La Grande Illusion

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the release of Jean Renoir’s pacifist masterpiece La Grande Illusion, I wrote about the Continue reading →

German Expressionism

Ahead of the re-release of Fritz Lang’s Destiny, I collaborated with Alex Barrett on this list for the BFI site: Continue reading →

S&S July 2017

An eclectic month for me: I contributed a feature on Fritz Lang’s Der Müde Tod (1921) to Sight & Sound Continue reading →

The Informer in San Francisco

The San Francisco Silent Film Festival begins today. I’m delighted to say that a) I’m attending and so enjoying my Continue reading →

Silent film on the radio

I’ve been to Broadcasting House for local radio duties a couple of times recently. First I was on BBC London Continue reading →

Sisters of Cinema

I can’t share a link for this, but I was on BBC Persian TV recently, discussing female film pioneers on Continue reading →

S&S June 2017

In the June issue of Sight & Sound magazine, I reviewed a new Blu-ray of 12 Angry Men, and Slapstick Continue reading →

Chaplin at the market

I wrote a blogpost for the Borough Market website about Charlie Chaplin’s connections to the markets of south London. I Continue reading →