Philip French Memorial Lecture 2021

I delivered the 2021 Philip French Memorial Lecture on criticism at the Watershed Cinema in Bristol in July, as part … More

Writers on Film podcast

A pleasure to join John Bleasdale on his Writers on Film podcast to talk about silent cinema, Pandora’s Box, and … More

I spoke up for Hindle Wakes in this BFI list of 10 Great British Silents.

In the new, bumper-sized issue of Sight & Sound, I wrote two contributions to the Hidden Heroes cover feature, on … More

There are a few wonderful Lois Weber films streaming on the Criterion Channel right now, which are not to be … More

There’s an exhibition at the Brandts Museum in Odense, Denmark, which I would dearly love to visit. It’s all about … More

In the May issue of Sight & Sound, I wrote about the past and future of cinema. With Bryony Dixon … More

I was interviewed for this three-part documentary Conspiracies: The Secret Knowledge by Phil Tinline, which began on BBC Radio 4 … More

In the new issue of Sight & Sound, I wrote about Arsène Lupin, and reviewed a new DVD of Augusto … More

In the new double issue of Sight & Sound, I looked back at the year in archive cinema, reviewed two … More