Helen O'Hara
@helenlohara.bsky.social
Film journalist, author, podcaster, broadcaster, etc. Empire's Editor-at-Large. If you would like to give me work, have a look at helenohara.com
Would follow him to Mordor, even if he buggered off halfway.
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Would follow him to Mordor, even if he buggered off halfway.
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Just written to my MP to say I can no longer vote Labour while they pander to the far right with these horribly hostile policies. I also availed my self of this quick route organised by @safepassageintl.bsky.social to send a message direct to the Home Secretary act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-s...
Stop the attack on family reunion: Email the Home Secretary
URGENT: The Government is cracking down on refugee families’ right to be together. As part of a major immigration shake-up, the Home Secretary plans to restrict the right to family life, protected und...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Just written to my MP to say I can no longer vote Labour while they pander to the far right with these horribly hostile policies. I also availed my self of this quick route organised by @safepassageintl.bsky.social to send a message direct to the Home Secretary act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-s...
Hollywood's attitude to Irish culture will never cease to horrify me.
November 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Hollywood's attitude to Irish culture will never cease to horrify me.
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People say Cancel Culture is real and then you see Lydia Tár being invited to meet the Pope. 🙄
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
People say Cancel Culture is real and then you see Lydia Tár being invited to meet the Pope. 🙄
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This is why kerning is 🍆 so 🍆 important 🍆
November 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This is why kerning is 🍆 so 🍆 important 🍆
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I do not want to “Do my own research.” I want to pay trained accredited experts to do the research, trained accredited experts to report on findings, and trained accredited experts to make policy based on them.
I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I do not want to “Do my own research.” I want to pay trained accredited experts to do the research, trained accredited experts to report on findings, and trained accredited experts to make policy based on them.
I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
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Pope Leo absolutely cooking
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Pope Leo absolutely cooking
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Fun episode, this, with a shocking revelation. Who knew that the pod is tightly scripted? NOT ME!
On this week's #EmpirePodcast we're talking #TheRunningMan with Edgar Wright, #NowYouSeeMe with Rosamund Pike and Isla Fisher, and #Nuremberg with Michael Shannon! Plus! News! So many reviews! Taskmaster nonsense! And more!
Listen here: www.empireonline.com/movies...
Listen here: www.empireonline.com/movies...
November 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Fun episode, this, with a shocking revelation. Who knew that the pod is tightly scripted? NOT ME!
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www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...
We’re down to the last six rows for episode 700! So if you want to be there and witness film-related fun with your very own eyes, you’d best be quick!!!
We’re down to the last six rows for episode 700! So if you want to be there and witness film-related fun with your very own eyes, you’d best be quick!!!
The Empire Podcast — Episode 700 • Comedy • Kings Place
The award-winning film podcast is back for another all-star anniversary show, with more film-related fun than you can shake a stick at.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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We’re down to the last six rows for episode 700! So if you want to be there and witness film-related fun with your very own eyes, you’d best be quick!!!
We’re down to the last six rows for episode 700! So if you want to be there and witness film-related fun with your very own eyes, you’d best be quick!!!
Look if we can't have D&D: More Honour Among More Thieves, this'll have to do.
A new #StarTrek movie is in the works at Paramount, with Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves duo Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley set to write, direct, and produce.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies...
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies...
November 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Look if we can't have D&D: More Honour Among More Thieves, this'll have to do.
I'm at a talk with Jay Kristoff for the launch of Empire of the Dawn. He's wearing a tee that reads "Wreck Everyone And Leave." I'm sure that isn't a bad sign for the fate of all my favourite characters. No foreboding here. He'd never devastate everyone.
November 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I'm at a talk with Jay Kristoff for the launch of Empire of the Dawn. He's wearing a tee that reads "Wreck Everyone And Leave." I'm sure that isn't a bad sign for the fate of all my favourite characters. No foreboding here. He'd never devastate everyone.
If I had 10p for every Christmas musical movie featuring Priyanka Chopra Jonas that's released today I'd have 20p. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
If I had 10p for every Christmas musical movie featuring Priyanka Chopra Jonas that's released today I'd have 20p. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.
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The journey begins…
Christopher Nolan’s #TheOdyssey is revealed on Empire’s world-exclusive cover – the first look and first word on an epic like no other. On sale Thursday 20th November.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Christopher Nolan’s #TheOdyssey is revealed on Empire’s world-exclusive cover – the first look and first word on an epic like no other. On sale Thursday 20th November.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The journey begins…
Christopher Nolan’s #TheOdyssey is revealed on Empire’s world-exclusive cover – the first look and first word on an epic like no other. On sale Thursday 20th November.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Christopher Nolan’s #TheOdyssey is revealed on Empire’s world-exclusive cover – the first look and first word on an epic like no other. On sale Thursday 20th November.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Incredible scenes in this thread.
Elon Musk: [rising from bushes] eyyy itsa me elon
King: criminy
Musk: you know, joyce carol oates, she says i no read
Musk: but thata not true
Musk: as evidenced by dissa new ad campaign i just start onna twitter to convince everyone that i read
King: criminy
Musk: you know, joyce carol oates, she says i no read
Musk: but thata not true
Musk: as evidenced by dissa new ad campaign i just start onna twitter to convince everyone that i read
November 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Incredible scenes in this thread.
Hugely recommend this thread, not least for the phrase "corpse soup."
i fully agree with this theory and in my actual field, british architectural history, The Problem is that Salisbury Cathedral is built on top of a lake and no i am not exaggerating
between this and the FSO Safer (another ship at serious risk of exploding) I’m convinced every field has its “yeah, this is the problem that keeps me up at night” and I’m on a quest to learn about all of them
November 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Hugely recommend this thread, not least for the phrase "corpse soup."
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At the #WickedForGood premiere and it was incredibly stressful to get into but there's Fizzafying Popcorn so that may soothe me.
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
At the #WickedForGood premiere and it was incredibly stressful to get into but there's Fizzafying Popcorn so that may soothe me.
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Having to talk about AI as if it’s a serious concern and not a money laundering scheme is taking years off my life
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Having to talk about AI as if it’s a serious concern and not a money laundering scheme is taking years off my life
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I wrote a little book, pals. 'SOFIA COPPOLA: The Complete Unofficial Guide' is out today from @quercusbooks.bsky.social/ Greenfinch and in all good bookstores. I loved delving into Sofia's prettified & melancholy worlds. Link here: www.waterstones.com/book/sofia-c...
November 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I wrote a little book, pals. 'SOFIA COPPOLA: The Complete Unofficial Guide' is out today from @quercusbooks.bsky.social/ Greenfinch and in all good bookstores. I loved delving into Sofia's prettified & melancholy worlds. Link here: www.waterstones.com/book/sofia-c...
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50 year mortgage is so crazy. to put it in perspective, 2016 was 50 years ago
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
50 year mortgage is so crazy. to put it in perspective, 2016 was 50 years ago
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This is what future celebrities were supposed to be, not politics streamers
November 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This is what future celebrities were supposed to be, not politics streamers
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I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
Small nephew watching E.T. for the first time. "I'd scream and run away. I'd call the scientists and tell them to come and get him."
November 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Small nephew watching E.T. for the first time. "I'd scream and run away. I'd call the scientists and tell them to come and get him."
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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