Josh Slater-Williams

All articles by Josh Slater-Williams

Interviews

Chasing Amy and the LGBTQIA+ community: “There’s no consensus on this movie. It remains complicated to a lot of people”

With its out-and-proud lesbian character, Kevin Smith’s cult 90s comedy Chasing Amy was a revelation to future filmmaker Sav Rodgers, growing up as a bullied suburban teen. In new documentary Chasing Chasing Amy, he grapples with the film’s thorny legacy.

By Josh Slater-Williams

Chasing Amy and the LGBTQIA+ community: “There’s no consensus on this movie. It remains complicated to a lot of people”
Festivals

10 to see at Glasgow Film Festival 2024

By Josh Slater-Williams

10 to see at Glasgow Film Festival 2024
Reviews

River: a two-minute time loop traps a group of hospitality workers in this breezy Japanese sci-fi

By Josh Slater-Williams

River: a two-minute time loop traps a group of hospitality workers in this breezy Japanese sci-fi
Interviews

Koji Fukada on his family drama Love Life: “If you have a deaf character in a film, the chances are they’re pure and angelic”

By Josh Slater-Williams

Koji Fukada on his family drama Love Life: “If you have a deaf character in a film, the chances are they’re pure and angelic”
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10 great Japanese boxing films

By Josh Slater-Williams

10 great Japanese boxing films
Reviews

LOLA: a dark alt-history time-travel caper

By Josh Slater-Williams

LOLA: a dark alt-history time-travel caper
Interviews

Emily Watson on Ireland-set assault drama God’s Creatures: “We’re all complicit because the status quo is for all of us”

By Josh Slater-Williams

Emily Watson on Ireland-set assault drama God’s Creatures: “We’re all complicit because the status quo is for all of us”
Interviews

1976: Manuela Martelli on her Hitchcockian thriller about life under Pinochet

By Josh Slater-Williams

1976: Manuela Martelli on her Hitchcockian thriller about life under Pinochet
Festivals

Borderlines Film Festival: 10 to watch

By Josh Slater-Williams

Borderlines Film Festival: 10 to watch
Festivals

10 to see at Glasgow Film Festival 2023

By Josh Slater-Williams

10 to see at Glasgow Film Festival 2023
Interviews

The company of wolves: how we made snowbound mystery January

By Josh Slater-Williams

The company of wolves: how we made snowbound mystery January
Where to begin

Where to begin with James Cameron

By Josh Slater-Williams

Where to begin with James Cameron
Reviews

Hold Me Tight: Mathieu Amalric’s elliptical portrait of loss

By Josh Slater-Williams

Hold Me Tight: Mathieu Amalric’s elliptical portrait of loss
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10 great films with DIY special effects

By Josh Slater-Williams

10 great films with DIY special effects
Reviews

Special Delivery: superior car-chase thriller

By Josh Slater-Williams

Special Delivery: superior car-chase thriller
10 great

10 great British films of 2002

By Josh Slater-Williams

10 great British films of 2002
Features

Men in Black at 25 and the end of the practical effects era

By Josh Slater-Williams

Men in Black at 25 and the end of the practical effects era
Reviews

Death of a Ladies’ Man: new skin for old songs

By Josh Slater-Williams

Death of a Ladies’ Man: new skin for old songs
Interviews

François Ozon on his assisted-suicide drama Everything Went Fine: “The film is like a thriller”

By Josh Slater-Williams

François Ozon on his assisted-suicide drama Everything Went Fine: “The film is like a thriller”
Interviews

Vikings don’t cry: Thomas Daneskov on his off-grid comedy Wild Men

By Josh Slater-Williams

Vikings don’t cry: Thomas Daneskov on his off-grid comedy Wild Men
Festivals

10 films to watch out for at Glasgow Film Festival 2022

By Josh Slater-Williams

10 films to watch out for at Glasgow Film Festival 2022
Interviews

Fred Baillif on La Mif: “Social work is the best film school for storytelling”

By Josh Slater-Williams

Fred Baillif on La Mif: “Social work is the best film school for storytelling”
Where to begin

Where to begin with Shinji Somai

By Josh Slater-Williams

Where to begin with Shinji Somai
Reviews

Martyrs Lane invites an angelic, ghostly child into a family home

By Josh Slater-Williams

Martyrs Lane invites an angelic, ghostly child into a family home
Interviews

Wildfire: Cathy Brady and Nora-Jane Noone on their Irish border drama

By Josh Slater-Williams

Wildfire: Cathy Brady and Nora-Jane Noone on their Irish border drama
Festivals

10 to see at the Edinburgh Film Festival 2021

By Josh Slater-Williams

10 to see at the Edinburgh Film Festival 2021
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10 great horror sequels

By Josh Slater-Williams

10 great horror sequels
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10 great debut films by music video directors

By Josh Slater-Williams

10 great debut films by music video directors
Features

A year of lockdown: the screen culture that got us through it

By Henry Barnes, Whelan Barzey and others

A year of lockdown: the screen culture that got us through it
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