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Rory Doherty (he/him)

@roryjdoherty.bsky.social
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critic/screenwriter • ppa award finalist x2 • trans rights 🏳️‍⚧️ • ✍️ Flicks, Paste, Big Issue, Inverse, GQ, Vulture, BFI, AV Club • ✉️: roryjdoherty@aol.co.uk • roryjdoherty.com

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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I interviewed the legend Shinya Tsukamoto for In Review Online about his new war drama Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People — what a total thrill. inreviewonline.com/2026/09/18/o...
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On the Battlefield, God is Silent: A Conversation with Shinya Tsukamoto on Mr. Nelson, Did you Kill People? | In Review Online
An interview with filmmaker Shinya Tsukamoto, directed of Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?, for film review site In Review Online.
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Jacob Oller @jacoboller.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Sorry to "formative years biopics" but most of you are just as annoying as regular ol' biopics www.avclub.com/formative-ye...
Tony !
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I wrote a Starter Pack of the 20 sweetest, weirdest, and overall transformative scenes set in a cinema for @letterboxd.social Read here: boxd.it/3jS
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I'm happy I got a taste of Cannes' new immersive strand this year: the English subtitles disappeared for 10 minutes during All of a Sudden and I had to imagine myself as a Frenchman
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Weird - at the press screening for Her Private Hell, Cannes staff came out and explained that anyone who hadn't watched the combined 17 hours of TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG and COPENHAGEN COWBOY had to leave to make room for "real NWR heads"? Didn't see this coming...
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Does anyone want to sit in the Minions throne and royal advisor chairs at Cannes this year?
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Louise Weard @weard.moe · 15/05/2026
Camp Miasma team at the Cannes premiere.
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
"I’ve got to figure out ways to change the game somehow so that my frustration isn’t eating up so much psychic real estate.” I interviewed Steven Soderbergh about THE CHRISTOPHERS for @bigissue.com – available now in print and online. www.bigissue.com/culture/film...
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Steven Soderbergh on 'changing the game with The Christophers
The Christophers, the latest film by director Steven Soderbergh, is an arch, acerbic two-hander about a reclusive London artist
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Asghar Farhadi is back with a new Elaborate Situation
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
My first screening at Cannes 2026 was the restoration premiere for Jerzy Skolimowski's incredible MOONLIGHTING – the guy beside me promptly fell asleep, and when he woke up 30 minutes later, asked ChatGPT what he had missed
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I wrote about 50 years of union documentaries for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...
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Strength in numbers: what have 50 years of labor union documentaries shown us?
Since the release of defining 70s doc Harlan County, USA, film-makers have captured workers’ tenacity and solidarity
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I wrote about 50 years of union documentaries for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...
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Strength in numbers: what have 50 years of labor union documentaries shown us?
Since the release of defining 70s doc Harlan County, USA, film-makers have captured workers’ tenacity and solidarity
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Awful news: I have been HACKED on twitter, please do not vote for my nonexistent podcast in fake scammy awards !! please report my account to X or whatever in the meantime I'll be here and instagram
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
If you're lucky enough to catch Rose of Nevada at Glasgow Film Theatre (@glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social), you can pick up the programme notes I wrote for Mark Jenkin's spectral Cornish time-travel film. Or, you can read them below! Enjoy: www.glasgowfilm.org/programme-no...
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Happy 45 years of John Boorman's erotic and exquisite Excalibur, which restages Arthurian legend in all its shimmering, clattering, sordid glory. For @inverse.com, I wrote about the film as Boorman's aptly rebirth-centric career comeback. Enjoy! www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
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45 Years Ago, A Polarizing Director Revived His Career With An All-Time Fantasy Epic Classic
John Boorman needed a career comeback. Along came 'Excalibur.'
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
So cool to see!
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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 09/04/2026
As All the President’s Men turns 50, Rory Doherty reflects on the masterful direction, atmospheric impact and enduring resonance of Alan J. Pakula’s landmark political thriller. boxd.it/34S
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
To mark the 50th anniversary of the faultless Watergate thriller All the President's Men, I dug deep into the film's incredible tension and texture – the corduroy suits, the non-denials, the piles of paper, the oceans of shadows – for @letterboxd.social A dream commission boxd.it/34S
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
News used to be better
Quark chyron on the news with Quark speaking
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
@lffstubs.bsky.social I am now SELLING 1x ticket for Castration Movie iii on Monday 23 March 17:30 BFI Southbank #BFIFlare
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
LA GRAZIA is out in UK cinemas today; the day after the film opened Venice Film Festival, I sat in with director Paolo Sorrentino and his seven-time leading man Toni Servillo about their humane presidential drama for @anothermag.com www.anothermag.com/design-livin...
