostly of Rotterdam, whose Laurenskerk he often painted. As here in 1669.

Liberal politicians if you are so disturbed just pretend Charlie Kirk was a Palestinian child and you’ll get over it in no time

I'm stepping in last minute to introduce The Breakfast Club at BFI Southbank tomorrow evening, ironic for someone who was too much of a goody two-shoes to have ever been given detention at school 🏫🎒 Tickets here! whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...

I’ll never forget going to Fopp to ask if they had the second sight special edition of The Babadook behind the till and made the mistake of mentioning to the guy that I’d contributed an essay to it only to be met with a stony-faced “does anyone actually read those” 💀

Sorry but all these 21 year old guys moaning about not getting the LFF tickets they wanted……..

i don't think you see the gender discrepancy in film criticism quite as glaringly as you do in annual film festival coverage

Venice best bits (including Annie Ernaux irl!!) 🌅

i am also pro 100 nights of hero, the lovely fantastical romp from julia jackman, which @lauravenning.bsky.social did an excellent write-up of for LWLies lwlies.com/venice-film-...

And on the subject of #realartatters: AI poisoning tool NIGHTSHADE is now free for artists to use: venturebeat.com/ai/nightshad...

A shame what's going on in cultural journalism right now. Too many of us have lost jobs at a time when this work is desperately needed. Without it, the less curious people will become, and the less motivated they will be to challenge the culture they're consuming. That could be by design right now.

I think Greta Gerwig's Little Women script is a pretty miraculous work of adaptation

Loved reviewing Materialists for @lwlies.com , a strange, flawed film that I was still rather charmed by!! 🍸

normal week

From this month's edition of The Onion.

I know pickings are slim, but I’m actively looking for staff writing and film programming positions. been freelancing since 2018 and would like some stability for a bit, even if it’s just 6 months to a year

LOST HEARTS Lawrence Gordon Clark 1973

Pedro Pascal spoke up for trans rights and has been targeted with a smear campaign as a result. False allegations lobbed by TERFs have since become a meme and entered the YouTube podcast sphere—not unlike the previous anti-MeToo smear campaigns I’ve covered. spitfirenews.com/p/pedro-pasc...

britain used to be a proper country (would air hallucinatory queer antifascist folk horror on the BBC at primetime)