My latest for The New Statesman is on the many Brides of Frankenstein in the history of cinema and the doomed pursuit of man to create woman. www.newstatesman.com/culture/film...

I am fundraising for autism awareness month! I am hosting a virtual quiz night with the amazing @lillcrawf.co.uk and @clarisseloughrey.bsky.social to raise money for the National Autistic Society! All donations get you an emailed ticket to the event on April 12th! #autism tixoom.app/autismawaren...

Explore the history and legacy of Screen Two through the pages I have created for BBC History, online now. canvas-story.bbcrewind.co.uk/screentwo/

Dreamy début for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on the very finest of pictures. www.newstatesman.com/culture/film...

Three euphoric films on this week's episode, plus a big up to Abel Ferrara's new memoir, Scene.

Heavenly episode of the @lwlies.com podcast with @daveyjenkins.bsky.social and @leilalatif.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

I had so much fun being interviewed by Bella!

This week’s newsletter expands on a review of Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin I wrote six years ago. open.substack.com/pub/listento...

Such an honour to share this wonderful recording with Isabel Sandoval on Tony Scott’s The Hunger. open.substack.com/pub/listento...

Such a treat to chat with Emerald Fennell about her favourite ‘Love Stories’ for the BFI. www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/e...

I loved writing the programme notes for this upcoming screening of Freaks at the DCA, available to read now via the link. www.dca.org.uk/events/g9q-a...

How did we get to Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights”? Following a delightful conversation with the maestra herself, I reflect on the history of adapting this glorious, sprawling novel including a few thoughts on the latest version that has got everyone talking.

Film critic and writer @reaffirmsfaith.bsky.social is my guest this week on the podcast exploring the history of British cinema and culture. Her film selection is Bright Star (2009), the gorgeous biographical film about the relationship between John Keats and Fanny Brawne, directed by Jane Campion.

You’ve been a long way away. Thank you for coming back to me. I am back at listentolillian.substack.com. I hope you will join me.

My début book, The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who explores autistic and neurodivergent resonance in the greatest television series of all time, featuring personal reflections and interviews. It is available to pre-order now: www.hernebooks.com/product-page...

Incredible film, it’ll rip your face off

This week’s essay is a lengthy reflection on my relationship with Derek Jarman and his home, Prospect Cottage.

The latest episode of the Listen to Lillian podcast is a Tilda Swinton special featuring Madeleine Wulfahrt. We discuss the poetic brilliance of Derek Jarman’s Caravaggio and Sally Potter’s Orlando.

The second feature essay for Listen to Lillian explores the history of adapting Jane Austen’s works, including two Screen Two productions: Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.

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.

In my first new Listen to Lillian essay I explored Alan Clarke’s relationship with Screen Two and the two incredible plays he directed for the strand: Contact and The Firm.

@daveyjenkins.bsky.social joined me to discuss one of the greatest television single plays ever made: Alan Clarke’s Road.

You’ve been a long way away. Thank you for coming back to me. I am back at listentolillian.substack.com. I hope you will join me.

HBD Thelma Schoonmaker!!! Scorsese editor & key collaborator. Interviews/overviews: @lillcrawf.co.uk: lwlies.com/interviews/t... @haleighfoutch.bsky.social: collider.com/thelma-schoo... @filmfest.bsky.social: povmagazine.com/cutting-to-t...

BOTD Virginia Woolf!! Bloomsbury titan, JMK affiliate & Aunt of (anti-fascist hero) Julian Bell via Nicole Kidman: youtu.be/B2WRvfj5TTM More @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/books/page-t... @markhussey.bsky.social: lithub.com/drafting-mrs... @lillcrawf.co.uk: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

If the Doctor has ever made you feel seen, understood, or reflected something about yourself back to you, this book is for you. 👉 www.hernebooks.com/product-page... 🔜 Available June 2026! @lillcrawf.co.uk #DoctorWho #Whovian

New books for 2026: @lizbethmyles.bsky.social Where We Stand, Where We Fall: The Politics of Doctor Who (March) tinyurl.com/2fjt279x @lillcrawf.co.uk The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who (May) tinyurl.com/w5wcph68 Covers by Daryl Joyce. #DoctorWho

New Ep - The Rise of A24 - After Yang (2022) and Late Spring (1949) Special Guest: Lillian Crawford @lillcrawf.co.uk is a freelance writer for Sight & Sound, BBC Culture, The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, and many more. film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/afte...