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La Grazia, a Sentimental Political Drama from Paolo Sorrentino
The director and lead actor Toni Servillo open up on their seventh collaboration for the screen, a wintry reflection on power, fragility and the importance of doubt
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
@lffstubs.bsky.social looking to swap a BFI Flare ticket I have x1 Castration Movie iii on Monday 23 March 17:30 looking for x1 Castration Movie iii on Sunday 22 March 20:25
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
PEAKY BLINDERS: THE IMMORTAL MAN: Not good. A rehash of Tommy Shelby's late-stage battles with grief and mortality that rushes through a great premise without justifying getting the band back together after a solid end to the series. Review for @avclub.com www.avclub.com/peaky-blinde...
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Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man fast-forwards to WWII for a superfluous finale
Introducing elements impossible to contain to a single film while repeating the show, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man can't have it all.
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Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert @jshphotog.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
You can see more images of that day in Kenmure Street, May 2021, here, in a new publication: www.jeremysuttonhibbert.com/photography-... #KenmureStreet #Glasgow
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
I spoke to Wagner Moura on his immense performance in The Secret Agent, the best in his Oscar field. He spoke of his love for director Kleber Mendonça Filho, anger, fatherhood, Carnival, and Brazil then and now. A true delight. For @anothermag.com www.anothermag.com/design-livin...
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Wagner Moura Is Making Oscars History with The Secret Agent
The Oscar-nominated star is outstanding as a man marked for death in The Secret Agent, a simmering political thriller about historical crimes that nods to Brazil's current flirtation with the far-righ...
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
I spoke to Wagner Moura on his immense performance in The Secret Agent, the best in his Oscar field. He spoke of his love for director Kleber Mendonça Filho, anger, fatherhood, Carnival, and Brazil then and now. A true delight. For @anothermag.com www.anothermag.com/design-livin...
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Wagner Moura Is Making Oscars History with The Secret Agent
The Oscar-nominated star is outstanding as a man marked for death in The Secret Agent, a simmering political thriller about historical crimes that nods to Brazil's current flirtation with the far-righ...
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
My reviews from the Sundance Film Festival are all up! Thrilled to write for @sightsoundmag.bsky.social on Kogonada's perplexing but stylish zi www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
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Zi review: Kogonada’s return to indie filmmaking
A Hong Kong violinist grapples with visions of her future self in a meandering drama where resonant moments are few and far between.
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
My reviews from the Sundance Film Festival are all up! Thrilled to write for @sightsoundmag.bsky.social on Kogonada's perplexing but stylish zi www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
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Zi review: Kogonada’s return to indie filmmaking
A Hong Kong violinist grapples with visions of her future self in a meandering drama where resonant moments are few and far between.
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I'm assuming the Wizard of Oz sequels take on a very Dune-type of nuts, but I'm also learning they are more gay
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Does anyone have any favourite films/books/music about the nice and specific theme of "returning"? For the purposes of getting cool examples, let's say I am acquainted with "Twin Peaks" and "The Odyssey"
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Alex Proyas said in a Q+A for Dark City at Prince Charles a couple months ago he's been using AI for his new film. I guess if you have tons of hangups about an industry then it's easier to project life-saving benevolence on something stealing from thousands of artists, the people you care about (?)
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
IT'S ALIVE! I ranked 20 of the most significant FRANKENSTEIN movies from the near-100 years of Frankenstein feature films for @vulture.com www.vulture.com/article/best...
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20 Frankensteins From (Nearly) a Century of Cinema, Ranked
Guillermo del Toro’s take on the famous monster arrives nearly 100 years after Dr. Frankenstein’s creation first came alive onscreen.
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Garrett Martin @garrettmartin.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
current AV Club is great. if you think it’s still stuck in its Spanfeller-mandated wasteland era you should give it another shot.
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
I'm not crazy about Guillermo Del Toro's film, but I thought Jacob Elordi's performance was significant for an actor who's gotten comfortable playing similar shades of insidious hot men. For @teenvogue.com, I wrote about the exorcism of Nate Jacobs in FRANKENSTEIN www.teenvogue.com/story/jacob-...
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Jacob Elordi Is a Monster in 'Euphoria.' In 'Frankenstein,' He’s More Human Than Ever
Elordi in Frankenstein demonstrates the clear difference between a territorial, self-obsessed narcissism and a messy, still-developing self-awareness.
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT is making its way to screens stateside (and just played LFF in the the UK), and I reviewed the film for @pastemagazine.bsky.social. A wry and moving film from Jafar Panahi, perhaps more about how life rolls on than actual revenge www.pastemagazine.com/movies/it-wa...
