Josh Slater-Williams
@jslaterwilliams.bsky.social
UK-based critic and culture journalist. Bylines: BFI, Sight and Sound, Total Film, Little White Lies, IndieWire and others. Member of the London Critics' Circle.
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Excited to say that I've recorded my first audio commentary, for @88films.bsky.social' upcoming Blu-ray of SAKURAN (2006). The eye-popping directorial debut of photography icon Mika Ninagawa, based on a manga by Moyoco Anno.
Due out 23rd March and available to pre-order at the usual places.
Due out 23rd March and available to pre-order at the usual places.
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As pointed out by @blakethinks.bsky.social, “Two Tribes” also fits very well
April 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
As pointed out by @blakethinks.bsky.social, “Two Tribes” also fits very well
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“I was just following otters.”
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“I was just following otters.”
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Kinuyo Tanaka (with scenes from her film "The Eternal Breasts") - BOTD
November 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Kinuyo Tanaka (with scenes from her film "The Eternal Breasts") - BOTD
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The entire past ten years has been nonstop “some random idiots believe something that isn’t true. Should we base our social and economic policy around them?”
November 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The entire past ten years has been nonstop “some random idiots believe something that isn’t true. Should we base our social and economic policy around them?”
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This is what happened after the final shot in Prince of Darkness
November 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This is what happened after the final shot in Prince of Darkness
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i spoke to bianca scout and cajm about dragons (among other things) for the quietus!
Ahead of their collaboration at the PAF Olomouc festival, Bianca Scout and Cajm discuss dance, sound and the quest for mysterious rocks near the Isle Of Man
The Magical Spectrum: Bianca Scout & Cajm Interviewed
buff.ly/CNBs88s
The Magical Spectrum: Bianca Scout & Cajm Interviewed
buff.ly/CNBs88s
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
i spoke to bianca scout and cajm about dragons (among other things) for the quietus!
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since the passing of udo kier i keep thinking of the sparks song from "the forbidden room" where he plays a guy so obsessed with asses that he demands to get lobotomized: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YQw...
Sparks - The Final Derriere (Official Video)
YouTube video by S P A R K S
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November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
since the passing of udo kier i keep thinking of the sparks song from "the forbidden room" where he plays a guy so obsessed with asses that he demands to get lobotomized: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YQw...
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CAROL, Todd Haynes’ exquisitely crafted romantic seasonal drama, returns to the PCC from a 35mm print.
Showing 5th, 15th, and 18th December at the PCC as part of our Christmas season.
🎟️ : buff.ly/HzTbTOd
Showing 5th, 15th, and 18th December at the PCC as part of our Christmas season.
🎟️ : buff.ly/HzTbTOd
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
CAROL, Todd Haynes’ exquisitely crafted romantic seasonal drama, returns to the PCC from a 35mm print.
Showing 5th, 15th, and 18th December at the PCC as part of our Christmas season.
🎟️ : buff.ly/HzTbTOd
Showing 5th, 15th, and 18th December at the PCC as part of our Christmas season.
🎟️ : buff.ly/HzTbTOd
It’s THE ELECTRIC STATE’s time to shine!
Sight and Sound’s films of the year
2021: The Souvenir Part II
2022: Aftersun
2023: Killers of the Flower Moon
2024: All We Imagine As Light
What will win in 2025? Find out on Friday 5 December when we reveal the full top 50
2021: The Souvenir Part II
2022: Aftersun
2023: Killers of the Flower Moon
2024: All We Imagine As Light
What will win in 2025? Find out on Friday 5 December when we reveal the full top 50
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
It’s THE ELECTRIC STATE’s time to shine!
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incredible quote lol
November 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
incredible quote lol
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when you’re trying to evade capture after WWII ends:
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
when you’re trying to evade capture after WWII ends:
Still unable to stop myself automatically saying “fuck off” aloud whenever Odeon plays that WICKED tie-in ad for Google Gemini.
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Still unable to stop myself automatically saying “fuck off” aloud whenever Odeon plays that WICKED tie-in ad for Google Gemini.