In the 1980s… …we've got @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social on her very first scene in Caravaggio, @lillcrawf.co.uk deconstructing a pivotal scene in Jarman’s War Requiem, @daveyjenkins.bsky.social in praise of John Berger’s 'Bento’s Sketchbook', and Marina Ashioti on Friendship’s Death.

A treat of a commission for @sightsoundmag.bsky.social looking at the 10 finest Austen adaptations, including two Screen Two features. www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-gre...

I went personal on The Rehearsal for Plinth, exploring my neurodivergence and mental preparation. plinth.uk.com/blogs/magazi...

With two major Sarah Kane revivals hitting London over the next year, I explored what makes her work so beautifully singular for BBC Culture. www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...

I looked at the history of the iconic Superman look for @curzon.com ahead of the new movie out now. www.curzon.com/journal/jame...

Got to have two of my favourite film criticism minds on the podcast this week. @lillcrawf.co.uk and @aadowd.bsky.social discussed Superman, Pavements and Alex Ross Perry stopped by for a chat too. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

I had a blast exploring Viking representation in cinema for the release of How to Train Your Dragon. www.curzon.com/journal/how-...

An urgent interview with Nikita Kadan for Collectors Agenda. www.collectorsagenda.com/en/in-the-st...

Throughout the front section of the mag, we survey the lovable bastards of 40s cinema. Words from @rickburin.bsky.social, @daveyjenkins.bsky.social, @elazic.bsky.social, @lillcrawf.co.uk, @kambole.bsky.social, @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social, @pamhutch.bsky.social, Phil Concannon & Sophie Monks Kaufman

I am currently working on a project about Doctor Who and autism/neurodivergence. If this is a subject you have thoughts on/experience of, please do get in touch!

I had a wonderful conversation with Miguel Gomes about his gorgeous film Grand Tour, released by MUBI today. a-rabbitsfoot.com/editorial/co...

In today's new ep, @lillcrawf.co.uk joins to talk 2002's Oscar winning THE HOURS! Topics include: depressed lesbians, Kidman’s nose, Virginia Woolf, missed opportunities, the sound of sadness, mothers mothering & so much more! Apple: t.ly/ZVDYU Spotify: t.ly/F-ra0

Good Vibrations: The Sound of Neurodivergence is a two-screening unique relaxed event taking place at the Barbican as part of their summer-long Frequencies season. I am incredibly excited to bring Mia Hansen-Løve’s Eden back to the big screen, and to showcase some incredible shorts.

On a new Terrence Malick monograph for this week’s @thetls.bsky.social. www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat...

In the latest issue of @sightsoundmag.bsky.social, Sophie Monks Kaufman beautifully reviews The Stimming Pool. Alongside it I have written a short guide to three more films by neurodivergent filmmakers to celebrate the Stims Collective season Stimema: The Neurodiverse World On Screen.

Loved unpacking Solondz’s cinema of cruelty in a video essay included on this release.

💿June Announcements 💿 Prepare for some blockbuster releases, as Summer starts with our first UHD, a new noir boxset, classic Visconti and a ghost returning from the grave.

I am excited to share some of my research on Akerman’s extraordinary Letters Home at the BFI next week through a recorded introduction. Tickets on sale here: whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...

For those interested in learning more about my research on Screen Two, I have written a blog post for Forgotten Television Drama: forgottentelevisiondrama.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/s...

"A love letter from one writer to another, and a rallying cry to Hollywood to return to the principles of its true first lady." @lillcrawf.co.uk's review of MARY C. McCALL JR, by @jesmyth.co.uk in the @thetls.bsky.social shorturl.at/JM8GZ @columbiaup.bsky.social

Love this great review of my biography of screenwriter Mary C. McCall Jr. by @lillcrawf.co.uk for @thetls.bsky.social…

On Mary C. McCall Jr. and the Screen Writers Guild for @thetls.bsky.social. www.the-tls.co.uk/arts/film/ma...