Lillian Crawford
@lillcrawf.co.uk
Film and culture maven • Stims Collective • PhD on Screen Two • BFI, TLS, LWL, BBC et alia • www.lillcrawf.co.uk lilliancrawford13s@gmail.com
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Lillian Crawford
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· Nov 17
lillian crawford
film & culture writer
lillcrawf.co.uk
Hello friends new and old! I am back in London and ready to work. Please have a browse of my website for written, spoken, and visual work across culture, including film, art, music, and literature. My email is in my bio and a contact form is on the site: lillcrawf.co.uk
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New books for 2026:
@lizbethmyles.bsky.social Where We Stand, Where We Fall: The Politics of Doctor Who (March) tinyurl.com/2fjt279x
@lillcrawf.co.uk The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who (May) tinyurl.com/w5wcph68
Covers by Daryl Joyce.
#DoctorWho
@lizbethmyles.bsky.social Where We Stand, Where We Fall: The Politics of Doctor Who (March) tinyurl.com/2fjt279x
@lillcrawf.co.uk The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who (May) tinyurl.com/w5wcph68
Covers by Daryl Joyce.
#DoctorWho
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New books for 2026:
@lizbethmyles.bsky.social Where We Stand, Where We Fall: The Politics of Doctor Who (March) tinyurl.com/2fjt279x
@lillcrawf.co.uk The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who (May) tinyurl.com/w5wcph68
Covers by Daryl Joyce.
#DoctorWho
@lizbethmyles.bsky.social Where We Stand, Where We Fall: The Politics of Doctor Who (March) tinyurl.com/2fjt279x
@lillcrawf.co.uk The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who (May) tinyurl.com/w5wcph68
Covers by Daryl Joyce.
#DoctorWho
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New Ep - The Rise of A24 - After Yang (2022) and Late Spring (1949)
Special Guest: Lillian Crawford @lillcrawf.co.uk is a freelance writer for Sight & Sound, BBC Culture, The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, and many more.
film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/afte...
Special Guest: Lillian Crawford @lillcrawf.co.uk is a freelance writer for Sight & Sound, BBC Culture, The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, and many more.
film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/afte...
September 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
New Ep - The Rise of A24 - After Yang (2022) and Late Spring (1949)
Special Guest: Lillian Crawford @lillcrawf.co.uk is a freelance writer for Sight & Sound, BBC Culture, The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, and many more.
film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/afte...
Special Guest: Lillian Crawford @lillcrawf.co.uk is a freelance writer for Sight & Sound, BBC Culture, The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, and many more.
film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/afte...
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In the 1980s…
…we've got @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social on her very first scene in Caravaggio, @lillcrawf.co.uk deconstructing a pivotal scene in Jarman’s War Requiem, @daveyjenkins.bsky.social in praise of John Berger’s 'Bento’s Sketchbook', and Marina Ashioti on Friendship’s Death.
…we've got @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social on her very first scene in Caravaggio, @lillcrawf.co.uk deconstructing a pivotal scene in Jarman’s War Requiem, @daveyjenkins.bsky.social in praise of John Berger’s 'Bento’s Sketchbook', and Marina Ashioti on Friendship’s Death.
August 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In the 1980s…
…we've got @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social on her very first scene in Caravaggio, @lillcrawf.co.uk deconstructing a pivotal scene in Jarman’s War Requiem, @daveyjenkins.bsky.social in praise of John Berger’s 'Bento’s Sketchbook', and Marina Ashioti on Friendship’s Death.
…we've got @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social on her very first scene in Caravaggio, @lillcrawf.co.uk deconstructing a pivotal scene in Jarman’s War Requiem, @daveyjenkins.bsky.social in praise of John Berger’s 'Bento’s Sketchbook', and Marina Ashioti on Friendship’s Death.
A treat of a commission for @sightsoundmag.bsky.social looking at the 10 finest Austen adaptations, including two Screen Two features. www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-gre...
