Linda Marric
@lindamarric.bsky.social
Film Critic and Honorary Secretary of London Critics’ Circle. Bylines: The Sun, HeyUGuys. Formerly at The Daily Mirror, the JC, Total Film, Yahoo & NME and many more.
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Linda Marric
@lindamarric.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Here is my UK film critics starter pack. I'm sure ive left some people out. If I've left you out, please do give me a shout and I will add you. go.bsky.app/VgDkp85
Film friends, please DM me your email addresses if you’d like to take part in @heyuguys.bsky.social ’s annual best movie of the year poll. I can send you the google form with how to vote. Thanks.
November 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Film friends, please DM me your email addresses if you’d like to take part in @heyuguys.bsky.social ’s annual best movie of the year poll. I can send you the google form with how to vote. Thanks.
Go watch Pluribus! OMG!
November 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Go watch Pluribus! OMG!
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This morning, I spoke at the SOMOS Labor Breakfast.
"We are not looking to remake New York City in my image. We are looking to remake it in the image of struggling workers across the five boroughs."
"We are not looking to remake New York City in my image. We are looking to remake it in the image of struggling workers across the five boroughs."
November 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This morning, I spoke at the SOMOS Labor Breakfast.
"We are not looking to remake New York City in my image. We are looking to remake it in the image of struggling workers across the five boroughs."
"We are not looking to remake New York City in my image. We are looking to remake it in the image of struggling workers across the five boroughs."
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★★★★★ A masterful adaptation that stands as one of the best renditions of Dumas' work to date. This is a visually stunning adaptation, which honours the original novel but also enhances it, offering a fresh and compelling take on a timeless tale."
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October 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
★★★★★ A masterful adaptation that stands as one of the best renditions of Dumas' work to date. This is a visually stunning adaptation, which honours the original novel but also enhances it, offering a fresh and compelling take on a timeless tale."
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It doesn’t exactly surprise me but the Islamophobia directed at Mamdani is off the charts. Shameless gutter racism. His victory will be a defeat for the very worst people
October 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It doesn’t exactly surprise me but the Islamophobia directed at Mamdani is off the charts. Shameless gutter racism. His victory will be a defeat for the very worst people
This is why we need film critics to be cineliterate. I read about 20 reviews of One Battle…before encountering a single person who got two very obvious references. What is happening to film criticism should worry all of us.
September 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
This is why we need film critics to be cineliterate. I read about 20 reviews of One Battle…before encountering a single person who got two very obvious references. What is happening to film criticism should worry all of us.
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I shall be watching THE DESERT ROCKER shortly and a Q&A hosted by @lindamarric.bsky.social, whoever that is
(At Rich Mix on Bethnal Green Rd if you fancy it)
richmix.org.uk/cinema/the-d...
(At Rich Mix on Bethnal Green Rd if you fancy it)
richmix.org.uk/cinema/the-d...
The Desert Rocker + Q&A - Rich Mix
As the first female musician to break through the social barriers of this culture, Hasna El Becharia empowers and inspires women of all ages by reclaiming a musical tradition reserved for men for cent...
richmix.org.uk
September 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I shall be watching THE DESERT ROCKER shortly and a Q&A hosted by @lindamarric.bsky.social, whoever that is
(At Rich Mix on Bethnal Green Rd if you fancy it)
richmix.org.uk/cinema/the-d...
(At Rich Mix on Bethnal Green Rd if you fancy it)
richmix.org.uk/cinema/the-d...
Fuck! Charlie Kirk has now died.
September 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Fuck! Charlie Kirk has now died.
Obviously I support the strike and all that, but that was just horrendous.
September 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Obviously I support the strike and all that, but that was just horrendous.
Ive had better days. 2 hours to get to work and almost 3 hours back. Just fucking grand.
September 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Ive had better days. 2 hours to get to work and almost 3 hours back. Just fucking grand.
That scared the shit out of me.
September 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
That scared the shit out of me.
Graham Linehan is mentally ill. His obsession with trans people is pathological. Where are his friends and family? He should be hospitalised.
September 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Graham Linehan is mentally ill. His obsession with trans people is pathological. Where are his friends and family? He should be hospitalised.
