Billie
@billierwalker.bsky.social
she/her - bylines atmos, dazed, guardian, lwlies, them, wallpaper etc
📧 walkerbillie42(at)gmail(dot)com
📧 walkerbillie42(at)gmail(dot)com
Now for something completely different: my report on the Dog and Bell's 29th Annual Pickle Festival for @londonermag.bsky.social !! www.the-londoner.co.uk/in-for-the-d...
In for the dill at the London Pickle Festival
Expect heaving crowds, phallic signs and lots of vinegar
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November 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Now for something completely different: my report on the Dog and Bell's 29th Annual Pickle Festival for @londonermag.bsky.social !! www.the-londoner.co.uk/in-for-the-d...
People on the Other Site are being weird about going to the cinema alone again. Which reminded me how grateful I am to have shaken this fear in my early 20s because otherwise I would have missed out on two of the greatest depictions of America at the cinema because I was scared to go alone.
November 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
People on the Other Site are being weird about going to the cinema alone again. Which reminded me how grateful I am to have shaken this fear in my early 20s because otherwise I would have missed out on two of the greatest depictions of America at the cinema because I was scared to go alone.
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Do any New Yorkers want to marry me for a laugh
November 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Do any New Yorkers want to marry me for a laugh
Horror is suffering from explanation fatigue. My review of Shelby Oaks is live on @lwlies.com lwlies.com/reviews/shel...
Shelby Oaks review – convoluted, lore-obsessed, overly sentimental
Prepare to be sorely disappointed by Chris Stuckmann's soulless attempt to revive found footage storytelling in horror.
lwlies.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Horror is suffering from explanation fatigue. My review of Shelby Oaks is live on @lwlies.com lwlies.com/reviews/shel...
There were two films that made me audibly gasp at Venice festival. The first was the dissolves in No Other Choice, the second being the many unexpected and strange images Shu Qi opts for in Girl. lwlies.com/venice-film-...
Girl – first-look review
Shu Qi, legendary actress and star of Millennium Mambo, makes her filmmaking debut with an unflinching story of a child coming of age in an unstable home.
lwlies.com
September 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
There were two films that made me audibly gasp at Venice festival. The first was the dissolves in No Other Choice, the second being the many unexpected and strange images Shu Qi opts for in Girl. lwlies.com/venice-film-...
I reviewed The Smashing Machine hot off the Venice premier for
@anothermag.com and oh boy did I get a good/bad (depending on your taste) bit of word play in there. www.anothermag.com/design-livin...
@anothermag.com and oh boy did I get a good/bad (depending on your taste) bit of word play in there. www.anothermag.com/design-livin...
The Smashing Machine: Benny Safdie’s Adrenaline-Fuelled Wrestling Biopic
Premiering at Venice Film Festival, Benny Safdie’s first solo movie – starring Dwayne Johnson as UFC fighter Mark Kerr – is a surprising departure from his previous work
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September 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I reviewed The Smashing Machine hot off the Venice premier for
@anothermag.com and oh boy did I get a good/bad (depending on your taste) bit of word play in there. www.anothermag.com/design-livin...
@anothermag.com and oh boy did I get a good/bad (depending on your taste) bit of word play in there. www.anothermag.com/design-livin...
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As Zach Cregger's Weapons storms the box office, there's never been a better time to revisit @billierwalker.bsky.social's piece from 2022 about hagsploitation in the movies lwlies.com/article/the-...
The faux feminism of the hagsploitation boom
Ti West’s X , Alex Garland’s Men and Zach Cregger’s Barbarian have all been promoted with the insinuation that there will be positive female…
lwlies.com
August 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
As Zach Cregger's Weapons storms the box office, there's never been a better time to revisit @billierwalker.bsky.social's piece from 2022 about hagsploitation in the movies lwlies.com/article/the-...
We know so much but experience so little. My latest for @lwlies.com explores how surveillance has become a societal habit -- in Black Bag, Happyend and The Shrouds -- and how none of us are happier for it. lwlies.com/opinion/till...
Till Tech Do Us Part: Romance in the age of surveillance cinema
This apathetic habit is only one example of how casual surveillance has become part of our public and private lives. Surveillance cinema has often…
lwlies.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
We know so much but experience so little. My latest for @lwlies.com explores how surveillance has become a societal habit -- in Black Bag, Happyend and The Shrouds -- and how none of us are happier for it. lwlies.com/opinion/till...
Sorry to say there's no saving some films... @lwlies.com lwlies.com/reviews/the-...
