Clarisse Loughrey
@clarisseloughrey.bsky.social
film critic @ Independent // TV critic @ Flicks UK // co-host Fade to Black podcast // she/her
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My first book, titled Wes Anderson: A Retrospective, will be out on 27 November with @geminibooks.bsky.social.
You can preorder here: www.amazon.co.uk/Wes-Anderson...
You can preorder here: www.amazon.co.uk/Wes-Anderson...
watching the porsche cup brasil atm & they’re trying to soft launch live-action CARS over there
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
watching the porsche cup brasil atm & they’re trying to soft launch live-action CARS over there
a new extract from my upcoming book WES ANDERSON: A RETROSPECTIVE is now available on @flicks.bsky.social
if you like it you can preorder the book at the bottom (or top) of the article 💛
if you like it you can preorder the book at the bottom (or top) of the article 💛
A Royal collaboration: Wes Anderson & Gene Hackman
In an extract from new book Wes Anderson A Retrospective, Flicks regular Clarisse Loughrey examines the brilliant, turbulent partnership powering The Royal Tenenbaums.
www.flicks.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
a new extract from my upcoming book WES ANDERSON: A RETROSPECTIVE is now available on @flicks.bsky.social
if you like it you can preorder the book at the bottom (or top) of the article 💛
if you like it you can preorder the book at the bottom (or top) of the article 💛
interviewed noah baumbach today post-therapy and forgot that my fidget/good luck charm was still in my coat pocket
November 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
interviewed noah baumbach today post-therapy and forgot that my fidget/good luck charm was still in my coat pocket
reserving judgement on a certain film, but ill say now that emerald fennell would have been a great fit for a new adaptation of VANITY FAIR
November 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
reserving judgement on a certain film, but ill say now that emerald fennell would have been a great fit for a new adaptation of VANITY FAIR
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This is why you should subscribe to @shadowbanner.bsky.social so you don't repost bad people into your mutuals' feeds
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This is why you should subscribe to @shadowbanner.bsky.social so you don't repost bad people into your mutuals' feeds
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Shot - chaser - finisher
The EHRC admits there's no way to enforce anti-trans exclusion using paperwork.
Therefore it's only possible using gender stereotypes.
Therefore they defend excluding basically anyone who might be suspected of being trans.
A recipe for utter chaos.
The EHRC admits there's no way to enforce anti-trans exclusion using paperwork.
Therefore it's only possible using gender stereotypes.
Therefore they defend excluding basically anyone who might be suspected of being trans.
A recipe for utter chaos.
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Shot - chaser - finisher
The EHRC admits there's no way to enforce anti-trans exclusion using paperwork.
Therefore it's only possible using gender stereotypes.
Therefore they defend excluding basically anyone who might be suspected of being trans.
A recipe for utter chaos.
The EHRC admits there's no way to enforce anti-trans exclusion using paperwork.
Therefore it's only possible using gender stereotypes.
Therefore they defend excluding basically anyone who might be suspected of being trans.
A recipe for utter chaos.
finally got clocked by a friend for referencing x-men in my wicked review. i refuse to apologise why did they have elphaba bending so much metal in those movies
November 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
finally got clocked by a friend for referencing x-men in my wicked review. i refuse to apologise why did they have elphaba bending so much metal in those movies
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BEING EDDIE is pure netflix pr job, but the very clear & compassionate way that murphy talks about himself is still pretty cool to watch
"I’m not sure I need a feature-length documentary to tell me that Eddie Murphy is funny," says @clarisseloughrey.bsky.social
Being Eddie proves a satisfyingly watchable recap – if light on commentary
Netflix doco on comedy great Eddie Murphy fails to interrogate the charismatic entertainer – yet he’s still enough to justify a watch.