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It Was Just an Accident Is Jafar Panahi's Suspenseful and Human Search for Answers
A procession of Iranian characters weigh both the value of vengeance and the pain of uncertainty in Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident.
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
I've been irregularly watching The Vampire Diaries with Gabby as it's basically her favourite show. The CW was and is such a marvel
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Criterion have given TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME a 4K upgrade; I wrote for Inverse about how, way before THE RETURN, Lynch shows us that returning to Twin Peaks was never an option. The angels have all gone away. www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
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33 Years Later, David Lynch's Notoriously Misunderstood Masterpiece Just Got A Huge Upgrade
The critically panned prequel has deservedly earned classic status — and it has a 4K Blu-ray restoration to match.
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Is One Battle After Another actually Pynchon? Is Vineland my friend? A brief rundown on adaptation for TIME! time.com/7319399/one-...
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The Wild Political Story That Inspired 'One Battle After Another'
How Paul Thomas Anderson's movie both draws from and differs from the Thomas Pynchon novel that inspired it.
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Telly Visions @tellyvisions.org · 25/09/2025
'Slow Horses' Season 5 Opens with Multiple “Bad Dates.” @roryjdoherty.bsky.social recaps:
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'Slow Horses' Season 5 Premiere Recap: “Bad Dates”
Slow Horses is back for another messy adventure with MI5’s least loved and, by this point, criminally undervalued department, who kick off Season 5 by dealing with “Bad Dates.”
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
It's ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER eve, and I wrote an appreciation of Leonardo DiCaprio playing hysterical losers for @flicks.bsky.social Thank you sensai THANK YOU SENSAI www.flicks.co.uk/features/one...
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Leo’s great streak playing complete losers continues in One Battle After Another
Funniest performance of the year continues a trend of entertaining stupidity and incompetence.
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Hey it's been fifteen years since RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE, which I made the case for being the best of the bunch for Inverse. www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
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15 Years Ago, A Maligned Director Sneakily Made The Best Resident Evil Movie
The best 'Resident Evil' film finally nailed the formula. And it only took Paul W.S. Anderson four tries.
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
I wrote about Jacob Elordi in FRANKENSTEIN, easily the film's best performance, in the context of the very charismatic and monstrous characters he made his name with. For @teenvogue.com! www.teenvogue.com/story/jacob-...
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Jacob Elordi Is a Monster in 'Euphoria.' In 'Frankenstein,' He’s More Human Than Ever
Elordi in Frankenstein demonstrates the clear difference between a territorial, self-obsessed narcissism and a messy, still-developing self-awareness.
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Telly Visions @tellyvisions.org · 10/09/2025
We love a savage review, and @roryjdoherty.bsky.social always provides. Read his take on Prime's expensively cheap thriller, 'The Girlfriend.'
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'The Girlfriend' Is a Prime Example of How Cheap Streaming Shows Have Become
There is something instantly appealing about The Girlfriend, which goes to some extremely dramatic places. But it is saddled with the cheapness inherent to this chapter in the streaming empire.
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
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Rory Doherty (he/him) @roryjdoherty.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
How wonderful to spend an hour talking to Mark Kerr, the Smashing Machine himself, about his incredible MMA story becoming Dwayne Johnson's big dramatic pivot – for TIME. time.com/7314526/the-...
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The True Story of Mark Kerr and 'The Smashing Machine'
Kerr tells TIME about his MMA career, addiction and recovery, and working with Dwayne Johnson who portrays him in the new movie.
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Telly Visions @tellyvisions.org · 27/08/2025
'Playing Nice' aims to be a classic Gothic thriller, but falls short of nailing the genre. @roryjdoherty.bsky.social reviews:
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Family Thriller 'Playing Nice' Plays Unpleasant & Repetitive
Playing Nice is a thriller about a malicious, powerful man consumed with violent, repressed urges. This is simple, classic Gothic material, handled without awareness of style or the pleasures of genre...
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Telly Visions @tellyvisions.org · 24/08/2025
Our U.K. resident, @roryjdoherty.bsky.social goes in on Netflix's 'Hostage' and the nonsensical political heroism streaming services put out even as they suck up to the current British and American leadership.
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'Hostage's Trend of World Leader Thrillers Should Be Impeached Immediately
Hostage lacks a sense of political realism or nuance, even before the miniseries delves into a ludicrous and mostly tension-free kidnapping plot that cuts to the heart of the British leadership.
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Hannah Strong @hannahstrong.co.uk · 18/08/2025
The LFF Critics' Support Fund - helping low income journalists to attend the London Film Festival due to a lack of institutional support - is back for a third year! Find out more and apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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