S&S October 2017

In the October issue of Sight & Sound, out now, I wrote about Josef von Sternberg’s first and last films, Continue reading →

Silent symphony

Modern silent movie London Symphony is out now, so I wrote this feature for the Guardian about the way silent Continue reading →

Funny films

I voted in the BBC Culture global poll of the greatest comedies of all time. You can find my top Continue reading →

Urban hymns

The city symphony is one of my favourite mini-genres, so I was delighted to write about it for the BFI Continue reading →

S&S September 2017

A handful of reviews in the new Sight & Sound. I looked at the amazing release of Pabst’s Westfront 1918 Continue reading →

Cinema Rediscovered

I reported on the Cinema Rediscovered festival in Bristol for Sight & Sound.

Robert Mitchum

One hundred years to the day since he was born, I wrote about the cool magic of Robert Mitchum for Continue reading →

Ace in the Hole

Absolutely thrilled to introduce Billy Wilder’s Ace in the Hole (1951) at Bristol’s Cinema Rediscovered festival at the Watershed this Continue reading →