go.weareflicks.co
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
BEING EDDIE is pure netflix pr job, but the very clear & compassionate way that murphy talks about himself is still pretty cool to watch
BEING EDDIE is pure netflix pr job, but the very clear & compassionate way that murphy talks about himself is still pretty cool to watch
"I’m not sure I need a feature-length documentary to tell me that Eddie Murphy is funny," says @clarisseloughrey.bsky.social
Being Eddie proves a satisfyingly watchable recap – if light on commentary
Netflix doco on comedy great Eddie Murphy fails to interrogate the charismatic entertainer – yet he’s still enough to justify a watch.
go.weareflicks.co
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
BEING EDDIE is pure netflix pr job, but the very clear & compassionate way that murphy talks about himself is still pretty cool to watch
stan brain is fascinating to me bc i feel like such a core part of being truly passionate about an artist is also talking about their creative missteps like they’ve personally embarrassed you… that’s true love, the rest is flattery
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
stan brain is fascinating to me bc i feel like such a core part of being truly passionate about an artist is also talking about their creative missteps like they’ve personally embarrassed you… that’s true love, the rest is flattery
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WICKED: FOR GOOD is a real slog – mostly the source material’s fault, but the film does itself no favours in its choices
There’s no magic in the aimless slog of Wicked: For Good – review
Cynthia Erivo scores, but Ariana Grande less so – and director John M Chu still hasn’t figured out how to properly light any of this
www.independent.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
WICKED: FOR GOOD is a real slog – mostly the source material’s fault, but the film does itself no favours in its choices
WICKED: FOR GOOD is a real slog – mostly the source material’s fault, but the film does itself no favours in its choices
There’s no magic in the aimless slog of Wicked: For Good – review
Cynthia Erivo scores, but Ariana Grande less so – and director John M Chu still hasn’t figured out how to properly light any of this
www.independent.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
WICKED: FOR GOOD is a real slog – mostly the source material’s fault, but the film does itself no favours in its choices
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I usually share a new Palestinian account every day but today I am going to do a thread of people I’ve already verified impacted by the recent flooding in Gaza. If you can help any of these families- many who lost everything again- please do. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/14/m...
Heavy rainfall floods the camps of displaced Palestinians in Gaza | CNN
Displaced Palestinians in Gaza woke up Friday morning to inches of water flooding their tents, after heavy rainfall overnight left their shelters and belongings soaked with no way to dry them out.
edition.cnn.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I usually share a new Palestinian account every day but today I am going to do a thread of people I’ve already verified impacted by the recent flooding in Gaza. If you can help any of these families- many who lost everything again- please do. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/14/m...
first watch of FRANKENSTEIN on netflix and i can’t believe i’d repeatedly missed this line… in the vocabulary you go, winky-dinky-doo
November 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
first watch of FRANKENSTEIN on netflix and i can’t believe i’d repeatedly missed this line… in the vocabulary you go, winky-dinky-doo
was invited to a sip and paint event for this week’s release of KEEPER, osgood perkins’s new horror. felt like jungian art therapy with nice cocktails. was then sent home with my new masterwork & a chocolate cake, which im sure does not play any kind of sinister role in the movie
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
was invited to a sip and paint event for this week’s release of KEEPER, osgood perkins’s new horror. felt like jungian art therapy with nice cocktails. was then sent home with my new masterwork & a chocolate cake, which im sure does not play any kind of sinister role in the movie
i am excited for this movie but ngl seeing an ancient greek in trousers gives me the ick… chris free those thighs
The journey begins…
Christopher Nolan’s #TheOdyssey is revealed on Empire’s world-exclusive cover – the first look and first word on an epic like no other. On sale Thursday 20th November.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Christopher Nolan’s #TheOdyssey is revealed on Empire’s world-exclusive cover – the first look and first word on an epic like no other. On sale Thursday 20th November.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
i am excited for this movie but ngl seeing an ancient greek in trousers gives me the ick… chris free those thighs
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fell into the trap of comparing this to GIRLS but i think it’s a fascinating look at how narcissism has mutated between generations
Youthful narcissism manifests in an impossible balance in #ILoveLA, observes @clarisseloughrey.bsky.social: "The need to play model, muse, health queen, businesswoman, queer icon, activist, and psychologist, all while never letting slip that any of it’s a conscious effort."
