Leila Latif
@leilalatif.bsky.social
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Film Critic. Broadcaster. Professional haver of takes
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âI just want to be hot and happy.â Amanda Batula, Summer House
7 months ago
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Stranger Things or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Wheelers
3 days ago
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The moon belongs to everyone. The best things in life are free!
10 days ago
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At 9 I probs only got one more year of Z believing in Father Xmas so doubling down and now have an Xmas of her believing in Krampus too.
11 days ago
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A: so cool to have a couple weeks off together. So what do you normally do for lunch? We never get to have lunch. L: I get back into bed with a satsuma and watch bad movie analysis on YouTube. A: (gets back into bed with a satsuma and starts watching bad LFC analysis on YouTube) OK
12 days ago
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Hannah Strong
20 days ago
Hi quick one you can comment on trump's hideous and vastly inappropriate statement about rob reiner and michele singer reiner's murders if you must but can you stop reposting it because some of us would rather not see that shit right now
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A special movie night on a pile of pillows showing my kids The Princess Bride a couple weeks back was one of the best film experiences Iâve ever had. Devastating news. Rob Reiner brought so much joy to the world.
20 days ago
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There are exactly two ways introducing myself to someone goes. 1. âWhat do you do?â âFilm criticâ âAnd people pay you for that?â 2. âWhat do you do?â âJournalistâ âWhat type of journalist?â âCulture mostlyâ âFunâŠ. And people pay for you for that?â
about 1 month ago
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Apple not providing screeners for Pluribus is just so damn mean.
about 1 month ago
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At this point I hope the uk never getting The Pitt led to some lazy tv execâs brutal dismissal.
2 months ago
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For anyone who is aware of my intense adoration for Joel Edgerton please applaud as I have ticked âcry with and then hug Joel Edgertonâ off the bucket list.
3 months ago
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The Knives Out films are like the early Jonathan Creek Xmas specials to me (complimentary).
3 months ago
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Solidarity with Palestine. Always.
4 months ago
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Reappearing on this app to say I LOVED Frankenstein.
4 months ago
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Not to brag but I have slept 4 hours total since Tuesday and I have started hallucinating little sparkles in my peripheral vision. Itâs kinda jazzy!
4 months ago
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I am on holiday and having a great time but also making excuses to go to run âerrandsâ so I can watch the Alison Brie and Dave Franco press tour.
5 months ago
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Looking for a voice actor who has done English to Arabic dubbing
#journorequest
5 months ago
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Willsh
6 months ago
Thoughts this morning go out to the âAI documentary makerâ who found himself on
#r4today
trying to describe why dropping a few prompts into Veo3 to âtell the storyâ of the US Bombing of Iran was some vital form of human truth-telling⊠only to find
@leilalatif.bsky.social
was his fellow guest⊠(1/n)
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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.
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Superman | Pavements + Alex Ross Perry | Superman And The Mole Men (1951)
Podcast Episode · Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies Podcast · 11/07/2025 · 1h 10m
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/truth-movies-a-little-white-lies-podcast/id1229775456?i=1000716807162
6 months ago
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Make Superman Silly Again
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Superman review â levity and humour win the day
Rather than a dour, trauma-based origin story, his Superman kicks off with the Man of Steel (played by David Corenswet) already an established figure,âŠ
https://lwlies.com/reviews/superman
6 months ago
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Jurassic park⊠Jurassic world rebirth, the lost world Jurassic park, Jurassic worldâŠ. Jurassic park 3, Jurassic world lost kingdomâŠâŠâŠâŠ.Jurassic world dominion
6 months ago
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My kid asked for a labubu and I made her read the Lorax to understand why the answer was absolutely not.
6 months ago
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Happy 99th to the genius of Mel Brooks and an excuse for me to rewatch this clip 10 times.
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Mel Brooks on the One Show
YouTube video by The Jewish Chronicle
https://youtu.be/czaSMvp0QjI?si=f2-xVTj2hOwq2PD6
6 months ago
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Big fan right to the end
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6 months ago
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I will simply not recover of that dumbass billionaire having an unironic Gatsby themed wedding. What the fuck do those people think that book was about?
6 months ago
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Non-hospitality people enjoying The Bear feels like cultural appropriation.
6 months ago
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Anyone else hear the Jurassic Park theme song and insert lyrics? Mine are âNow weâve found our hearts in Jurassic park with tonnes of dinosauuuurs. He didnât like kids tho his girlfriend did but the villain was corporate greeeeed.â
6 months ago
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Just got out of Jurassic World and my biggest take away is that Jonathan Bailey is a goddamn movie star.
6 months ago
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File under the very least you could do.
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6 months ago
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My feeling is that if you didnât like 28 Years Later you didnât deserve it.
7 months ago
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Bakerloo line more like baking-on-da-tube line innit.
7 months ago
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Honestly so shooketh by the number of barefoot people walking in the park today. Including into the park public bathroom. Who raised you people?
