Leigh Singer
@leighsinger.bsky.social
Film Journalist, Video Essayist/Editor, Festival Programmer
Sight & Sound, LWLies, BFI, NFTS, LFF, RSIFF & more
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“Seemed that he was busy doing something close to nothing but different than the day before." His dad, via Prince
Sight & Sound, LWLies, BFI, NFTS, LFF, RSIFF & more
https://vimeo.com/user11355665
“Seemed that he was busy doing something close to nothing but different than the day before." His dad, via Prince
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Leigh Singer
@leighsinger.bsky.social
· Jan 13
“A key strength of James Mangold’s film is its occasional attempt to nimbly navigate actuality, to get at a more impressionistic idea of the truth.”
Leigh Singer reviews upcoming Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. In cinemas Friday.
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Leigh Singer reviews upcoming Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. In cinemas Friday.
www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
A Complete Unknown review: ballad of a freewheelin man
Timothée Chalamet’s commitment is admirable and director James Mangold’s choice to focus to Dylan’s 1960s rise to fame pays off, but this film struggles to balance the conventional notes of a music bi...
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“How does it feeel…?”
Might as well start this Bluesky account by sharing my @sightsoundmag.bsky.social review of Dylan biopic A COMPLETE UNKNOWN and how, despite good intentions, it gets Tangled Up in Bob.
Might as well start this Bluesky account by sharing my @sightsoundmag.bsky.social review of Dylan biopic A COMPLETE UNKNOWN and how, despite good intentions, it gets Tangled Up in Bob.
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🎥 32 years ago today, Peter Weir’s Fearless hit theaters—a profound journey through trauma, survival & rebirth.
Revisit this underrated masterpiece in our deep dive:
cinephiliabeyond.org/fearless/
Revisit this underrated masterpiece in our deep dive:
cinephiliabeyond.org/fearless/
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
🎥 32 years ago today, Peter Weir’s Fearless hit theaters—a profound journey through trauma, survival & rebirth.
Revisit this underrated masterpiece in our deep dive:
cinephiliabeyond.org/fearless/
Revisit this underrated masterpiece in our deep dive:
cinephiliabeyond.org/fearless/
@lffstubs.bsky.social
1 ticket to the sold out screening of THE TRAVELERS, Friday 17th October, 12:00pm at BFI Southbank. Face value £13.00 ono
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1 ticket to the sold out screening of THE TRAVELERS, Friday 17th October, 12:00pm at BFI Southbank. Face value £13.00 ono
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The Travelers | BFI London Film Festival 2025
David Bingong’s personal film is an intimate and hopeful account of the dangerous journey taken by a group of migrants from Cameroon to Europe.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
@lffstubs.bsky.social
1 ticket to the sold out screening of THE TRAVELERS, Friday 17th October, 12:00pm at BFI Southbank. Face value £13.00 ono
whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/d...
1 ticket to the sold out screening of THE TRAVELERS, Friday 17th October, 12:00pm at BFI Southbank. Face value £13.00 ono
whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/d...
@lffstubs.bsky.social
I have 1 ticket going for Lucrecia Martel's LANDMARKS screening this evening at 18:00 Thursday 16th October @BFI Southbank, NFT1, with director Q&A.
Ticket face value £18.00, ono, get in touch asap!
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I have 1 ticket going for Lucrecia Martel's LANDMARKS screening this evening at 18:00 Thursday 16th October @BFI Southbank, NFT1, with director Q&A.
Ticket face value £18.00, ono, get in touch asap!
whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/d...
Landmarks | BFI London Film Festival 2025
Artistic ambition and political advocacy meld in Lucrecia Martel’s documentary, a bold and beautiful reflection on the death and legacy of indigenous activist Javier Chocobar.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
@lffstubs.bsky.social
I have 1 ticket going for Lucrecia Martel's LANDMARKS screening this evening at 18:00 Thursday 16th October @BFI Southbank, NFT1, with director Q&A.
Ticket face value £18.00, ono, get in touch asap!
whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/d...
I have 1 ticket going for Lucrecia Martel's LANDMARKS screening this evening at 18:00 Thursday 16th October @BFI Southbank, NFT1, with director Q&A.
