Josh Slater-Williams
@jslaterwilliams.bsky.social
UK-based critic and culture journalist. Bylines: BFI, Sight and Sound, Little White Lies, IndieWire, Total Film and others. Member of the London Critics' Circle.
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Excited to say that I've recorded my first audio commentary, for @88films.bsky.social' upcoming Blu-ray of SAKURAN (2006). The eye-popping directorial debut of photography icon Mika Ninagawa, based on a manga by Moyoco Anno.
Due out 23rd March and available to pre-order at the usual places.
Due out 23rd March and available to pre-order at the usual places.
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Generally speaking when British politicians start bringing God into it, we're in for a bad time.
These monsters will strip you of every last right & claim it's ok cos god told them to
January 5, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Generally speaking when British politicians start bringing God into it, we're in for a bad time.
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Béla Tarr
21 July 1955 – 6 January 2026
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21 July 1955 – 6 January 2026
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January 6, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Béla Tarr
21 July 1955 – 6 January 2026
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21 July 1955 – 6 January 2026
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Bela Tarr, 1955-2026
I interviewed him once & he smoked so much that the bar staff intervened & swore so hard that the translator refused to translate. Which is to say that he was as tough, hazardous & uncompromising as his films. Gone in a puff of smoke, hopefully raising hell someplace else
I interviewed him once & he smoked so much that the bar staff intervened & swore so hard that the translator refused to translate. Which is to say that he was as tough, hazardous & uncompromising as his films. Gone in a puff of smoke, hopefully raising hell someplace else
January 6, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Bela Tarr, 1955-2026
I interviewed him once & he smoked so much that the bar staff intervened & swore so hard that the translator refused to translate. Which is to say that he was as tough, hazardous & uncompromising as his films. Gone in a puff of smoke, hopefully raising hell someplace else
I interviewed him once & he smoked so much that the bar staff intervened & swore so hard that the translator refused to translate. Which is to say that he was as tough, hazardous & uncompromising as his films. Gone in a puff of smoke, hopefully raising hell someplace else
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I think we can all agree now that it was an odd choice to give the Nobel Peace Prize to someone who literally begs a foreign power to take over her country, seize its assets, and perform extra-judicial executions of its citizens in order to further her own political aspirations.
Hannity: Did you at any point offered to give him the Nobel peace prize?
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
January 6, 2026 at 10:25 AM
I think we can all agree now that it was an odd choice to give the Nobel Peace Prize to someone who literally begs a foreign power to take over her country, seize its assets, and perform extra-judicial executions of its citizens in order to further her own political aspirations.
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Everyone on the Rose Byrne train this awards season should seek out Clara Law's THE GODDESS OF 1967 (2000) because it's quite something.
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Everyone on the Rose Byrne train this awards season should seek out Clara Law's THE GODDESS OF 1967 (2000) because it's quite something.
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Saoirse Ronan: [nothing]
Kate Winslet:
Kate Winslet:
January 5, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Saoirse Ronan: [nothing]
Kate Winslet:
Kate Winslet:
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The hotel staff in MARTY SUPREME
January 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
The hotel staff in MARTY SUPREME
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birds do it
bees do it
even educated fleas do it
let's do it
let's fly into a window
bees do it
even educated fleas do it
let's do it
let's fly into a window
January 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
birds do it
bees do it
even educated fleas do it
let's do it
let's fly into a window
bees do it
even educated fleas do it
let's do it
let's fly into a window
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we're back, it is now 2026, our January issue is out now 🤖
FREE copies doing the rounds as we speak, sign up to our newsletter for an early look at what's in this month's mag
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January 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
we're back, it is now 2026, our January issue is out now 🤖
FREE copies doing the rounds as we speak, sign up to our newsletter for an early look at what's in this month's mag
mailchi.mp/theskinny/za...
FREE copies doing the rounds as we speak, sign up to our newsletter for an early look at what's in this month's mag
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This makes the Golden Globes look credible. Hand out the International Film award with all the others or don’t give it at all; don’t shove a trinket at an unsuspecting director on the red carpet with a condescending chirp and then cut away before they can say a word.