10 great Jane Austen adaptations
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a novel written by Jane Austen must be in want of an adaptation. Or several. Two hundred and fifty years after Austen was born, and with Ang Lee’s Sense and...
www.bfi.org.uk
August 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
A treat of a commission for @sightsoundmag.bsky.social looking at the 10 finest Austen adaptations, including two Screen Two features. www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-gre...
I went personal on The Rehearsal for Plinth, exploring my neurodivergence and mental preparation. plinth.uk.com/blogs/magazi...
On The Rehearsal
It was after my return to Blighty that a friend recommended I watch The Rehearsal, a series they said had direct relatability to neurodivergent ways of social preparation. Created by and starring come...
plinth.uk.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I went personal on The Rehearsal for Plinth, exploring my neurodivergence and mental preparation. plinth.uk.com/blogs/magazi...
With two major Sarah Kane revivals hitting London over the next year, I explored what makes her work so beautifully singular for BBC Culture. www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
'We haven't gone beyond her': How the plays of Sarah Kane sent shockwaves through the 1990s
Thirty years ago, the late British writer's debut play Blasted was castigated as a "feast of filth". Now though, revivals of her work are showing she was ahead of her time.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 22, 2025 at 11:19 AM
With two major Sarah Kane revivals hitting London over the next year, I explored what makes her work so beautifully singular for BBC Culture. www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
I looked at the history of the iconic Superman look for @curzon.com ahead of the new movie out now. www.curzon.com/journal/jame...
www.curzon.com
July 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I looked at the history of the iconic Superman look for @curzon.com ahead of the new movie out now. www.curzon.com/journal/jame...
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Got to have two of my favourite film criticism minds on the podcast this week. @lillcrawf.co.uk and @aadowd.bsky.social discussed Superman, Pavements and Alex Ross Perry stopped by for a chat too. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Superman | Pavements + Alex Ross Perry | Superman And The Mole Men (1951)
Podcast Episode · Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies Podcast · 11/07/2025 · 1h 10m
podcasts.apple.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Got to have two of my favourite film criticism minds on the podcast this week. @lillcrawf.co.uk and @aadowd.bsky.social discussed Superman, Pavements and Alex Ross Perry stopped by for a chat too. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
I had a blast exploring Viking representation in cinema for the release of How to Train Your Dragon. www.curzon.com/journal/how-...
Cinema’s Tricky Relationship with Vikings
With another How to Train Your Dragon movie on the horizon, Lillian Crawford explores artistic portrayals of Vikings across the decades, from Wagner’s horned helmets to Bugs Bunny’s queering of gender...
www.curzon.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I had a blast exploring Viking representation in cinema for the release of How to Train Your Dragon. www.curzon.com/journal/how-...
An urgent interview with Nikita Kadan for Collectors Agenda. www.collectorsagenda.com/en/in-the-st...
»When I use something from the past, it is about the present.«
In the Studio: Nikita Kadan, Kyiv
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May 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
An urgent interview with Nikita Kadan for Collectors Agenda. www.collectorsagenda.com/en/in-the-st...
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Throughout the front section of the mag, we survey the lovable bastards of 40s cinema.
Words from @rickburin.bsky.social, @daveyjenkins.bsky.social, @elazic.bsky.social, @lillcrawf.co.uk, @kambole.bsky.social, @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social, @pamhutch.bsky.social, Phil Concannon & Sophie Monks Kaufman
Words from @rickburin.bsky.social, @daveyjenkins.bsky.social, @elazic.bsky.social, @lillcrawf.co.uk, @kambole.bsky.social, @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social, @pamhutch.bsky.social, Phil Concannon & Sophie Monks Kaufman
May 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Throughout the front section of the mag, we survey the lovable bastards of 40s cinema.
Words from @rickburin.bsky.social, @daveyjenkins.bsky.social, @elazic.bsky.social, @lillcrawf.co.uk, @kambole.bsky.social, @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social, @pamhutch.bsky.social, Phil Concannon & Sophie Monks Kaufman
Words from @rickburin.bsky.social, @daveyjenkins.bsky.social, @elazic.bsky.social, @lillcrawf.co.uk, @kambole.bsky.social, @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social, @pamhutch.bsky.social, Phil Concannon & Sophie Monks Kaufman
I am currently working on a project about Doctor Who and autism/neurodivergence. If this is a subject you have thoughts on/experience of, please do get in touch!
