Emma Simmonds
@emmasimmonds.bsky.social
Scribbler. Lefty. Softy. Award-nommed former film reviews editor
for The List, reviewer / interviewer for Radio Times. Critics' Circle member. Norf London based mum and Arsenal fan
for The List, reviewer / interviewer for Radio Times. Critics' Circle member. Norf London based mum and Arsenal fan
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My films of the year in vague order: 1) The Zone of Interest, 2) Origin, 3) Poor Things, 4) Rumours, 5) Anora, 6) All We Imagine As Light, 7) Sasquatch Sunset, 8) On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, 9) La Chimera, 10) Civil War (also loved Challengers, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Substance, Dune 2)
Loved Sister Midnight which is out today. Here's my review list.co.uk/news/46395/s...
March 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Loved Sister Midnight which is out today. Here's my review list.co.uk/news/46395/s...
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My review of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy for @thelistuk.bsky.social list.co.uk/news/46186/b...
February 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
My review of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy for @thelistuk.bsky.social list.co.uk/news/46186/b...
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'The cast are sublime and Fehlbaum’s decision to confine the action to ABC’s Munich headquarters is inspired.'
🎬 We've given September 5 ★★★★★ in our review. Find out why it's a must-see: list.co.uk/news/46161/s...
🎬 We've given September 5 ★★★★★ in our review. Find out why it's a must-see: list.co.uk/news/46161/s...
February 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
'The cast are sublime and Fehlbaum’s decision to confine the action to ABC’s Munich headquarters is inspired.'
🎬 We've given September 5 ★★★★★ in our review. Find out why it's a must-see: list.co.uk/news/46161/s...
🎬 We've given September 5 ★★★★★ in our review. Find out why it's a must-see: list.co.uk/news/46161/s...
My verdict on the remarkable Seed of the Sacred Fig. An absolutely essential watch. Out Friday list.co.uk/news/46119/t...
February 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My verdict on the remarkable Seed of the Sacred Fig. An absolutely essential watch. Out Friday list.co.uk/news/46119/t...
Loved September 5 too. Review to follow later this week...
February 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Loved September 5 too. Review to follow later this week...
So happy Marianne Jean-Baptiste won Best Actress last night at our London Critics' Circle Film Awards. Here are my thoughts on the film, Hard Truths, and her showstopping performance... list.co.uk/news/46124/h...
February 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
So happy Marianne Jean-Baptiste won Best Actress last night at our London Critics' Circle Film Awards. Here are my thoughts on the film, Hard Truths, and her showstopping performance... list.co.uk/news/46124/h...
My review of A Complete Unknown. Not a revolutionary film but a very enjoyable one - with, it should go without saying, some great tunes list.co.uk/news/46090/a...
January 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
My review of A Complete Unknown. Not a revolutionary film but a very enjoyable one - with, it should go without saying, some great tunes list.co.uk/news/46090/a...
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was mostly keeping it together until I read Kyle MacLachlan's tribute to David Lynch
January 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
was mostly keeping it together until I read Kyle MacLachlan's tribute to David Lynch
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BAFTA nominations thread I guess? Very happy for FLOW to be nominated in the Animated Film category. Really enjoyed the moment at this Q&A when director Gints Zilbalodis had to explain the concept of death to an audience made of up children. Tbf their questions were way better than the usual BS.
January 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
BAFTA nominations thread I guess? Very happy for FLOW to be nominated in the Animated Film category. Really enjoyed the moment at this Q&A when director Gints Zilbalodis had to explain the concept of death to an audience made of up children. Tbf their questions were way better than the usual BS.
My extended thoughts on The Brutalist for Radio Times. What a film! www.radiotimes.com/movies/the-b...
The Brutalist review: An epic in length, weight and ambition
Brady Corbet's Oscar-tipped epic is a film rich with history, which speaks volumes about America and its uneasy relationship with immigrants.
www.radiotimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My extended thoughts on The Brutalist for Radio Times. What a film! www.radiotimes.com/movies/the-b...
And here are my thoughts on the sensational The Girl with the Needle for Radio Times, also out today www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
The Girl with the Needle (2024)
Copenhagen 1919: A young worker finds herself unemployed and pregnant. She meets Dagmar, who runs an underground adoption agency. A strong connection
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January 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
And here are my thoughts on the sensational The Girl with the Needle for Radio Times, also out today www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
My review of the excellent Babygirl for The List, which is in cinemas from today list.co.uk/news/46080/b...
January 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
My review of the excellent Babygirl for The List, which is in cinemas from today list.co.uk/news/46080/b...
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The iPlayer is great for films. This thread is full of excellent recommendations. Some of them will not hang around for ever.
January 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The iPlayer is great for films. This thread is full of excellent recommendations. Some of them will not hang around for ever.
A great selection as ever... www.theguardian.com/film/2024/de...