The Ritual review – fails to scare, entertain or convert
Al Pacino and Dan Stevens can't save this awful excuse for an exorcism thriller.
lwlies.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Sorry to say there's no saving some films... @lwlies.com lwlies.com/reviews/the-...
I had a dream there was a black bear on a killing spree and as it opened its jaws to crunch down on the skulls of it's victims it shouted the first handle they ever used on the internet.
May 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I had a dream there was a black bear on a killing spree and as it opened its jaws to crunch down on the skulls of it's victims it shouted the first handle they ever used on the internet.
I will be a Final Destination fan till Death comes for me so I wrote about why these killer-less slashers are better than the rest for @curzonfilm.bsky.social www.curzon.com/journal/fina...
Final Destination Offers a Different Kind of Killer
Forget the masked madmen that have haunted horror films for decades, the Final Destination franchise’s anonymous, amorphous killer taps into real anxieties about mortality, says Billie Walker.
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May 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I will be a Final Destination fan till Death comes for me so I wrote about why these killer-less slashers are better than the rest for @curzonfilm.bsky.social www.curzon.com/journal/fina...
Is there anywhere to pitch articles on the topic of freelancing/work anymore? (Journo Resources no longer accepts pitches).
April 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Is there anywhere to pitch articles on the topic of freelancing/work anymore? (Journo Resources no longer accepts pitches).
Nobody depicts the dark soulless depths of digital society like Kiyoshi Kurosawa, which is why I loved Cloud. Review on @wallpapermag.bsky.social www.wallpaper.com/art/film/kiy...
Is Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 'Cloud' the techno thriller for the decade of online desperation?
Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa dives into the black market world of merchandising in his latest techno thriller
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April 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Nobody depicts the dark soulless depths of digital society like Kiyoshi Kurosawa, which is why I loved Cloud. Review on @wallpapermag.bsky.social www.wallpaper.com/art/film/kiy...
I had more fun coming up with horse puns for this review than I did watching the movie. lwlies.com/reviews/deat...
Death of a Unicorn review – goodbye horses, good riddance
Alex Scharfman rallies together a cast stacked with comedic actors, but the result of this dull ‘Eat the Rich’ flick really misses the mark.
lwlies.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I had more fun coming up with horse puns for this review than I did watching the movie. lwlies.com/reviews/deat...
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Israeli settlers tried to murder Hamdan Ballal today, and now he’s missing after the IDF kidnapped him from the ambulance he was in. No one knows where he is. All this is targeted.
The US and others have censored this film despite it winning an Oscar.
The US and others have censored this film despite it winning an Oscar.
“We got the Oscar, but the settler violence has become more & more in my community.”
Despite Oscar win for best documentary, “No Other Land” (dir. Palestinians Basel Adra & Hamdan Ballal, & Israelis Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor) still hasn’t found a large U.S. distributor, Kat Grimmett reports.
Despite Oscar win for best documentary, “No Other Land” (dir. Palestinians Basel Adra & Hamdan Ballal, & Israelis Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor) still hasn’t found a large U.S. distributor, Kat Grimmett reports.
Despite Oscar win, “No Other Land” still hasn’t found large U.S. distributor
“No Other Land” calls attention to the West Bank amid the largest displacement caused by the Israeli military in decades
prismreports.org
March 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Israeli settlers tried to murder Hamdan Ballal today, and now he’s missing after the IDF kidnapped him from the ambulance he was in. No one knows where he is. All this is targeted.
The US and others have censored this film despite it winning an Oscar.
The US and others have censored this film despite it winning an Oscar.
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Guess who managed to rail against Labour’s proposed benefit cuts and quote Mark Fisher in a Girl, Interrupted Anniversary piece? Now live on @lwlies.com lwlies.com/articles/gir...
The painful truths of Girl, Interrupted
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, James Mangold's adaptation of Susanna Kaysen's memoir about her mental illness isn't perfect – but there's a reason it still resonates with young women.
lwlies.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Guess who managed to rail against Labour’s proposed benefit cuts and quote Mark Fisher in a Girl, Interrupted Anniversary piece? Now live on @lwlies.com lwlies.com/articles/gir...
Guess who managed to rail against Labour’s proposed benefit cuts and quote Mark Fisher in a Girl, Interrupted Anniversary piece? Now live on @lwlies.com lwlies.com/articles/gir...
The painful truths of Girl, Interrupted
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, James Mangold's adaptation of Susanna Kaysen's memoir about her mental illness isn't perfect – but there's a reason it still resonates with young women.
lwlies.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Guess who managed to rail against Labour’s proposed benefit cuts and quote Mark Fisher in a Girl, Interrupted Anniversary piece? Now live on @lwlies.com lwlies.com/articles/gir...