May 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I am currently working on a project about Doctor Who and autism/neurodivergence. If this is a subject you have thoughts on/experience of, please do get in touch!
I had a wonderful conversation with Miguel Gomes about his gorgeous film Grand Tour, released by MUBI today. a-rabbitsfoot.com/editorial/co...
With Grand Tour, Miguel Gomes takes the travelogue in new directions
The Portuguese film director discusses Grand Tour, his visually rich tale of love and Orientalism.
a-rabbitsfoot.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I had a wonderful conversation with Miguel Gomes about his gorgeous film Grand Tour, released by MUBI today. a-rabbitsfoot.com/editorial/co...
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In today's new ep, @lillcrawf.co.uk joins to talk 2002's Oscar winning THE HOURS!
Topics include: depressed lesbians, Kidman’s nose, Virginia Woolf, missed opportunities, the sound of sadness, mothers mothering & so much more!
Apple: t.ly/ZVDYU
Spotify: t.ly/F-ra0
Topics include: depressed lesbians, Kidman’s nose, Virginia Woolf, missed opportunities, the sound of sadness, mothers mothering & so much more!
Apple: t.ly/ZVDYU
Spotify: t.ly/F-ra0
April 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
In today's new ep, @lillcrawf.co.uk joins to talk 2002's Oscar winning THE HOURS!
Topics include: depressed lesbians, Kidman’s nose, Virginia Woolf, missed opportunities, the sound of sadness, mothers mothering & so much more!
Apple: t.ly/ZVDYU
Spotify: t.ly/F-ra0
Topics include: depressed lesbians, Kidman’s nose, Virginia Woolf, missed opportunities, the sound of sadness, mothers mothering & so much more!
Apple: t.ly/ZVDYU
Spotify: t.ly/F-ra0
Good Vibrations: The Sound of Neurodivergence is a two-screening unique relaxed event taking place at the Barbican as part of their summer-long Frequencies season. I am incredibly excited to bring Mia Hansen-Løve’s Eden back to the big screen, and to showcase some incredible shorts.
Frequencies | Barbican
A season that brings you music and takes you beyond, to interrogate how you perceive and encounter sound.
www.barbican.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Good Vibrations: The Sound of Neurodivergence is a two-screening unique relaxed event taking place at the Barbican as part of their summer-long Frequencies season. I am incredibly excited to bring Mia Hansen-Løve’s Eden back to the big screen, and to showcase some incredible shorts.
On a new Terrence Malick monograph for this week’s @thetls.bsky.social. www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat...
Terrence Malick and the Examined Life by Martin Woessner | Book review
“Terry uses actors in a different way – he’ll on you and then tilt up and go up to a tree, so you think, ‘Who’s more important in this – me or the tree?’”
www.the-tls.co.uk
March 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
On a new Terrence Malick monograph for this week’s @thetls.bsky.social. www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat...
In the latest issue of @sightsoundmag.bsky.social, Sophie Monks Kaufman beautifully reviews The Stimming Pool. Alongside it I have written a short guide to three more films by neurodivergent filmmakers to celebrate the Stims Collective season Stimema: The Neurodiverse World On Screen.
March 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
In the latest issue of @sightsoundmag.bsky.social, Sophie Monks Kaufman beautifully reviews The Stimming Pool. Alongside it I have written a short guide to three more films by neurodivergent filmmakers to celebrate the Stims Collective season Stimema: The Neurodiverse World On Screen.
Loved unpacking Solondz’s cinema of cruelty in a video essay included on this release.
UK/US: Our first UHD is Todd Solondz’s provocative portrait of American naivety, PALINDROMES, featuring a rotating cast of actors as its teenaged heroine.
This world-premiere 4K Restoration includes a new interview between @hannahstrong.co.uk and Solondz himself.