Thrilled that THE SECRET AGENT won the Critics Choice award for Best International Film but so disheartened and angry at how it happened. Mendonça Filho and producer Emilie Lesclaux were ambushed on the red carpet, no briefing, no chance of giving a speech, the whole thing an insulting disaster.
Gente? 😵💫 O Critics Choice Award de Melhor Filme Internacional de ‘O Agente Secreto’ foi entregue no carpet, sem qualquer aviso prévio, a Kleber Mendonça Filho e Emilie Lesclaux, produtora do longa.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:31 PM
This makes the Golden Globes look credible. Hand out the International Film award with all the others or don’t give it at all; don’t shove a trinket at an unsuspecting director on the red carpet with a condescending chirp and then cut away before they can say a word.
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South Korea lost a true cinematic legend today, with news breaking that veteran leading man Ahn Sung-ki has passed away, aged 74. In a career spanning almost his entire life, Ahn appeared in more than 100 feature films. I attempt to highlight just 5 notable performances www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-...
Korean film icon Ahn Sung-ki remembered: 5 of his best films
Known affectionately as ‘The Nation’s Actor’, South Korea’s Ahn Sung-ki starred in more than 100 feature films during his long career.
www.scmp.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:35 PM
South Korea lost a true cinematic legend today, with news breaking that veteran leading man Ahn Sung-ki has passed away, aged 74. In a career spanning almost his entire life, Ahn appeared in more than 100 feature films. I attempt to highlight just 5 notable performances www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-...
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That’ll teach junk food companies for taking up precious space in the gambling advert break
January 5, 2026 at 9:09 AM
That’ll teach junk food companies for taking up precious space in the gambling advert break
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
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How does he stay upright with no spine, fascinating
Keir Starmer: "I constantly remind myself that 24/7 our defence, our security & our intelligent relationship with the US matters probably more than any other relationship we've got in the world and it would not be in our national interest to weaken that in any way"
January 4, 2026 at 11:34 AM
How does he stay upright with no spine, fascinating
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wonder if a fan studies scholar has done a study tracing the evolution of fandom from a place where you didn't need your ship to be canon to this now deranged place of entitlement where the work only exists to demand something from it & god help you if demands aren't met. beyond dispiriting.
January 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM
wonder if a fan studies scholar has done a study tracing the evolution of fandom from a place where you didn't need your ship to be canon to this now deranged place of entitlement where the work only exists to demand something from it & god help you if demands aren't met. beyond dispiriting.
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Kill the Poor Dead Kennedys
Democrats
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UK friends!
CHASING CHASING AMY will have a special screening for a Pride Month at the Phoenix Leicester, followed by a virtual Q&A with yours truly.
Let’s feel all of our big feelings together in the cinema.
February 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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CHASING CHASING AMY will have a special screening for a Pride Month at the Phoenix Leicester, followed by a virtual Q&A with yours truly.
Let’s feel all of our big feelings together in the cinema.
February 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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January 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
UK friends!
CHASING CHASING AMY will have a special screening for a Pride Month at the Phoenix Leicester, followed by a virtual Q&A with yours truly.
Let’s feel all of our big feelings together in the cinema.
February 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
!!!
CHASING CHASING AMY will have a special screening for a Pride Month at the Phoenix Leicester, followed by a virtual Q&A with yours truly.
Let’s feel all of our big feelings together in the cinema.
February 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
!!!
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Points-wise, I think this might be my best Cinematrix game to date
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January 4, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Points-wise, I think this might be my best Cinematrix game to date
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“Please,” cried Frog, “please go away!” But no one went away.
January 4, 2026 at 2:37 AM
“Please,” cried Frog, “please go away!” But no one went away.
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dont post black and white photos of thelma schoonmaker with her age at the top. thanks
Genius editor Thelma Schoonmaker is 86.
I love her definition of editing:
‘Editing is really like plumbing a good deal of the time. You put two things together, and a current runs through it.’
I love her definition of editing:
‘Editing is really like plumbing a good deal of the time. You put two things together, and a current runs through it.’
January 4, 2026 at 12:58 AM
dont post black and white photos of thelma schoonmaker with her age at the top. thanks
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you see, the fascism is just a distraction from the fascism, I am very smart
June 17, 2025 at 3:55 AM
you see, the fascism is just a distraction from the fascism, I am very smart
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And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”