Ticket face value £18.00, ono, get in touch asap!
whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/d...
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Just a reminder of what an absolute c*nt Farage is: he wants to scrap the benefits of people who legally work and pay their taxes in Britain, yet the greasy f*cker happily slurps down his fat EU pension - paid for by the very European citizens he spent years spewing bile at. Parasite in a suit.
September 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just a reminder of what an absolute c*nt Farage is: he wants to scrap the benefits of people who legally work and pay their taxes in Britain, yet the greasy f*cker happily slurps down his fat EU pension - paid for by the very European citizens he spent years spewing bile at. Parasite in a suit.
pleasure to be back on the @lwlies.com Truth & Movies podcast, talking The Long Walk and the longer trudge that is Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, a sequel to one of my all-time favourites that flirts with a certain infamous two-word review.
September 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
pleasure to be back on the @lwlies.com Truth & Movies podcast, talking The Long Walk and the longer trudge that is Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, a sequel to one of my all-time favourites that flirts with a certain infamous two-word review.
It’s like, how much more disappointed could you get?
And the answer is… none.
None more disappointed…
As a devoted Tap-head, this isn’t at all the review I wanted to write but here are my thoughts on Spinal Tap II - The End Continues for @sightsoundmag.bsky.social.
www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
And the answer is… none.
None more disappointed…
As a devoted Tap-head, this isn’t at all the review I wanted to write but here are my thoughts on Spinal Tap II - The End Continues for @sightsoundmag.bsky.social.
www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues review: Metal fatigue
Rob Reiner’s follow-up to This Is Spinal Tap (1984) has plenty of great gags, but without the sharp satire of the original, it feels too close to the hagiographic music docs it once mocked.
www.bfi.org.uk
September 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It’s like, how much more disappointed could you get?
And the answer is… none.
None more disappointed…
As a devoted Tap-head, this isn’t at all the review I wanted to write but here are my thoughts on Spinal Tap II - The End Continues for @sightsoundmag.bsky.social.
www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
And the answer is… none.
None more disappointed…
As a devoted Tap-head, this isn’t at all the review I wanted to write but here are my thoughts on Spinal Tap II - The End Continues for @sightsoundmag.bsky.social.
www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
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More of Kirk’s “reasonable opinions”
September 11, 2025 at 7:50 AM
More of Kirk’s “reasonable opinions”
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Charlie Kirk was a private citizen
Melissa Hortman was a seated lawmaker in MN
No Flags were flown half staff at the WH for her death by gun violence
Melissa Hortman was a seated lawmaker in MN
No Flags were flown half staff at the WH for her death by gun violence
September 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Charlie Kirk was a private citizen
Melissa Hortman was a seated lawmaker in MN
No Flags were flown half staff at the WH for her death by gun violence
Melissa Hortman was a seated lawmaker in MN
No Flags were flown half staff at the WH for her death by gun violence
“Academia is the death of cinema. It is the very opposite of passion. Film is not the art of scholars, but of illiterates.” Werner Herzog (Happy Birthday!)
HBD New German Cinema legend Werner Herzog!!
Daring choices in a career of relentless exploration
More:
Spectacular interview: nyti.ms/3doO4Tu
Novel - rev via @msorrento.bsky.social: filmint.nu/werner-herzo...
@leighsinger.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/features/whe...
Daring choices in a career of relentless exploration
More:
Spectacular interview: nyti.ms/3doO4Tu
Novel - rev via @msorrento.bsky.social: filmint.nu/werner-herzo...
@leighsinger.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/features/whe...
Where to begin with Werner Herzog
A beginner’s path through Werner Herzog’s visionary cinema of eccentric adventure and ecstatic truth.
www.bfi.org.uk
September 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
“Academia is the death of cinema. It is the very opposite of passion. Film is not the art of scholars, but of illiterates.” Werner Herzog (Happy Birthday!)
It’s that time again…
A pleasure as ever to be involved in selecting films for the #LFF. Among the high-profile draws there are some real unsung gems that I’ll flag up closer to the festival.
Meantime, feast yer eyes!
