For the Guardian, I reported from the San Francisco Silent Film Festival on the rediscovery and repremiere of The Pill … More
Tag: silent film
Anna May Wong
I joined biographer Katie Gee Salisbury and presenter Samira Ahmed on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row to talk about the … More
Frances Marion for Hippfest
This year’s Hippodrome Silent Film Festival celebrates the work of legendary Hollywood screenwriter Frances Marion. I delivered an online lecture … More
Cari Beauchamp for Sight and Sound
My Long Take column for the April 2024 issue of Sight and Sound is devoted to the late, great film … More
WOW Istanbul
I was invited by the British Council to present at the WOW Women of the World Festival in Istanbul. My … More
10 great films from 1924
For the BFI, I chose 10 important films from a century ago.
Deeper into Ozu for Criterion
To celebrate the 120th anniversary of Ozu’s birth, Criterion commissioned a handful of writers to praise some of his lesser-sung … More
Pandora’s Box for Eureka
Naturally this was one of my very favourite assignments of 2023. I recorded the audio commentary for the beautiful new … More
Musée Lumière in Sight and Sound
In the Winter 2023-24 edition of Sight and Sound I interviewed Thierry Frémaux and reported from the reopening of the … More
Thelma Schoonmaker and Theda Bara in Sight and Sound
For the November 2023 issue of Sight and Sound, I interviewed the wonderful Thelma Schoonmaker about the films of Powell … More