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Josh Slater-Williams

@jslaterwilliams.bsky.social
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UK-based film critic and culture journalist. Bylines: BFI, Sight and Sound, IndieWire, Little White Lies and others. Member of the London Critics' Circle. linktr.ee/jslaterwilliams

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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 9h
Fascinated by my sibling apparently expecting DIGGER to be an action movie.
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Mike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
This is my hole! It was made for me! manga meme but with Wile E. Coyote. Credit to @king_of_limb.
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 16h
Overheard at the cinema after trailer for THE SOCIAL RECKONING: “I can’t believe they’ve made a Facebook movie”
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Scott Renshaw @scottrenshaw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I don’t feel like it’s a particularly crazy position to resist a technology that makes people dumber, makes it easy to manipulate the idea of what’s “real,” causes environmental damage and in return offers nothing of value for anyone who isn’t either talentless or trying to kill jobs.
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
With Na Hong-jin’s creature feature HOPE currently smashing up cinemas, I explored the last 25 years of South Korean sci-fi films for the BFI: www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-gre...
Hope (2026)The Butterfly (2001)Snowpiercer (2013)The Call (2020)
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JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My whole feed immediately sharing a fake Eminem verse is pretty much as Bluesky as it gets.
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Gentleman Doofus @gentledoofus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Marty, we're going to need your help again
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Radiance Films @filmsradiance.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Presented on home video for the first time, the complete output of influential iconoclastic Iranian cinema are given their definitive release with TREASURES FROM THE GOLESTAN FILM STUDIO. Including 2 features (w/ 4K restorations) and 7 shorts (incl. acclaimed HOUSE IS BLACK)
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Michael Leader @michaeljleader.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I played matchmaker and brought together Picturehouse and Gollancz for this special screening + discussion event to mark both the 20th anniversary of Satoshi Kon's PAPRIKA *and* the publication of a new translation of Yasutaka Tsutsui's original novel. 🎟️🎟️ www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
[trying to be topical] Let it be known that we genuinely have uplifted Tinashe in one article in this
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I feel like this being known before the merger could actually have stopped the merger
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Happy "No More DIGGER Trailer at the Cinema" Day
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This isn't what people meant when they said they want to fire Aaron Sorkin into the sun
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Rob Dunson, Collateral Beautician @wormsgreenrealm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
production design magazine from Batman Forever. Cover of Gotham Science. Val Kilmer as Bruce Wayne holds a little beaker in a lab. Text on magazine reads Bruce Wayne: Improves Gotham Water System. Other topics: CD Tech: Tomorrow's Technology on Disk. Air Modem: Data at 30,000 Feet. Smart Houses: How Long Before You're Behind?
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
At the risk of torpedoing opportunities with any of their other releases this doesn’t apply to, it does seem like one label/distributor is mostly interested in a reclamation project for a disgraced living filmmaker above much else.
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Mike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s October 1st
David Lynch. Next to him is a graphic with a Halloween jack-o-lantern and the text, “Devil’s Night.”
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
I still haven't learned what THE TRAITORS is
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026
Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp...
A casual Star Wars alien fella at the cantina, in a sun faded, reddish photo. Someone will be mad at me for not knowing who this is. Phil, a balding Caucasian man, poses a model of the garthok, an antagonist from the Coneheads movie.Phil, a balding caucasian man, points at some CG on a CRT computer monitor, as a younger man looks on. The screen shows a model of a dinosaur attacking a jeep, while there's an actual physical model of that event in the foreground for reference.an isolated shot of a star wars vehicle. Sorry, I don't know star wars lol
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Film of the year. And more from me with someone on this poster nearer the UK release a little later…
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Michael Leader @michaeljleader.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
On Saturday 10th, as part of my Film in Print programme at the London Film Festival, I'm interviewing @helenmccarthy51.bsky.social about her pioneering work exploring the worlds of manga and anime. Tickets are free but space is limited. Don't miss out! whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/d...
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Surprise, I edited a bookazine! With in-depth original writing and cool archival pieces, THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE HUNGER GAMES (100% unofficial!) explores the novels, movies, stage show, and so much more. Out 30th Oct in the UK and a few weeks later in the USA. shop.kelsey.co.uk/products/the...
The Essential Guide to The Hunger Games bookazine
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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 01/10/2026
Merger officially scheduled as judge approves Warner Bros./Paramount settlement
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Merger officially scheduled as judge approves Warner Bros./Paramount settlement
It seems that we are in the final days of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance existing as separate companies.
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Emily✨ @emilyoram.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Liquid Bluesky
National Trust• @nationaltrust.org.uk 
Nobody has ever regretted a scone after a long walk.