7 months ago
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Leila Latif
B&W Thornton of Stratford-upon-Avon
7 months ago
The Arts Hour Sat 14 Jun 20:06 Local time @bbcworldservice
@nikkibedi.bsky.social
⏠talks to award-winning comedian Vir Das and cultural critic
@leilalatif.bsky.social
âŹ. Music from
@piersfaccini.bsky.social
and the Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
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BBC World Service - The Arts Hour, Indian actor and comedian Vir Das
Nikki Bedi talks to award-winning comedian Vir Das and cultural critic Leila Latif.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6ztb
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Leila Latif
Hyphen
7 months ago
Director Ali Naushahiâs new BBC series shows how Jane Austen's legacy lives in the imaginations of all marginalised women. Read the full review by
@leilalatif.bsky.social
.
hyphenonline.com/2025/06/13/j...
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Jane Austen: Muslim director reclaims the regency rebel
Ali Naushahiâs direction of the BBC series Rise of a Genius shows how the writerâs legacy lives in the imaginations of all marginalised women
https://hyphenonline.com/2025/06/13/jane-austen-rise-of-a-genius-review-ali-naushahi-director/
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Of all the embarrassing things I have done today I saw two guys from behind who looked like they knew whats up and yelled to ask them if they knew where the Squid Games Party was and then they turned around and they were Lee Jun Jae and Lee Byung-hun⊠this embarrassment was the most recent.
7 months ago
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Such fun on this weeks pod but i genuinely feel transformed by
@misanharriman.bsky.social
and incredible documentary.
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Dangerous Animals | Ballerina | Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979)
Podcast Episode · Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies Podcast · 06/06/2025 · 1h 28m
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/truth-movies-a-little-white-lies-podcast/id1229775456?i=1000711801530
7 months ago
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I have sky dived, I have skied off piste, I have swum with sharks and yet today I face the scariest thing. Articulating your thoughts on Rick And Morty on the internet
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Rick And Morty can't seem to find a reason to rage against the machine
Rick And Morty can't seem to find a reason to rage against the machine
https://www.avclub.com/rick-and-morty-season-8-cannot-find-a-reason-to-rage-against-the-machine
7 months ago
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I have deleted my Tik Tok app. Please applause.
7 months ago
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âI just want to be hot and happy.â Amanda Batula, Summer House
7 months ago
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Living in a house full of Liverpool supporters this is a lovely day but honestly Iâm mostly happy for Mo Salah and John Oliver.
7 months ago
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THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!! BENICIO DEL TORO AND MICHAEL CERA ON THE
@lwlies.com
PODCAST!!!
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Cannes Film Festival + Benicio Del Toro and Michael Cera
Podcast Episode · Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies Podcast · 23/05/2025 · 1h 7m
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/truth-movies-a-little-white-lies-podcast/id1229775456?i=1000709545720
8 months ago
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Not to be that guy but a truly wonderful interview with two phenomenal talents will be on the podcast this Friday.
8 months ago
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RIP William Tell, you woulda loved JJ winning Eurovision in Switzerland.
8 months ago
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Had the most incredible time watching Kathleen Collins Losing Ground at the BFI last night as part of
@ifursure.bsky.social
âs Black Debutantes season. Legit told my friend I think the great tragedy of my life is that Bill Gunn and I are soulmates but we didnât get to be alive at the same time
8 months ago
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Think itâs really lovely that Tony Toddâs final film is sitting at 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. Hope he knew how much we all liked him before he passed.
8 months ago
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FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES WAS SO DARN FUN!
8 months ago
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Woke up with a jolt and grabbed my phone internally screaming âwhat did Colman Domingo wear!!??!!â
8 months ago
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Leila Latif
B&W Thornton of Stratford-upon-Avon
8 months ago
The Arts Hour Sat 3 May 2025 20:06 Local time BBC World Service
@nikkibedi.bsky.social
and cultural critic
@leilalatif.bsky.social
discuss Ryan Cooglerâs period vampire movie, Sinners. Plus, French filmmaker Louise Courvoisier on her award winning film Holy Cow.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
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BBC World Service - The Arts Hour, French director Louise Courvoisierâs film Holy Cow
Nikki talks to director Louise Courvoisier about her award winning film Holy Cow
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6zt4
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In wholesome news weâve eaten dinner on a blanket in the garden every evening this week and thereâs a robin that joins us every time and we have named it Lulu and we are building her a bird house this weekend so she knows itâs her home too.
8 months ago
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About once a week I think about how great Final Destination 5 is and how its star Miles Fisher put out a true bop that is if Final Destination happened in Saved By The Bell.
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Miles Fisher as Zack Morris
YouTube video by Miles Fisher
https://youtu.be/_lNEQAXX43g?si=6IIcNQJKrwk2p8Lz
8 months ago
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Leila Latif
Hannah Strong
8 months ago
REMINDER we made a whole issue on Ryan Coogler's Sinners and you can (and should!) buy it right now!!
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