Rachel Sennott is happy to poke fun at herself (and her generation) in I Love LA
Superficiality feels almost part of the point in a show where every emotion is ironic and every word a read.
go.weareflicks.co
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
fell into the trap of comparing this to GIRLS but i think it’s a fascinating look at how narcissism has mutated between generations
fell into the trap of comparing this to GIRLS but i think it’s a fascinating look at how narcissism has mutated between generations
Youthful narcissism manifests in an impossible balance in #ILoveLA, observes @clarisseloughrey.bsky.social: "The need to play model, muse, health queen, businesswoman, queer icon, activist, and psychologist, all while never letting slip that any of it’s a conscious effort."
Rachel Sennott is happy to poke fun at herself (and her generation) in I Love LA
Superficiality feels almost part of the point in a show where every emotion is ironic and every word a read.
go.weareflicks.co
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
fell into the trap of comparing this to GIRLS but i think it’s a fascinating look at how narcissism has mutated between generations
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seems hard to imagine that THE RUNNING MAN *wouldn’t* feel achingly prescient and yet…
Edgar Wright’s The Running Man is a near-total failure – review
The eerie prescience of Stephen King’s dystopian source material – written in 1972 and set, of all years, in 2025 – has been wiped from this bland reboot, which also seems to know it’s miscast its lea...
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
seems hard to imagine that THE RUNNING MAN *wouldn’t* feel achingly prescient and yet…
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Reposting this now I've watched both @realgdt.bsky.social masterpiece and these interviews. @clarisseloughrey.bsky.social nails these interviews, and you can see how much fun everyone's having with this. Truly a master of the craft
the video version of my FRANKENSTEIN interviews is up if you want to watch the most charming people alive interact with the creature (me)
youtu.be/n0ty0HKFggU?...
youtu.be/n0ty0HKFggU?...
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Reposting this now I've watched both @realgdt.bsky.social masterpiece and these interviews. @clarisseloughrey.bsky.social nails these interviews, and you can see how much fun everyone's having with this. Truly a master of the craft
seems hard to imagine that THE RUNNING MAN *wouldn’t* feel achingly prescient and yet…
Edgar Wright’s The Running Man is a near-total failure – review
The eerie prescience of Stephen King’s dystopian source material – written in 1972 and set, of all years, in 2025 – has been wiped from this bland reboot, which also seems to know it’s miscast its lea...
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
seems hard to imagine that THE RUNNING MAN *wouldn’t* feel achingly prescient and yet…
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Today I stood with peace activists outside Westminster Magistrates Court, in solidarity with those who have been arrested for protesting against genocide.
The proscription of Palestine Action is truly shameful. We must defend the right to demonstrate!
The proscription of Palestine Action is truly shameful. We must defend the right to demonstrate!
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Today I stood with peace activists outside Westminster Magistrates Court, in solidarity with those who have been arrested for protesting against genocide.
The proscription of Palestine Action is truly shameful. We must defend the right to demonstrate!
The proscription of Palestine Action is truly shameful. We must defend the right to demonstrate!
in this month’s @sfxmagazine.bsky.social, i speak to the cast & crew of THE WITCHER about the past, present, and future of the series and how it all comes back to one thing - why do we tell the stories we tell
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
in this month’s @sfxmagazine.bsky.social, i speak to the cast & crew of THE WITCHER about the past, present, and future of the series and how it all comes back to one thing - why do we tell the stories we tell
Reposted by Clarisse Loughrey
wrote about guillermo del toro’s changes to the end of FRANKENSTEIN as a beautiful culmination of everything his film explores, drawn from deep within shelley’s novel, life, and in the ideals of the romantics
Why Frankenstein's powerful ending change from the classic novel was the right decision to make
"My father gave me that name..."
www.digitalspy.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
wrote about guillermo del toro’s changes to the end of FRANKENSTEIN as a beautiful culmination of everything his film explores, drawn from deep within shelley’s novel, life, and in the ideals of the romantics