Except someone with ceoliac disease
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
With Na Hong-jin’s creature feature HOPE currently smashing up cinemas, I explored the last 25 years of South Korean sci-fi films for the BFI: www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-gre...
Hope (2026)The Butterfly (2001)Snowpiercer (2013)The Call (2020)
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A.V. Deggar @avdeggar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s absolutely mad how low the bar has fallen for centrists. All it took was a few vague platitudes and promises of change at some nebulous point in the future to convince them that they were back—AGAIN.
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Yeah. So that was the best conference I have ever seen. I never dreamed I would see a prime minister with the bravery to do what he just did. 2/2
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Erwann Kerroc'h 🎥 🎞️ ✂️ @erwannkerroch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Then here's one you definitely can miss.
hollywoodreporter.com
Ben Affleck Used AI “For Lots of Things” in His New Netflix Movie ‘Animals’
Well, sure, when a platform pays like $600 million for your artificial intelligence company...
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Was almost tempted to spend the 99p out of pity
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
He fixes the cable?
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
4 best first-time viewings of September 2026 The Butterfly (Moon Seung-wook, 2001) The Call (Lee Chung-hyun, 2020) Coyote vs. Acme (Dave Green, 2026) Possible Love (Lee Chang-dong, 2026)
The Butterfly (Moon Seung-wook, 2001)The Call (Lee Chung-hyun, 2020)Coyote vs. Acme (Dave Green, 2026)Possible Love (Lee Chang-dong, 2026)
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Jeff Billington @facesofjeff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Very interesting to see UK releases of Billy Tang’s revolting HK anti-classics RED TO KILL and RUN AND KILL, both of which I dont think I have seen since VCD days.
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
UK distributor True Brit files for administration www.screendaily.com/news/zygi-ka...
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Zygi Kamasa's UK distributor True Brit files for administration
Founder Zygi Kamasa confirms that high-profile UK distributor and producer-financier has gone into administration.
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Jesse Raub @jesseraub.online · 29/09/2026
PODCAST HOST: the blood from the crime scene was found to actually be from the murder victim PODCAST CO-HOST: wait… the murder victim… died? with blood PODCAST HOST: i know—i was thinking the same thing. but then i read in the report that they died from the blood not being in the body anymore
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"A seven nation army couldn't pull me back in!"
Jack White and Al Pacino posing together for a photo (September 2026)
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dogwoof acquires award-winning Gaza doc ‘NAZA’ for UK-Ireland www.screendaily.com/news/award-w...
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Award-winning Gaza doc ‘NAZA’ lands UK-Ireland deal
EXCLUSIVE: Venice Special Jury winner lands in cinemas next month ahead of streaming on The Guardian.
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jia Zhangke on the side of BFI IMAX, just as the prophecy foretold
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The most rollercoaster emails day of recent memory and that’s saying something
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The List @thelistuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Skinny, along with its sister magazines Fest and Gnaw, has been saved after the visual arts organisation and charity Outer Spaces purchased shares in Radge Media CIC.
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The Skinny finds funding to secure future
Charity Outer Spaces, a visual arts organisation, acquired shares of The Skinny’s parent company Radge Media CIC, allowing its doors to stay open
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Helen McCarthy @glider.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Free tickets to see me and the fab Michael Leader of Ghibliotheque sharing a stage at the #BFI - not something that happens every day! Booking opens on Thursday 1 Oct at 10 a.m.
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claire biddles @msclairebiddles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
third time this year that i have been denied a press ticket to review something for a major uk newspaper bc the pr is not allocating tickets for 'regional' dates.....music industry becoming more london-centric again in context of shuttering outlets/pr favouring influencers over critics feels bad!
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Incredible!!!
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Google earth has updated its satellite images of Gaza. The destruction is almost incomprehensible.
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? (Shinya Tsukamoto, 2026)
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Belatedly doing the '9 Games That Shaped Who I Am' gimmick (one of these we didn't own, it was at a friend's house)
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Willow Catelyn Maclay @willowcatelyn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The best videos you can watch on youtube have titles like "Claire makes a pumpkin loaf step-by-step" and the worst videos you can watch on youtube have titles like "dingus malingus ranks the sight and sound top 250"
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Alicia Haddick/アリシア🔜Tokyo Game Show @aliciahaddick.com · 28/09/2026
Who the fuck decided they should give Sion Sono money to make another film?
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Sight and Sound magazine @sightsoundmag.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW ISSUE NOW ON SALE! KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS Sex, power, hysteria and sacrilege – the masterpiece returns as you’ve never seen it before Featuring new writing from @kermodemovie.bsky.social, @lindaruthwilliams.bsky.social and @realgdt.bsky.social shop.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
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Em-vira, Mistress of the Dark @spacequeenemily.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Cohost of the podcast pmcTRILOGY: every year my wife posts this so that a bunch of anime youths can see it and every year they think it's realYOUNG GENDO IKARI: Every year my wife posts this so that a bunch of anime youths can see it and every year they think it's real.
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I *knew* STREET FIGHTER would be a musical
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The group behind me at COYOTE VS. ACME tonight were loudly excited when Kenneth Choi entered for his one scene, and I choose to believe that this memed video is why
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