This world-premiere 4K Restoration includes a new interview between @hannahstrong.co.uk and Solondz himself.
March 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Loved unpacking Solondz’s cinema of cruelty in a video essay included on this release.
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💿June Announcements 💿
Prepare for some blockbuster releases, as Summer starts with our first UHD, a new noir boxset, classic Visconti and a ghost returning from the grave.
Prepare for some blockbuster releases, as Summer starts with our first UHD, a new noir boxset, classic Visconti and a ghost returning from the grave.
March 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
💿June Announcements 💿
Prepare for some blockbuster releases, as Summer starts with our first UHD, a new noir boxset, classic Visconti and a ghost returning from the grave.
Prepare for some blockbuster releases, as Summer starts with our first UHD, a new noir boxset, classic Visconti and a ghost returning from the grave.
I am excited to share some of my research on Akerman’s extraordinary Letters Home at the BFI next week through a recorded introduction. Tickets on sale here: whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
Buy cinema tickets for Letters Home + intro | BFI Southbank
whatson.bfi.org.uk
February 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I am excited to share some of my research on Akerman’s extraordinary Letters Home at the BFI next week through a recorded introduction. Tickets on sale here: whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
For those interested in learning more about my research on Screen Two, I have written a blog post for Forgotten Television Drama: forgottentelevisiondrama.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/s...
Screen Two at 40
by Lillian Crawford By 1985, what has been regarded as the ‘Golden Age’ of the television play had ended. Beginning with Armchair Theatre (ITV 1956-74) and continuing through The Wednesday Play (BB…
forgottentelevisiondrama.wordpress.com
February 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
For those interested in learning more about my research on Screen Two, I have written a blog post for Forgotten Television Drama: forgottentelevisiondrama.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/s...
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"A love letter from one writer to another, and a rallying cry to Hollywood to return to the principles of its true first lady." @lillcrawf.co.uk's review of MARY C. McCALL JR, by @jesmyth.co.uk in the @thetls.bsky.social shorturl.at/JM8GZ @columbiaup.bsky.social
A screenwriter’s career from fame to obscurity
From May to September 2023, 11,500 screenwriters represented by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike. Their dispute – which concerned both
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January 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"A love letter from one writer to another, and a rallying cry to Hollywood to return to the principles of its true first lady." @lillcrawf.co.uk's review of MARY C. McCALL JR, by @jesmyth.co.uk in the @thetls.bsky.social shorturl.at/JM8GZ @columbiaup.bsky.social
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Love this great review of my biography of screenwriter Mary C. McCall Jr. by @lillcrawf.co.uk for @thetls.bsky.social…
On Mary C. McCall Jr. and the Screen Writers Guild for @thetls.bsky.social. www.the-tls.co.uk/arts/film/ma...
A screenwriter’s career from fame to obscurity
From May to September 2023, 11,500 screenwriters represented by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike. Their dispute – which concerned both
www.the-tls.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Love this great review of my biography of screenwriter Mary C. McCall Jr. by @lillcrawf.co.uk for @thetls.bsky.social…
On Mary C. McCall Jr. and the Screen Writers Guild for @thetls.bsky.social. www.the-tls.co.uk/arts/film/ma...
A screenwriter’s career from fame to obscurity
From May to September 2023, 11,500 screenwriters represented by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike. Their dispute – which concerned both
www.the-tls.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
On Mary C. McCall Jr. and the Screen Writers Guild for @thetls.bsky.social. www.the-tls.co.uk/arts/film/ma...
I am delighted to have an essay in this book of the most esteemed film writers, exploring the childhoods of my grandparents in the wake of the Blitz through the lens of Ealing Studios and Powell & Pressburger. Order a copy now! we-love-cinema.com/big-smoke-bi...
December 17, 2024 at 10:45 AM
I am delighted to have an essay in this book of the most esteemed film writers, exploring the childhoods of my grandparents in the wake of the Blitz through the lens of Ealing Studios and Powell & Pressburger. Order a copy now! we-love-cinema.com/big-smoke-bi...