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A pleasure as ever to be involved in selecting films for the #LFF. Among the high-profile draws there are some real unsung gems that I’ll flag up closer to the festival.
Meantime, feast yer eyes!
whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/d...
September 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It’s that time again…
A pleasure as ever to be involved in selecting films for the #LFF. Among the high-profile draws there are some real unsung gems that I’ll flag up closer to the festival.
Meantime, feast yer eyes!
whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/d...
A pleasure as ever to be involved in selecting films for the #LFF. Among the high-profile draws there are some real unsung gems that I’ll flag up closer to the festival.
Meantime, feast yer eyes!
whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/d...
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Hit like if you read film criticism weekly and repost if you read film criticism more than that
August 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Hit like if you read film criticism weekly and repost if you read film criticism more than that
Met him once to talk about his… chocolates. But such a down-to-earth guy, zero pretensions & talent to burn that, despite impressive credits, you felt was often under appreciated. Still, Billy Budd, Collector, Teorema, Madding Crowd, Superman II, The Hit, Priscilla QOTD, The Limey… RIP Terence Stamp
August 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Met him once to talk about his… chocolates. But such a down-to-earth guy, zero pretensions & talent to burn that, despite impressive credits, you felt was often under appreciated. Still, Billy Budd, Collector, Teorema, Madding Crowd, Superman II, The Hit, Priscilla QOTD, The Limey… RIP Terence Stamp
Pravda.
This shameful photo will haunt Americans for centuries.
“Depressing and disgusting sight: U.S. soldiers on their knees, laying out the red carpet for a murderous fascist dictator. The United States has fallen so very low, so very quickly.”
“Depressing and disgusting sight: U.S. soldiers on their knees, laying out the red carpet for a murderous fascist dictator. The United States has fallen so very low, so very quickly.”
August 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Pravda.
This is so depressingly true re: the arts / of criticism. But in the bigger picture I also go back to shitheel Tory politician Michael Gove’s phoney Brexit shibboleth that British people “have had enough of experts” to justify anti-intellectual, knee-jerk populism & how to control / profit from it.
In light of Vanity Fair's recent idiotic decision, WaPo's offering its veteran critic a buyout, the NYT's "reassigning" three arts writers critics, etc., a lot of us are talking about the public's (and thus publications') lack of interest in criticism. It's part of a larger pattern of a war...
August 14, 2025 at 5:28 AM
This is so depressingly true re: the arts / of criticism. But in the bigger picture I also go back to shitheel Tory politician Michael Gove’s phoney Brexit shibboleth that British people “have had enough of experts” to justify anti-intellectual, knee-jerk populism & how to control / profit from it.
Et tu, @bsky.app?
If this stellar, heartfelt Walter Chaw WEAPONS review is indicative of what can get you suspended on this site, have to question whether it’s worth sticking around here.
filmfreakcentral.net/2025/08/weap...
If this stellar, heartfelt Walter Chaw WEAPONS review is indicative of what can get you suspended on this site, have to question whether it’s worth sticking around here.
filmfreakcentral.net/2025/08/weap...
August 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Et tu, @bsky.app?
If this stellar, heartfelt Walter Chaw WEAPONS review is indicative of what can get you suspended on this site, have to question whether it’s worth sticking around here.
filmfreakcentral.net/2025/08/weap...
If this stellar, heartfelt Walter Chaw WEAPONS review is indicative of what can get you suspended on this site, have to question whether it’s worth sticking around here.
filmfreakcentral.net/2025/08/weap...
“UK civil liberties are trapped in a manufactured crisis. Peaceful citizens of conscience… have become terrorists, at the will of a human rights lawyer turned authoritarian who now lunges at opinions that expose the moral vacuum of his unrecognisable government.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Police arrest 474 people at protest over Palestine Action ban in London
Number of arrests was highest recorded in relation to single operation in at least past decade, according to Met police
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
“UK civil liberties are trapped in a manufactured crisis. Peaceful citizens of conscience… have become terrorists, at the will of a human rights lawyer turned authoritarian who now lunges at opinions that expose the moral vacuum of his unrecognisable government.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
This is fantastic, urge you to listen, especially if you think Still Bill is one of the most underrated albums out there…
The season finale of Strong Songs is about "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers. 🎶
It's also about Withers' music more broadly, and why such a seemingly ordinary guy might write such extraordinary songs. I think it was a great note to go out on.
