Katherine McLaughlin
@mskmclaughlin.bsky.social
I write and talk about film, TV, music, podcasts, books etc LWLies, The List, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Scotland, S&S, BFI. Features Editor for SciFiNow
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Football fan ⚽️
Left-Handed Girl is out in select cinemas from today and on Netflix at the end of the month. My glowing review list.co.uk/news/left-ha... @thelistuk.bsky.social Don’t let the title put you off!
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Left-Handed Girl is out in select cinemas from today and on Netflix at the end of the month. My glowing review list.co.uk/news/left-ha... @thelistuk.bsky.social Don’t let the title put you off!
It’s a wet and windy weekend ahead so maybe spend it watching some films. Rouge and Belen are now available to stream at home and I recommend both.
November 14, 2025 at 10:35 AM
It’s a wet and windy weekend ahead so maybe spend it watching some films. Rouge and Belen are now available to stream at home and I recommend both.
Happy Halloween 🎃 Great Frankenstein issue out now.
October 31, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Happy Halloween 🎃 Great Frankenstein issue out now.
Bob Hoskins was a good one!
September 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Bob Hoskins was a good one!
The List Magazine is turning 40 in October! So I’ve been going through back issues recently.
September 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The List Magazine is turning 40 in October! So I’ve been going through back issues recently.
Also the Good Hang episode with Regina Hall is hilarious. And so is One Battle After Another. New PTA is out 26th September. Run don’t walk!
September 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Also the Good Hang episode with Regina Hall is hilarious. And so is One Battle After Another. New PTA is out 26th September. Run don’t walk!
I haven’t posted here for 3 months so here’s some recommendations. If you haven’t seen HAPPYEND yet you should check it out.
September 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I haven’t posted here for 3 months so here’s some recommendations. If you haven’t seen HAPPYEND yet you should check it out.
Watched documentaries on Werner Herzog and Faye Dunaway this week. Both were fine. I cried all the tears watching Homebound and I hope it gets UK distribution. I laughed till I cried at the ballbuster scene in Carnal Knowledge(a hugely depressing and honest film about men).
June 7, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Watched documentaries on Werner Herzog and Faye Dunaway this week. Both were fine. I cried all the tears watching Homebound and I hope it gets UK distribution. I laughed till I cried at the ballbuster scene in Carnal Knowledge(a hugely depressing and honest film about men).
Gorgeous new @lwlies.com has arrived! Just wanted to highlight this paragraph from @daveyjenkins.bsky.social The Phoenician Scheme review…Michael Cera in a Wes Anderson flick is perfect.
June 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Gorgeous new @lwlies.com has arrived! Just wanted to highlight this paragraph from @daveyjenkins.bsky.social The Phoenician Scheme review…Michael Cera in a Wes Anderson flick is perfect.
A great run! The final acts of A Brighter Summer Day and My Favourite Cake kind of broke me tho 😭 Cillian Murphy in Disco Pigs…wild performance!
May 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A great run! The final acts of A Brighter Summer Day and My Favourite Cake kind of broke me tho 😭 Cillian Murphy in Disco Pigs…wild performance!
Last night I went to see Insane Asylum Seekers at Bush Theatre. It’s such a beautiful and personal take on the British-Iraqi refugee experience. Written by Laith Elzubaidi, this one man show stars Tommy Sim’aan who turns in a remarkable performance. www.bushtheatre.co.uk/event/insane...
May 16, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Last night I went to see Insane Asylum Seekers at Bush Theatre. It’s such a beautiful and personal take on the British-Iraqi refugee experience. Written by Laith Elzubaidi, this one man show stars Tommy Sim’aan who turns in a remarkable performance. www.bushtheatre.co.uk/event/insane...
Finished reading the book and now I’m really missing Birmingham 💙
May 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Finished reading the book and now I’m really missing Birmingham 💙
Yesterday afternoon I went to see the new Lilo & Stitch for work and was definitely the oldest person in the room…then in the evening I went to see Miki Berenyi Trio for fun and was the youngest person there. Existential crisis begins…
May 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Yesterday afternoon I went to see the new Lilo & Stitch for work and was definitely the oldest person in the room…then in the evening I went to see Miki Berenyi Trio for fun and was the youngest person there. Existential crisis begins…
It’s magnificent!! 🪵🪵
May 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
It’s magnificent!! 🪵🪵
The new Self Esteem album is out today and it’s outstanding. I wasn’t sure about a couple of the singles at first but A Complicated Woman is packed full of sharp humour and honesty. Cheers to Me is a cheeky banger…Short video by me from the live show 💙
April 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The new Self Esteem album is out today and it’s outstanding. I wasn’t sure about a couple of the singles at first but A Complicated Woman is packed full of sharp humour and honesty. Cheers to Me is a cheeky banger…Short video by me from the live show 💙
Thanks Self Esteem and Happy Easter 🐣
April 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Thanks Self Esteem and Happy Easter 🐣
Chuck Krantz just commented on one of my most depressing Letterboxd entries for The Life of Chuck…which tbf I did really enjoy so the sentiment is sweet at least 🫠🫠🫠
April 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Chuck Krantz just commented on one of my most depressing Letterboxd entries for The Life of Chuck…which tbf I did really enjoy so the sentiment is sweet at least 🫠🫠🫠
Very excited for Clio Barnard’s adaptation of I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning which has just started shooting. Great cast! 📸 by Chris Harris.
April 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Very excited for Clio Barnard’s adaptation of I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning which has just started shooting. Great cast! 📸 by Chris Harris.
Lauren Mayberry last night at Shepherd’s Bush Empire
March 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Lauren Mayberry last night at Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Death of a Unicorn: MVP is def Anthony Carrigan as a hard done by butler and then Will Poulter as a rich douchebag. Full review coming soon. First watch of High and Low: maybe my new favourite Kurosawa. Wow!Stephen Graham is magnificent in Adolescence. Mulholland Drive at the cinema boxd.it/9c8XBV
March 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Death of a Unicorn: MVP is def Anthony Carrigan as a hard done by butler and then Will Poulter as a rich douchebag. Full review coming soon. First watch of High and Low: maybe my new favourite Kurosawa. Wow!Stephen Graham is magnificent in Adolescence. Mulholland Drive at the cinema boxd.it/9c8XBV
Also really enjoyed all the love for The Worst Witch books! And the film 💚
March 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Also really enjoyed all the love for The Worst Witch books! And the film 💚
A decent few days of film watching. I really recommend seeing Black Bag at the cinema this week. It’s so beautifully done! The Life of Chuck gave me feelings… more vague thoughts here and full review/interviews coming soon boxd.it/97w4ov
March 16, 2025 at 8:59 AM
A decent few days of film watching. I really recommend seeing Black Bag at the cinema this week. It’s so beautifully done! The Life of Chuck gave me feelings… more vague thoughts here and full review/interviews coming soon boxd.it/97w4ov
Weekend stuff: Linder and Mickalene Thomas exhibitions, Anoushka Shankar and Angela Davis doing their thing.
March 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Weekend stuff: Linder and Mickalene Thomas exhibitions, Anoushka Shankar and Angela Davis doing their thing.