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New Truth & Movies podcast – our weekly review + interview show.
@leilalatif.bsky.social interviews Steven Soderbergh and Cate Blanchett, with @billierwalker.bsky.social and @daveyjenkins.bsky.social on review detail for Black Bag, Opus, and Under the Silver Lake.
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@leilalatif.bsky.social interviews Steven Soderbergh and Cate Blanchett, with @billierwalker.bsky.social and @daveyjenkins.bsky.social on review detail for Black Bag, Opus, and Under the Silver Lake.
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Black Bag + Cate Blanchett & Steven Soderbergh | Opus | Thessaloniki Film Festival | Under The Silver Lake (2018)
Podcast Episode · Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies Podcast · 14/03/2025 · 1h 23m
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March 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
New Truth & Movies podcast – our weekly review + interview show.
@leilalatif.bsky.social interviews Steven Soderbergh and Cate Blanchett, with @billierwalker.bsky.social and @daveyjenkins.bsky.social on review detail for Black Bag, Opus, and Under the Silver Lake.
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@leilalatif.bsky.social interviews Steven Soderbergh and Cate Blanchett, with @billierwalker.bsky.social and @daveyjenkins.bsky.social on review detail for Black Bag, Opus, and Under the Silver Lake.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
I had a great time with John Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush and Jenny Pen! Review live on @lwlies.com lwlies.com/reviews/the-...
The Rule Of Jenny Pen review – a stand-out ageing horror
A former judge finds himself confined to a nursing home where a sinister puppet rules the roost in James Ashcroft's effective horror.
lwlies.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I had a great time with John Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush and Jenny Pen! Review live on @lwlies.com lwlies.com/reviews/the-...
In space no one can witness exploitation. My latest for
@atmosmagazine.bsky.social on Mickey 17's critique of space colonisation and techno-optimism. atmos.earth/parasite-dir...
@atmosmagazine.bsky.social on Mickey 17's critique of space colonisation and techno-optimism. atmos.earth/parasite-dir...
‘Parasite’ Director’s New Film Proves Space Won’t Save Us | Atmos
The Oscar-winning director’s latest film lays bare the brutal realities of capitalism and class exploitation.
atmos.earth
March 6, 2025 at 10:49 AM
In space no one can witness exploitation. My latest for
@atmosmagazine.bsky.social on Mickey 17's critique of space colonisation and techno-optimism. atmos.earth/parasite-dir...
@atmosmagazine.bsky.social on Mickey 17's critique of space colonisation and techno-optimism. atmos.earth/parasite-dir...
For @atmosmagazine.bsky.social I explored the efficacy of The White Lotus' ongoing critique of luxury tourism and its environmental impacts. atmos.earth/the-high-pri...
The High Price of Paradise in ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 | Atmos
The dark comedy’s latest installment is set in Thailand, where over tourism has devastating environmental—and human—consequences.
atmos.earth
February 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
For @atmosmagazine.bsky.social I explored the efficacy of The White Lotus' ongoing critique of luxury tourism and its environmental impacts. atmos.earth/the-high-pri...
HEART EYES is out tomorrow and I urge you to spend Valentines day doing anything else. My review is now live on
@lwlies.com : lwlies.com/reviews/hear...
@lwlies.com : lwlies.com/reviews/hear...
Heart Eyes review – a gimmicky horror fauxmance
Two youngsters come a cropper of a very particular masked maniac in Josh Ruben's dismal horror-romance mash-up.
lwlies.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
HEART EYES is out tomorrow and I urge you to spend Valentines day doing anything else. My review is now live on
@lwlies.com : lwlies.com/reviews/hear...
@lwlies.com : lwlies.com/reviews/hear...
Spent the entirety of Babygirl wishing I was just watching Secretary again.
February 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Spent the entirety of Babygirl wishing I was just watching Secretary again.
For @digitalspy.com I explored how Hard Truths (IN CINEMAS NOW!!!) succeeds in differentiating itself from the deluge of mental health media. www.digitalspy.com/movies/a6361...
How excellent British drama Hard Truths offers a fresh and important take on depression
It might be difficult to watch, but it is relatable.
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January 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM
For @digitalspy.com I explored how Hard Truths (IN CINEMAS NOW!!!) succeeds in differentiating itself from the deluge of mental health media. www.digitalspy.com/movies/a6361...
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posted this on IG but wanted to post it here too
January 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
posted this on IG but wanted to post it here too