Anora and The Brutalist lead London film critics’ award nominations
Sean Baker’s and Brady Corbet’s films received seven nominations each from the London Critics’ Circle, while feminist body horror The Substance and Ralph Fiennes’ papal drama Conclave have six
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 10:32 PM
A great selection as ever... www.theguardian.com/film/2024/de...
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I rounded off my goth week with the chilling The Girl with the Needle by Magnus von Horn. Strikingly shot like a silent film. It boasts superb performances and is nearly as bleak AF as Dancer in the Dark. A properly horrible gothic horror. Out January 10th in the UK.
December 13, 2024 at 11:20 AM
I rounded off my goth week with the chilling The Girl with the Needle by Magnus von Horn. Strikingly shot like a silent film. It boasts superb performances and is nearly as bleak AF as Dancer in the Dark. A properly horrible gothic horror. Out January 10th in the UK.
My films of the year in vague order: 1) The Zone of Interest, 2) Origin, 3) Poor Things, 4) Rumours, 5) Anora, 6) All We Imagine As Light, 7) Sasquatch Sunset, 8) On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, 9) La Chimera, 10) Civil War (also loved Challengers, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Substance, Dune 2)
December 9, 2024 at 12:33 PM
My films of the year in vague order: 1) The Zone of Interest, 2) Origin, 3) Poor Things, 4) Rumours, 5) Anora, 6) All We Imagine As Light, 7) Sasquatch Sunset, 8) On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, 9) La Chimera, 10) Civil War (also loved Challengers, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Substance, Dune 2)
I loved On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, which is out now list.co.uk/news/46043/o...
December 9, 2024 at 12:26 PM
I loved On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, which is out now list.co.uk/news/46043/o...
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Your regular reminder that my Christmas movies podcast #BahHumbug is now up and running, come join us! open.spotify.com/show/7fAAZT6...
Bah Humbug: A Christmas Movie Podcast with Helen O'Hara
Podcast · Helen O'Hara & Stripped Media · If you have tinsel on the brain and mulled wine in your blood, this is the podcast for you. We’re living in a golden age of delightfully cheesy Christmas movi...
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December 9, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Your regular reminder that my Christmas movies podcast #BahHumbug is now up and running, come join us! open.spotify.com/show/7fAAZT6...
Really urge you to check out Rumours which is out Friday. It's absolutely bananas and utterly brilliant! list.co.uk/news/45868/r...
December 4, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Really urge you to check out Rumours which is out Friday. It's absolutely bananas and utterly brilliant! list.co.uk/news/45868/r...
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Today is the Observer’s 233rd birthday. And the first of 4 strike days. I grew up in South Wales in the shadow of the miners’ strike. Extraordinary to be joining a picket line outside what I believed was my liberal progressive news org all these years later.
We’re so grateful for your support & ✊
We’re so grateful for your support & ✊
December 4, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Today is the Observer’s 233rd birthday. And the first of 4 strike days. I grew up in South Wales in the shadow of the miners’ strike. Extraordinary to be joining a picket line outside what I believed was my liberal progressive news org all these years later.
We’re so grateful for your support & ✊
We’re so grateful for your support & ✊
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Here's me, for the i Paper [@inews.co.uk] with my top 10 films of 2024: inews.co.uk/culture/film...
The 10 best films of 2024
Feminist horror, retro road movies, reckoning with a Trump presidency, and stellar leading men - this is the cream of the year's cinematic crop
inews.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Here's me, for the i Paper [@inews.co.uk] with my top 10 films of 2024: inews.co.uk/culture/film...
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The best film about witches out this week is WITCHES by Elizabeth Sankey list.co.uk/news/45930/e... It’s streaming on @mubi.bsky.social now. I spoke to the director about her fascinating documentary @thelistuk.bsky.social
Elizabeth Sankey on her new film: 'I really wanted to spend a lot of time watching witch films and finding solace in these women' | News & Features - The List
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November 22, 2024 at 8:02 AM
The best film about witches out this week is WITCHES by Elizabeth Sankey list.co.uk/news/45930/e... It’s streaming on @mubi.bsky.social now. I spoke to the director about her fascinating documentary @thelistuk.bsky.social
Am also tearing through C4's After the Party, a knotty and nail-biting New Zealand drama featuring knock-out work from Robyn Malcolm
November 22, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Am also tearing through C4's After the Party, a knotty and nail-biting New Zealand drama featuring knock-out work from Robyn Malcolm
Really recommend checking out Your Monster, a hairy, deranged and hilarious romcom which is out next week www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
Your Monster (2024)
After her life falls apart, soft-spoken actress Laura Franco finds her voice again when she meets a terrifying, yet weirdly charming Monster living in
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November 22, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Really recommend checking out Your Monster, a hairy, deranged and hilarious romcom which is out next week www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...