Film Reviews
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I currently review regularly on the the BBC Radio Scotland Afternoon Show, and write psychologically informed reviews for The Psychologist magazine: Three Identical Strangers Jellyfish Dirty God |
For my BSc Psychology research project in 2019 with the Open University I carried out an analysis of film critic reviews of the film Red Sparrow to see if critics interpretations of onscreen sexual violence and misogyny had shifted in response to #MeToo. You can hear me discussing my findings with fellow critic Anna Smith on her excellent feminist film podcast Girls on Film.
I will start an MSc in Culture and Society at LSE in September 2019 where I will develop this research and further investigate issues pertaining to gender representation in media, particularly cinema - something that has increasingly become my focus over my 25+ year career as a critic.
I will start an MSc in Culture and Society at LSE in September 2019 where I will develop this research and further investigate issues pertaining to gender representation in media, particularly cinema - something that has increasingly become my focus over my 25+ year career as a critic.
In 1993 I was inspired to take up the film critic mantle due to various snooty, unrepresentative reviews of "So I Married An Axe Murderer". There appeared to be gap in the market for a mouthy young woman who believed good cinema could also be fun. I'd like to think that my timely arrival played a role, however small, in making this Mike Myers sleeper the cult classic it is today (yeah baby).
I have hosted many film shows for TV and Radio, including ITV's The Little Picture Show, and been an elected member of the UK Film Critics' Circle since 1999. So, I say a mighty thank you to Mike Myers, and his paranoid coffee loving character, for being my inspiration, as I continue to review in a freelance capacity for many outlets including The Janice Forsyth Show on BBC Scotland, Sky News and many others.
I have hosted many film shows for TV and Radio, including ITV's The Little Picture Show, and been an elected member of the UK Film Critics' Circle since 1999. So, I say a mighty thank you to Mike Myers, and his paranoid coffee loving character, for being my inspiration, as I continue to review in a freelance capacity for many outlets including The Janice Forsyth Show on BBC Scotland, Sky News and many others.
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