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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I enjoyed Georgia Oakley’s dark and wild take on Sense and Sensibility. It still has its moments of humour and Esme Creed-Miles turns in a beautiful performance. Glad they really leaned into what an immature fuckboi Willoughby is too!Gorgeous, painterly cinematography by Arnoud Potier.

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Judy Heumann definitely deserves the biopic treatment and I even suggested it happen a few years back when i interviewed the people behind documentary CRIP CAMP which she features in. You can watch it on Netflix before seeing BEING HEUMANN at LFF My interview list.co.uk/news/jim-leb...

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I was incredibly moved by Pawel Pawlikowski’s FATHERLAND. Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika go on a road trip through a divided Germany and the ruins of fascism. If you have time read The Magician which partly inspired the film. Sandra Huller is incredible as ever whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/d...

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel is showing at The Arzner until 9th September. Go if you can! I wrote a little bit about the film and the directors Q&A here: boxd.it/g8oqoh No spoilers but I do have the tea ☕️ on Tony. Feel free to @ me 🏳️‍🌈

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Full LFF lineup is announced today so one more tip for the competition titles: Hirokazu Koreeda’s manga adaptation Look Back. Maybe watch the 2024 animated version which is devastating so I can only imagine what Koreeda will do with it 😭

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Before watching Carol Morley’s 7 Miles Out you should def watch/rewatch The Alcohol Years and read her semi-autobiographical novel the film is based on.

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Saw Fatherland this week. It’s excellent. And now I’m reading Colm Toibin’s The Magician.

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I Want Your Sex list.co.uk/news/i-want-... review

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The new Lili Horvat film, My Notes on Mars, stars Mackenzie Davis! A dream pairing. Can’t wait to see this one.

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Hit a home run with these beauties 😉 I enjoyed both of the hip new horrors but for me personally Camp Miasma is the GOAT. I want to live in that film.

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

First time watch of King of New York and wow! Walken’s dancing and entire performance is dazzling. Ratcatcher is such an impressive debut by Lynne Ramsay…It has so much to say about family, social mobility and housing as does I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning it’s one of the best films of the year

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Some great films out this week: Exit 8 and Rose of Nevada should be top of your lists!

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

50p is amazing! I’m a fan of Petzold’s work and oddly I was at the Deutsche Kinemathek looking at some of his archives yesterday. Glad you enjoyed it!!

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

A few words from Director Julia Loktev on advice from Frederick Wiseman and how she edited her astonishing documentary My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air in Moscow. Available to watch on 3rd April. (From the press conference).

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

The President’s Cake is out in cinemas now. It’s gorgeously shot and wonderfully performed. A young girl seeks out the ingredients for a cake she is being forced to make in 1990s Iraq. Director Hasan Hadi pictured below speaking with Danny Leigh about sanctions and the many children who died.

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Strangers in Kyoto is one of the funniest depictions of passive aggressive behaviour I’ve seen in a while. A Tokyo manga writer annoys the locals and her In-laws as she gets to grips with their traditional values. As things get more unhinged she trolls them with her work. I loved the ending!

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I know The Chronology of Water will be a difficult watch for some but I do recommend it list.co.uk/news/the-chr... and think Kristen Stewart has turned in a bold debut. Out now in cinemas. My review @thelistuk.bsky.social

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

The Hotel of My Dream is funny, knowing and absurd from the outset as it ruthlessly satirises the literary world and the aspirations of a young novelist. It’s based on the semi-autobiographical book by Asako Yuzuki (the author of Butter). Goes to places I didn’t expect and made me laugh loads.

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I had such a fun time watching Ghost Killer! A supernatural buddy comedy where the combat skills of a dead hitman are transferred to a young female student. The fight scenes are thrillingly directed even if the feminist commentary is blunt. Good to see gross sex pests get their comeuppance.

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I Am What I Am is an involving drama starring the brilliant Toko Miura from Drive My Car as a woman struggling with societal pressure when it comes to relationships. It’s compelling and wonderfully open minded on sexuality, life choices and love 💜

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Andrea Arnold’s BIRD is now available to watch on BBCiPlayer. I really recommend it: list.co.uk/news/nykiya-... I spoke to young star Nykiya Adams about her role in the film working alongside Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski @thelistuk.bsky.social

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Also some of my words were removed because I mentioned how difficult the business of film criticism has been recently…they accidentally edited out my thoughts on Sinners too.

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

With the release of No Other Choice this week which is one of the best of the year for me I thought I’d share my votes and some words I wrote for the S&S/BFI 2025 best films poll…1/2

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I also recommend watching Cutting Through Rocks which got nominated for an Oscar in the Best Documentary Feature category. I spoke to the filmmakers behind the film list.co.uk/news/sara-kh... for @thelistuk.bsky.social

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

A few words on Christmas, Again for BFI which is released in UK cinemas for the first time this year.

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

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!

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

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.

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween 🎃 Great Frankenstein issue out now.

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

The List Magazine is turning 40 in October! So I’ve been going through back issues recently.

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

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!

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

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.

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

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).

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

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.

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

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!

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

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...

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Finished reading the book and now I’m really missing Birmingham 💙

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

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…

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

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 💙

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Thanks Self Esteem and Happy Easter 🐣

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

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 🫠🫠🫠

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Very excited for Clio Barnard’s adaptation of I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning which has just started shooting. Great cast! 📸 by Chris Harris.

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Katherine McLaughlin @mskmclaughlin.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Lauren Mayberry last night at Shepherd’s Bush Empire

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