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OFCS 2018 awards winners announced

Wed, Jan 02, 2019
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Roma wins four awards including Best Picture; Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is Best Animated Feature.

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I am no longer using Facebook to promote my work; here are some alternatives for following me

Thu, Dec 20, 2018
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I apologize for any annoyance or inconvenience this may cause. Though you probably hadn’t been seeing my posts in your feed anyway.

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online critics pick ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ as best film of 2018 in HeyUGuys poll

Wed, Dec 19, 2018
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I participated in this poll, but this is not my pick for movie of the year…

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new Patreon tiers and rewards (and a note to current PayPal donors)

Thu, Dec 06, 2018
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I’m afraid it means more hassle for some of my most devoted, most supportive readers. I wish it didn’t have to be like this…

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say hello to the “movies for the resistance” and “on Netflix globally” pages

Thu, Dec 06, 2018
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Two big new sections arrive on the site today, both excuses for me to review more — and more different kinds of — movies.

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Marvel’s Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. is coming to London!

Wed, Nov 21, 2018
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Woo-hoo! I’ll be checking out Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. next week and will report back forthwith.

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readers’ choice: should I review ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’? vote at Patreon (final)

Sat, Nov 03, 2018
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Due to overwhelming lack of interest from readers, I will not be reviewing this movie.

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I’m hosting a postscreening Q&A re ‘Dead in a Week’ on Sunday in London…

Fri, Oct 26, 2018
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Very last minute, but this has just come together.

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Google+ is shutting down…

Tue, Oct 09, 2018
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But you have plenty of other options for following me on social media…

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I’m on BBC World Service’s “The Arts Hour” again this Sunday, October 7th

Thu, Oct 04, 2018
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We’ll be talking about director Cary Fukunaga, Netflix, Night School, Jodie Whittaker as the first female Doctor, rapper M.I.A., and a lot more.

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