I received some really nice feedback for this interview with Fran Rubel Kuzui earlier this year. If you’re interested in checking out TOKYO POP, it’s among the many great titles considerably reduced in @terracottadist.bsky.social’s Black Friday sale until 1 Dec
www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/f...
www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/f...
November 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I received some really nice feedback for this interview with Fran Rubel Kuzui earlier this year. If you’re interested in checking out TOKYO POP, it’s among the many great titles considerably reduced in @terracottadist.bsky.social’s Black Friday sale until 1 Dec
www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/f...
www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/f...
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Any of these people could talk about the barriers to creative expression based on class and income if they fucking wanted to.
But I imagine that doesn’t really pop into their brains that much.
But I imagine that doesn’t really pop into their brains that much.
November 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Any of these people could talk about the barriers to creative expression based on class and income if they fucking wanted to.
But I imagine that doesn’t really pop into their brains that much.
But I imagine that doesn’t really pop into their brains that much.
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Would love to hear a comic being asked “do you think you were phenomenally lucky to be able to build your reputation during a time that encouraged and rewarded creative freedom? And why do you think that stopped?” And NOT answer “humans outside my core audience started objecting to being bullied.”
November 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Would love to hear a comic being asked “do you think you were phenomenally lucky to be able to build your reputation during a time that encouraged and rewarded creative freedom? And why do you think that stopped?” And NOT answer “humans outside my core audience started objecting to being bullied.”
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a single journalist willing to ask these people 'what the fuck are you talking about' in those exact terms could fix a lot
November 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
a single journalist willing to ask these people 'what the fuck are you talking about' in those exact terms could fix a lot
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I have so many questions there's no room for them all in my brain and it's giving me a headache.
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I have so many questions there's no room for them all in my brain and it's giving me a headache.
Baby Assassins
November 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Baby Assassins
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The diplomatic "achievement" of the ceasefire was to recalibrate the tempo of the genocide sufficiently to get it off the front pages and the news bulletins, thus alleviating the political pressure on Israel's western accomplices.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The diplomatic "achievement" of the ceasefire was to recalibrate the tempo of the genocide sufficiently to get it off the front pages and the news bulletins, thus alleviating the political pressure on Israel's western accomplices.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Using Alexandre Desplat’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” score for a google Gemini ad is such obvious rage bait that I feel like a sucker being this mad about it but also fuck these people.
November 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Using Alexandre Desplat’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” score for a google Gemini ad is such obvious rage bait that I feel like a sucker being this mad about it but also fuck these people.
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Like we’re all clear this is as dangerous as it is farcical right
The lengths the British government will go to please the Israeli government.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Sally Rooney books may be pulled from UK, court told
Normal People author Sally Rooney's books may have to be withdrawn from sale and none of her new works published in the UK due to "uncertainty" caused by the ban on Palestine Action, the British High ...
www.rte.ie
November 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Like we’re all clear this is as dangerous as it is farcical right
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HAMNET (Chloé Zhao, 2025)
November 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
HAMNET (Chloé Zhao, 2025)
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![A float of Goku from Dragon Ball Z, smiling and holding his hand to his head with two fingers extended. There is a caption that says [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] overlaid on top of him.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r3jz2av542vhxbsouxvzrwe2/bafkreigoci7n3zt72bjp6xhr7g7g7h5gbte2bovkgomwmd5ircmjersx4m@jpeg)
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this zatoichi is something else. guy can't see shit and he's still the best swordman in town. gives an incredible massage too. anyway me and a few local dipshits are gonna go take him out, pretty easily i figure
January 13, 2024 at 1:07 AM
this zatoichi is something else. guy can't see shit and he's still the best swordman in town. gives an incredible massage too. anyway me and a few local dipshits are gonna go take him out, pretty easily i figure
For any UK freelance contributors to magazines, journals and such (not newspapers, though): the deadline for submitting your eligible articles to ALCS is this Sunday!
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November 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
For any UK freelance contributors to magazines, journals and such (not newspapers, though): the deadline for submitting your eligible articles to ALCS is this Sunday!
www.alcs.co.uk
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