Angela Rayner is still fine by me.
September 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Angela Rayner is still fine by me.
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And here is the visual guide to the episode. Enjoy!
1. Prehistoric figures from Thessaly, believed to be early “gorgoneia”, c.6000 BCE
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1. Prehistoric figures from Thessaly, believed to be early “gorgoneia”, c.6000 BCE
cc. @aalekas.bsky.social @poisonchallis.bsky.social @lindamarric.bsky.social @dr-ruthsmith.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
And here is the visual guide to the episode. Enjoy!
1. Prehistoric figures from Thessaly, believed to be early “gorgoneia”, c.6000 BCE
cc. @aalekas.bsky.social @poisonchallis.bsky.social @lindamarric.bsky.social @dr-ruthsmith.bsky.social
1. Prehistoric figures from Thessaly, believed to be early “gorgoneia”, c.6000 BCE
cc. @aalekas.bsky.social @poisonchallis.bsky.social @lindamarric.bsky.social @dr-ruthsmith.bsky.social
Some people are so toxic that I wish I could block them twice.
August 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Some people are so toxic that I wish I could block them twice.
Part 2 is live! Very proud of this one. Thanks @alexpodyssey.bsky.social, an excellent job again.
🆕 AESOP II: A dolphin and a seagull were hurling insults at each other 🐬
Is truth a set of facts? Might something fake be authentic? Can you contruct a truth out of lies? And why are unreliable narrators more compelling?
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4hZ8...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
Is truth a set of facts? Might something fake be authentic? Can you contruct a truth out of lies? And why are unreliable narrators more compelling?
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4hZ8...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
8. AESOP II - A dolphin and a seagull were hurling insults at each other
Podcast Episode · Alex Andreou's Podyssey · 26/07/2025 · 1h 13m
podcasts.apple.com
July 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Part 2 is live! Very proud of this one. Thanks @alexpodyssey.bsky.social, an excellent job again.
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🆕 AESOP II: A dolphin and a seagull were hurling insults at each other 🐬
Is truth a set of facts? Might something fake be authentic? Can you contruct a truth out of lies? And why are unreliable narrators more compelling?
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4hZ8...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
Is truth a set of facts? Might something fake be authentic? Can you contruct a truth out of lies? And why are unreliable narrators more compelling?
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4hZ8...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
8. AESOP II - A dolphin and a seagull were hurling insults at each other
Podcast Episode · Alex Andreou's Podyssey · 26/07/2025 · 1h 13m
podcasts.apple.com
July 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🆕 AESOP II: A dolphin and a seagull were hurling insults at each other 🐬
Is truth a set of facts? Might something fake be authentic? Can you contruct a truth out of lies? And why are unreliable narrators more compelling?
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4hZ8...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
Is truth a set of facts? Might something fake be authentic? Can you contruct a truth out of lies? And why are unreliable narrators more compelling?
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4hZ8...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
New episode is up!!!
📜 New AESOP I - Virtue Signaller or Fake News Merchant? 🏛️
Part One of Three: Stories have had a moral for as long as we've had stories. So why is Aesop, enduringly, one of the few moralists we accept can dish it out?
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0lP7...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
Part One of Three: Stories have had a moral for as long as we've had stories. So why is Aesop, enduringly, one of the few moralists we accept can dish it out?
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0lP7...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
7. AESOP I - Virtue Signaller or Fake News Merchant?
Podcast Episode · Alex Andreou's Podyssey · 13/07/2025 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
July 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
New episode is up!!!
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The only Big Beautiful Bill I recognise is Skarsgård
STOP SAYING BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL PLEASE!
June 6, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The only Big Beautiful Bill I recognise is Skarsgård
STOP SAYING BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL PLEASE!
June 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
STOP SAYING BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL PLEASE!
My review of The Phoenician Scheme is up here: www.thesun.co.uk/tv/35064517/...
The Phoenician Scheme is classic Wes Anderson and more than worth the ride
THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (15) 110mins ★★★★☆ YOU always get a quirky offering with director Wes Anderson, but there’s also the fear each new film will descend into self-parody. Still, dismiss his…
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May 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
My review of The Phoenician Scheme is up here: www.thesun.co.uk/tv/35064517/...