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  • Season 1 trailer: Why we need to talk about film criticism

    Season 1 trailer: Why we need to talk about film criticism
    Mar 2 2023
    Film Critic Wendy Lloyd sets out this new podcast that investigates how we talk about movies, who gets to do it and why it matters. Previewing upcoming interviews with critics Helen O'Hara, Amon Warmann and Anna Smith, this'll whet your appetite for a series of lively conversations about the changing face of film and its criticism. Launching 10th March 2023.

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    8 min
  • "Women vs Hollywood" and other battles with Helen O'Hara

    "Women vs Hollywood" and other battles with Helen O'Hara
    Mar 10 2023
    Women have had their (brief) moments of power during the 100+ years of Hollywood, but they and other marginalised groups have never had an easy ride. Film critic Helen O'Hara's book Women vs Hollywood: the Fall and Rise of Women in Film is a must-read for understanding this history of cinema - from the perspective of those still trying to get an equal piece of the pie. She's the perfect way to kick off this podcast: from the problem with the (very white male) film canon, to how women's opinions are still shouted down, Helen is a voice of reason - and a highly engaging and entertaining one at that.

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    37 min
  • How industry Awards still fail filmmakers of colour with Leila Latif

    How industry Awards still fail filmmakers of colour with Leila Latif
    Mar 17 2023
    2023's Awards season has been a mixed bag - and definitely not mixed enough in terms of representation amongst the winners. This week's guest, critic Leila Latif, has built a career speaking out about the continued lack of recognition for people-of-colour in film. In this episode we discuss the problem with awards campaigns, the unreasonable attacks and judgement endured by Spike Lee and other black filmmakers and how she has to "Trojan-horse" herself into publications to secure commissions beyond the topics of black cinema and diversity.

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    37 min
  • Top Girl on Film with Anna Smith

    Top Girl on Film with Anna Smith
    Mar 24 2023
    This week I chew the fat with film critic Anna Smith who's done much to progress film and critic culture, especially for women via her award winning podcast Girls On Film. Anna was Chair of the UK Film Critics' Circle for six years and was key to making changes that reflect the MeToo, BLM and Times Up era. We ruminate over how film criticism has changed since we both came on board many years ago, how writing from a feminist perspective has gone mainstream. and how it's imperative that all critics are paid for their work.

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    34 min
  • Season 2 trailer: Festivals, Onscreen Intimacy, Jewish Representation, Unlikeable Women and much more!

    Season 2 trailer: Festivals, Onscreen Intimacy, Jewish Representation, Unlikeable Women and much more!
    Mar 8 2024
    The two-time UK Independent Award nominated podcast Open To Criticism is back for season 2! And to mark International Women's Day 2024 the trailer goes live and features four awesome women coming up in the season: Critics Gabriella Geisinger and Anna Bogutskaya, onset intimacy co-ordinator Ita O'Brien and Film Festival PR and strategist Mia Farrell. Check out the first episode coming March 15th

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    6 min
  • Unlikeable Female Characters with Anna Bogutskaya

    Unlikeable Female Characters with Anna Bogutskaya
    Mar 15 2024
    I'm back for a new season of my two-time award nominated podcast! Kicking off in fine style with critic, author, podcaster, author and film programmer Anna Bogutskaya. Anna's fascinating book Unlikeable Female Characters interrogates nine key tropes of female representation, including the angry woman and the pyscho. We dig into the long history of moralising about how women have been permitted to carry themselves onscreen and offscreen, and how things have been shifting for female creators and their protagonists in recent years. #FatalAttraction #ThelmaAndLouise #PromisingYoungWoman #GoneGirl #UnlikeableFemaleCharacters.

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    37 min
  • Critic Power at Film Festivals with Mia Farrell

    Critic Power at Film Festivals with Mia Farrell
    Mar 22 2024
    Film festivals are more than just red carpet glamour. They're THE launchpad for movies, and the difference between a positive critic reaction versus an across the board trashing can make or break a film. But whilst there are a much more representative cohort of critics working today, it's still the same faces and traditional demographic attending the big festivals. Which means those big first reviews that can decide whether a film gets picked up for distribution and ends up on cinema screens - or not - are being written by the same narrow demographic, which potentially continues to exclude films that aren't traditionally valued. PR and film festival strategist Mia Farrell has worked for most if not all of the big festivals over the years so she was my go-to expert for a look at the relationship between critics and festivals. What might still need to happen for more films to get a fair shot at success and how exactly do critics play a role in that? #critics #festivals #filmfestivals #paolamalanga

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    35 min
  • Jewish Identity Onscreen with Gabriella Geisinger

    Jewish Identity Onscreen with Gabriella Geisinger
    Mar 29 2024
    This week I talk to critic Gabriella Geisinger about the representation of Jews onscreen, prompted by several big movies in the past year that provoked debate about authentic casting. I'm talking of course about Maestro, Oppenheimer and Golda. I reached out to Gabriella after reading her insightful article about Bradley Cooper's prosthetic nose and the debate that it, and his casting in the role of Leonard Bernstein, prompted. I wanted her perspective on non-Jewish actors being cast in major stories about real life Jews, and what that says about the status of Jewish actors and the opportunities then available to them when the tasty roles get taken by gentiles. For context, our conversation took place last September before the events in the Middle East the following month. We also talked critic identity and how this naturally evolves in line with the evolution of audiences to embrace and value different perspectives in the critique they seek. Which as you know, I'm all for! Here's the link for Gabriella's article discussed: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/other/bradley-coopers-fake-nose-in-maestro-has-sparked-a-complicated-but-necessary-debate/ar-AA1fobmN #Maestro #Oppenheimer #Golda #TheEyesOfTammyFaye #TheWhale #TheMarvelousMrsMaisel #PunchDrunkLove #TheFabelmans #BradleyCooper #CillianMurphy #AdamSandler #RachelBrosnahan #OscarIsaac

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    36 min