I hope you all dig it - thanks, as always, for listening!
It's also about Withers' music more broadly, and why such a seemingly ordinary guy might write such extraordinary songs. I think it was a great note to go out on.
I hope you all dig it - thanks, as always, for listening!
S07E10 - "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers
For the Season Seven finale, Kirk takes a look at Bill Withers' enduring hit "Lean On Me." In the process, he takes a broader look at a bunch of Withers' other most famous songs to better understand h...
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August 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This is fantastic, urge you to listen, especially if you think Still Bill is one of the most underrated albums out there…
🚨new video essay 🚨
How deep is your love - and memory - of Saturday Night Fever?
The original is closer to Mean Streets than Grease, but that’s not how most people think of it…
How Saturday Night Fever was remodelled for a PG audience
for @lwlies.com.
Full video here:
youtu.be/KSniVr7-2_c?...
How deep is your love - and memory - of Saturday Night Fever?
The original is closer to Mean Streets than Grease, but that’s not how most people think of it…
How Saturday Night Fever was remodelled for a PG audience
for @lwlies.com.
Full video here:
youtu.be/KSniVr7-2_c?...
August 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
🚨new video essay 🚨
How deep is your love - and memory - of Saturday Night Fever?
The original is closer to Mean Streets than Grease, but that’s not how most people think of it…
How Saturday Night Fever was remodelled for a PG audience
for @lwlies.com.
Full video here:
youtu.be/KSniVr7-2_c?...
How deep is your love - and memory - of Saturday Night Fever?
The original is closer to Mean Streets than Grease, but that’s not how most people think of it…
How Saturday Night Fever was remodelled for a PG audience
for @lwlies.com.
Full video here:
youtu.be/KSniVr7-2_c?...
New album cover art drop, courtesy of the fab European Film Festival Palić, FIPRESCI jury
July 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
New album cover art drop, courtesy of the fab European Film Festival Palić, FIPRESCI jury
no words... but also no action taken by any governments to this ongoing slaughter, so it just continues. insanity.
Yesterday Palestinian mums & kids were queuing at a clinic to get nutritional supplements when Israel attacked. At least 15 people were killed, including at least 9 children.
James Elder from UNICEF tells how one of those young children had spoken their first word that morning - mama
James Elder from UNICEF tells how one of those young children had spoken their first word that morning - mama
July 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
no words... but also no action taken by any governments to this ongoing slaughter, so it just continues. insanity.
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A Penguin editor looking around their office this morning.
July 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
A Penguin editor looking around their office this morning.
“Your producers were so preoccupied with whether they COULD, they never stopped to think about…” yadda yadda yadda, rinse & repeat
At its best, Rebirth replicates some of Jurassic Park’s magic, but Gareth Edwards' blockbuster-savvy direction can’t save the subpar script.
@leighsinger.bsky.social reviews Jurassic World Rebirth, out now. www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
@leighsinger.bsky.social reviews Jurassic World Rebirth, out now. www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
Jurassic World Rebirth review: prehistory repeating
At its best, Rebirth replicates some of Jurassic Park’s magic, but Gareth Edwards' blockbuster-savvy direction can’t save the subpar script.
www.bfi.org.uk
July 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“Your producers were so preoccupied with whether they COULD, they never stopped to think about…” yadda yadda yadda, rinse & repeat
A really insightful interview with David Cronenberg by @hannahstrong.co.uk for @lwlies.com
As The Shrouds finally debuts in UK cinemas, the master of the macabre gets personal about grief.
In conversation with David Cronenberg:
In conversation with David Cronenberg:
David Cronenberg: 'You don’t want to bore people with how sad you…
But then, a year later, I realized that I did get it, and I did like it, and wanted to make the movie. And so it came together in the kind of fusing of…
lwlies.com
July 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A really insightful interview with David Cronenberg by @hannahstrong.co.uk for @lwlies.com
Good sound, good writer.
July 4, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Good sound, good writer.